Sixth Year Anniversary Iron, also a symbol of strength, traditionally represents the sixth wedding anniversary, though in the United States Candy has evolved as an alternative, presumably because some people might find it difficult to find suitable iron gifts for the woman. With wood there is also the notion that trees have strength, and being around a long time, represent wisdom. The daisy is the flower associated with this anniversary. It is from this that we get the term “spooning” (canoodling in dated English, sleeping front to partner’s back in modern times). Now when we move on to the 5 th wedding anniversary, the symbol of wood has a centuries-old tradition in Wales where skilfully carved wooden love spoons were given as presents. All these last three make for incredibly easy present-giving but don’t have any greatly publicised story behind them. The fourth year is linen with geranium as the associated flower.
Leather is a material used for creating protective apparel and symbolises protection. The third is represented by leather with fuchsia as the associated flower. The second anniversary is represented by cotton with Cosmos as the flower, Others have many years of tradition behind them. Some of the anniversaries seem to have no story behind the symbols and flowers that are associated with them. However, this is an unlikely story since the scholar, Theophrastus wrote about carnations some three centuries earlier (also recounted in Wikipedia). The Virgin Mary wept and Carnations grew where her tear drops fell. According to Wikipedia, there is a Christian legend that Carnations first appeared when Jesus was carrying the cross. The carnation symbolises many things, but love in particular, along with red roses. Gift web sites tell us that this because the fibres that entwine to make paper are firmly bonded and that this symbolises the bond of marriage already in existence for one year.įlower: Carnations are the flower associated with this first-year wedding anniversary, (to a lesser extent the pansy also). Paper is the recognised first year anniversary symbol. So if you're feeling stumped (yes, that was a tree joke) on what to get your spouse, then scroll through and have your pick of any of these solid (yep, another one) gift ideas, below.16th - 19th | 20th | 21st - 24th | 25th | 30th - 80th And since wood furniture might not be in the budget, I've rounded up 20 fifth-anniversary gift ideas that won't quite break the bank as much as, say, a custom-made cherry wood armoire.įrom woodsy-scented candles and fragrances to gifts constructed out of various types of wood, you'll find presents that both you and your partner can enjoy together as you celebrate five years of wedded bliss. And if you've made it to five years together, go with a wooden gift.
Celebrate your first wedding anniversary with a paper gift, the second with cotton, and the third with something made of leather. That'll surely help guide your choices.īut, wait, traditional anniversary gift? If you have no idea what I'm talking about, here's the deal: Each year of marriage has a different theme to guide your gift selection.
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But here's a pro tip: If you're feeling overwhelmed and not sure what to get 'em, go with a traditionally-themed anniversary present. As if shopping for romantic gifts for your partner in general wasn't hard enough (don't even get me started on Valentine's Day), you also have to come up with anniversary gifts each year that are equally as good.
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