Wedding anniversaries and birthstones, the name given for each year of marriage, appropriate gifts for each year from 1st to 80th anniversay.

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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Oh no, it's that time of year again. The Wedding Anniversary! Most of us remember that the 25th is Silver, 40th Ruby and 50th Gold, but what about those in between. Amaze your partners by getting them a really appropriate present.

The 1st is PAPER, on which you can write
The 2nd is COTTON, all crisp and white,
The 3rd is LEATHER, a bag or some gloves,
The 4th is BOOKS, Lady Chatterley's loves!
The 5th is WOOD, a box full of dreams,
The 6th is IRON, metal not steam
The 7th is WOOL, soft and warm
The 8th is BRONZE, metal in an elegant form
The 9th is COPPER, and 10th is TIN,
If you have got this far you are bound to win.

The 11th is STEEL, so shiny and bright
The 12th is SILK, so soft and so light,
The 13th is LACE, maybe a cloth for a tray,
The 14th is IVORY, leave it for Jumbo,
Its better that way!

(Years 11 - 15 were kindly contributed by
Polly & Mike Kelly)

The 15th is CRYSTAL, cut glass at its best,
The 20th CHINA, cups, plates and the rest,
The 25th is SILVER - really swell
The 30th is PEARL - from an oyster's shell
The 35th is CORAL, from under the sea
The 40th is RUBY, as red as red can be
The 45th is SAPPHIRE - precious and blue
The 50th is GOLDEN - Congratulations to you!
The 55th is EMERALD - so green and so pure,
The 60th DIAMOND - an achievement for sure.
The 65th BLUE SAPPHIRE and 70th PLATINUM
The last two which are reached by some
The 75th is DIAMOND AND GOLD
The 80th OAK **
Or something suitable for the very old!

(but probably not matching oak coffins as suggested by Jake Kydd)

** David Burton kindly sent in this additon.

A wonderful footnote to this -

"Today (6-23-2008) in the Netherlands, a couple is celebrating their OAK wedding anniversary (80 years). The groom is 103, his wife (of French origin) is 102. It's the very first OAK wedding anniversary in my country."

F Hoogendoorn

I have just been advised Anne Gozney that her local paper states the 75th to be "Radium" - this does not seem very appropriate and goodness knows what gifts would be applicable!

My doubts may have been justified as I have just been contacted by Iain Pearson who advises -

You have been advised that the 75th anniversary is Radium (the radioactive isotope) Its' more likely to be Rhodium a precious metal used in jewellery and electronics and traded similarly to Gold and Silver, except where gold is worth around £330 an ounce Rhodium is worth £2500 an ounce!

Another version sent in by Vicky Short has 4th as Flowers, 6th as Candy, 7th as Copper and 9th as Pottery, so take your pick.

Deborah tells me that 16 years is Sapphire and the gift should be silver holloware or peridot (but I have always understood Sapphire to be 45 years).

BIRTHSTONES

MONTH	STONE
January	Garnet
February	Amethyst
March	Aquamarine
April	Diamond
May	Emerald
June	Pearl
July	Ruby
August	Peridot
September	Sapphire
October	Opal
November	Topaz
December	Turquoise

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