When you’ve been with your partner a while, it can become tricky to know what to get them for your wedding anniversary. Jewellery is a beautiful sentiment for a gift. Over time, a jewellery collection becomes a treasure trove of the many chapters in your life together. Though, what do you choose for a perfect anniversary gift?
Create a unique jewellery anniversary gift with your own meaning
There are traditional and modern anniversary gift traditions that can help you come up with ideas. Though, you don’t need to follow these rules. Your relationship, and your marriage, is yours alone. If following prescribed rules doesn’t feel right for you, you can find meanings of your own to inspire your ideas.
In fact, the most beautifully personal gifts often come from the most unique meanings you have as a couple. For example, for one client of mine, the number 23 was hugely significant. It’s my client’s birthday, and their wedding anniversary date. So, for their 23rd wedding anniversary, on the 23rd of the month, in the year 2023, it called for an extra special gift. A timeless, unique gemstone piece, that his wife to wear for many years to come.
You may have something that’s personally meaningful to you two alone, be that a number, colour, country, special interest, symbol, or other little quirk that’s meaningful to you two and your lives together. I love a great challenge in finding the perfect gemstone and jewellery design to celebrate anniversaries in a way you’ll never find on off a shelf in a store.
Take inspiration from traditional wedding anniversary gift lists
If you’re stuck for ideas, traditional anniversary gift lists can be a big help to narrow down your choices. For centuries, people have come up with these themes for choosing gifts for their partner on their wedding anniversary, some of which include materials that can be turned into jewellery. The traditions have been formed in many parts of the world, so there are many variations, with many meanings behind them. Here are the anniversaries where jewellery materials are featured.
Jewellery anniversary gifts by year:
1st wedding anniversary - Gold
2nd wedding anniversary - Garnet
3rd wedding anniversary - Pearl
4th wedding anniversary - Blue Topaz
5th wedding anniversary - Sapphire
6th wedding anniversary - Garnet
8th wedding anniversary - Tourmaline
10th wedding anniversary - Diamond
14th wedding anniversary - Gold
15th wedding anniversary - Ruby
20th wedding anniversary - Emerald
30th wedding anniversary - Pearl
40th wedding anniversary - Ruby
45th wedding anniversary - Sapphire
50th wedding anniversary - Gold
55th wedding anniversary - Emerald
60th wedding anniversary - Diamond
If your partner would love a jewellery gift for an upcoming anniversary gift, having a jewellery help turn your ideas into reality is a wonderful way to celebrate. Getting creative, and gifting a unique piece of jewellery for your wedding anniversary will become a treasured keepsake that captures the story of your lives together.
