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Anniversaries by year
This list sets out the traditional wedding anniversary years with themes from the 1st to the 70th anniversary. The best-known milestones, such as Paper, Silver, Gold and Platinum, are widely recognised, while some of the less common later years are drawn from fuller year-by-year lists and may vary slightly between sources. Taken together, they offer a useful guide to the symbols most commonly associated with each anniversary year.
| Year | Anniversary symbol |
|---|---|
| 1st | Paper |
| 2nd | Cotton |
| 3rd | Leather |
| 4th | Fruit or flowers |
| 5th | Wood |
| 6th | Candy or iron |
| 7th | Wool or copper |
| 8th | Pottery or bronze |
| 9th | Willow or pottery |
| 10th | Tin or aluminium |
| 11th | Steel |
| 12th | Silk or linen |
| 13th | Lace |
| 14th | Gold jewellery |
| 15th | Crystal |
| 16th | Wax or silverware |
| 17th | Furniture |
| 18th | Porcelain |
| 19th | Bronze |
| 20th | China |
| 21st | Fire |
| 22nd | Water |
| 23rd | Air |
| 24th | Stone |
| 25th | Silver |
| 26th | Art |
| 27th | Music |
| 28th | Linens |
| 29th | Tools |
| 30th | Pearls |
| 31st | Travel |
| 32nd | Bronze |
| 33rd | Iron |
| 34th | Food |
| 35th | Coral |
| 36th | Antiques |
| 37th | Books |
| 38th | Luck |
| 39th | Laughter |
| 40th | Ruby |
| 41st | Office or desk decor |
| 42nd | Clocks or watches |
| 43rd | Entertainment |
| 44th | Electronics |
| 45th | Sapphire |
| 46th | Games |
| 47th | Garden or plants |
| 48th | Home improvement |
| 49th | Copper |
| 50th | Gold |
| 51st | Photos or cameras |
| 52nd | Bath or spa |
| 53rd | Plastic |
| 54th | Glass |
| 55th | Emerald |
| 56th | Day |
| 57th | Night |
| 58th | Faith and hope |
| 59th | Charity |
| 60th | Diamond |
| 61st | No widely standard verified material |
| 62nd | No widely standard verified material |
| 63rd | No widely standard verified material |
| 64th | No widely standard verified material |
| 65th | Officially recognised milestone year |
| 66th | No widely standard verified material |
| 67th | No widely standard verified material |
| 68th | No widely standard verified material |
| 69th | No widely standard verified material |
| 70th | Platinum |
