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Looking for a special present to celebrate your anniversary? Whether it's your first or your golden celebration, we've got hundreds of gift ideas for you. Let's just hope your man doesn't forget!
First: paper
Second: cotton
Third: leather
Fourth: linen
Fifth: wood
Sixth: iron
Seventh: copper
Eighth: bronze
Ninth: pottery
Tenth: tin or aluminium
Eleventh: steel
Twelfth: silk
Thirteenth: lace
Fourteenth: ivory
Fifteenth: crystal
Twentieth: china
Twenty-fifth: silver
Thirtieth: pearls
Thirty-fifth: coral or jade
Fortieth: rubies
Forty-fifth: sapphires
Fiftieth: gold
Fifty-fifth: emeralds
Sixtieth: diamonds
First anniversary
Traditional gift: paper
Great gift ideas:
Original edition of his daily newspaper from either the date he was born or your wedding date
Write a love letter
New book or an old edition of a book he loves
Find an old postcard from a place that's meaningful for the two of you - the place you honeymooned, where he proposed or where you first met - and get it framed
Adult board game
Plane tickets
Make a personalised calendar with pictures of the two of you, marked with all the dates that are important to the two of you (so he can't forget any)
Decorate your home with Chinese paper lanterns
Drawings, pictures or prints for your home
Framed photo of you or of the two of you together
Photo album filled with fun memories
Gift voucher to his favourite shop
Tickets to his favourite sporting event
Second anniversary
Traditional gift: cotton
Great gift ideas:
New bed linen
Boxers or other attractive underwear for him
Sexy cotton lingerie for you that both of you would enjoy
Quality cotton towels
Matching dressing gowns
Hammock
Personalised T-shirt
Third anniversary
Traditional gift: leather
Great gift ideas:
Leather clothing
Leather shoes
Leather-bound notebook
Leather briefcase
Leather wallet
Leather belt
Mobile phone in a leather case
Leather gloves
Leather desk set
Leather luggage
Leather watch
Fourth anniversary
Traditional gift: fruit or flowers Great gift ideas:
Have flowers or a fruit basket delivered to his office
Make a garland of flowers and wear just that for each other
Share a bubble bath and light the room with floral-scented candles
Sprinkle rose petals all over your bed
Share a delicious fruity cocktail
Fifth anniversary
Traditional gift: wood Great gift ideas:
Bonsai plant
Weekend away in a log cabin
Wood plaque engraved with words of love
Take a walk in the woods
Photo of you or of the two of you in a wooden frame
New fence or decking
Wooden furniture
Wood sculpture or carvings
Sixth anniversary
Traditional gift: iron Great gift ideas:
Golf clubs
Iron sculpture
Gym membership (get him pumping iron!)
Wrought iron outdoor furniture
Iron skillet, if he likes to cook
New iron, if he likes to iron
Trip to Paris to visit the Eiffel Tower
CD by Iron Maiden, if he's a fan
DVD of The Iron Giant
Tools and hardware
Wrought iron bed
Seventh anniversary
Traditional gift: wool or copper Great gift ideas:
Cashmere or good wool scarf, socks or jumper
Blanket to snuggle under together
New suit
Outing to a sheep farm
Woolly hat
New coat to keep him warm
Copper kettle or cookware
Copper fireside accessories
Copper sculpture
Eighth anniversary
Traditional gift: bronzeGreat gift ideas:
Hand-held bronze bell
Bronze sculpture or figurine
Day trip to the beach to catch some sun
Sun tan lotion for a tropical dream holiday
Ninth anniversary
Traditional gift: pottery Great gift ideas:
Re-enact the pottery scene from Ghost!
Join a pottery class together
Coffee mug
Plant pot, vase or bowl
Figurines for the lawn
Tenth anniversary
Traditional gift: tin or aluminium Great gift ideas:
Personalised number plate
Digital camera
Tin of caviar or foie gras
Tin toy airplane or car
Tin sign for his office or study
Aluminium watch
Eleventh anniversary
Traditional gift: steel Great gift ideas:
Engraved key chain
CD by Steel Pulse
Stainless steel watchband
Calypso steel drum
Ice skates
Stainless steel cookware
Stainless steel cocktail shaker or ice bucket
Steel-coloured sunglasses
Trip on the London Eye
Twelfth anniversary
Traditional gift: silk or linensGreat gift ideas:
Lingerie for you (for him to enjoy!)
Silk robe, shirt, suit, sheets, boxers or tie
Nice new razor - to make him smooth as silk!
Silky smooth bubble bath
Linen tablecloth with matching napkins
New bed linen
Linen suit
Thirteenth anniversary
Traditional gift: lace Great gift ideas:
Handkerchief
Lacy slips or underwear for you
Lace tablecloth
Fourteenth anniversary
Traditional gift: ivory Great gift ideas:
Piano - classic or electric
Trip to the Ivory Coast of Africa
Ivory bed linen
An ivory coloured shirt or tie
Personalised ivory writing paper or cards
Fifteenth anniversary
Traditional gift: crystal Great gift ideas:
Glasses filled with Cristal champagne
Crystal decanter
Crystal vase or candlesticks
Billy Crystal DVD such as When Harry Met Sally
Trip to the mountain for skiing or relaxation
Swiss watch with a crystal face
Twentieth anniversary
Traditional gift: china <Great gift ideas:
Homemade dinner on your best china
Vintage china teacups, plates or bowls
Bone china figurine or ornament
Book a table-for-two at a Chinese restaurant
Trip to China
Twenty-fifth anniversary
Traditional gift: silver Great gift ideas:
Frame filled with a photograph of you
New watch
Silver ornaments
Silver pen
Silver cufflinks or key ring
Anything from Tiffany's silver collection
Silver ring inscribed with actual wedding date and the present anniversary year
Anniversary wedding band
Trip to the movies - the silver screen!
Thirtieth anniversary
Traditional gift: pearls Great gift ideas:
Oyster dinner (it's an aphrodisiac!)
Pearl cufflinks
Mother-of-pearl handle, e.g. shaving brush or coat brush
Mother-of-pearl mosaic photo frame
Thirty-fifth anniversary
Traditional gift: coral Great gift ideas:
Scuba trip or scuba lessons
Trip to Coral Gables, Florida
Trip to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Coral-coloured tie
Coral cufflinks
Fortieth anniversary
Traditional gift: ruby Great gift ideas:
Have rubies put into your wedding bands (one for each of your children, or the number that corresponds to your anniversary month or wedding date)
A dozen ruby-red roses
Ruby-red theme party
A bottle of vintage red wine
Forty-fifth anniversary
Traditional gift: sapphire Great gift ideas:
Sapphire tie clip or cuff links
Sapphire-coloured item of clothing
Bottle of Bombay Sapphire gin
Fiftieth anniversary
Traditional gift: gold Great gift ideas:
Favourite golden oldies (CD collection)
Gold jewellery
Gold watch
Gold theme party
Fifty-fifth anniversaryTraditional gift: emerald Great gift ideas:
Trip to the Emerald Isle (Ireland)
Emerald-studded cufflinks
Emerald-coloured silky boxers
Sixtieth anniversary
Traditional gift: diamond (also for 75th) Great gift ideas:
Diamond jewellery
Something very special to celebrate making it this far!
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