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Anniversary Notes – What Do You Give When?

Are you getting ready to celebrate an anniversary? Looking for some etiquette in the traditional and modern gifts associated with each anniversary? Here are a few tips:

  • 1st Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is paper, the modern gift is a clock
  • 2nd Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is cotton or straw, the modern gift is china
  • 3rd Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is leather products, the modern gift is crystal or glass
  • 4th Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is books, flowers and fruit while the modern gift is related to electrical appliances
  • 5th Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift has a theme of wood, the modern is silverware
  • 10th Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is aluminum or tin, the modern is diamond jewelry
  • 15th Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is that of crystal, the modern is that of watches
  • 20th Wedding Anniversary – the traditional gift is that of china, the modern is bone china and platinum
  • 25th Wedding Anniversary – This is Your Silver Anniversary and both the traditional and modern gifts should follow that theme
  • 50th Wedding Anniversary – This is your Golden Anniversary and the same applies to having both traditional and modern gifts being done in themes of gold

Have you ever followed the etiquette and traditional themes for your anniversaries?

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.