Anniversary gifts by year
Anniversary Gifts by Year: a stone for every year
The traditional, modern and gemstone gift for every wedding anniversary, from gold in year one to diamond at sixty. For each year we show the jewelry that fits, with a Transparency Manifest on every piece.
Find your year
Type the year you were married
Your anniversary stone
Traditional and modern gifts appear here
Anniversary gifts by year, 1 to 60
The gemstone anniversary list, year by year. Years with a gift guide link to their own page; the rest are coming.
Traditional, modern and gemstone anniversary gifts
Traditional
Paper, cotton, leather, wood
The oldest list: materials that grow stronger with the years, with silver at 25 and gold at 50.
Modern
Clocks, china, diamond jewelry
A newer list in which diamond jewelry arrives at year ten, the most searched anniversary gift of all.
Gemstone
A stone for every year
Gold at one, garnet at two, sapphire at five, diamond at ten, ruby at fifteen, emerald at twenty. Published lists differ for a few years; where they do, the year's page says so.
The Transparency Manifest
Know what an anniversary gift really costs.
Every piece on every anniversary page shows its Transparency Manifest: the stone, the gold, the diamonds, the labor, and what we keep. Clarity is a Form of Luxury.
Anniversary gift questions
Which anniversary gift list should I follow?
Any of them. The traditional list uses materials like paper and wood, the modern list adds items like clocks and diamond jewelry, and the gemstone list gives a stone for every year. Many couples pick whichever suits the person best.
Which anniversaries call for jewelry?
Jewelry fits every year on the gemstone list, and it is the main gift on the modern list from the tenth anniversary (diamond) on. The 25th (silver) and 50th (gold) are jewelry anniversaries on every list.
What are the most popular anniversary years?
The 1st, 5th, 10th, 20th, 25th and 50th are the most searched anniversaries, with the tenth (diamond) the most popular of all.
What is the stone for each anniversary year?
Gold for 1, garnet for 2, pearl for 3, blue topaz for 4, sapphire for 5, amethyst for 6, diamond for 10, ruby for 15, emerald for 20, silver for 25 and gold for 50. The full list is above.
How much should an anniversary gift cost?
There is no rule. Our anniversary picks start at $325 for a solid gold band, and every piece shows a Transparency Manifest so you can see what you are paying for.
What if I don't know her ring size?
Choose earrings or a necklace, which need no size. If you choose a ring, every ring includes one free resize within 60 days.