Wedding anniversaries: A complete list for 1–100 years, with names and gift ideas

Wedding Anniversaries: A Complete List and the Meaning Behind Each Year

Celebrating your wedding anniversaries is a tradition that both honours love and strengthens your relationship. Each anniversary is an opportunity to pause, look back on your journey together and create new memories as a couple. The tradition of marking wedding anniversaries is deeply rooted in Swedish history, and each year has its own name and symbolism that reflects how the relationship has developed over time.

The history and tradition behind wedding anniversaries

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Wedding anniversaries are celebrated to remind us of the vows we made to one another on the day we got married. Today, many couples choose to mark the occasion with a dinner, a present, a weekend break or simply some time together. The key thing is not how you celebrate – but that you do so.

The custom of giving gifts linked to the names of materials dates back a long way. Originally, the husband was supposed to give his wife a gift made of the material symbolising the anniversary – for example, paper, wood or silver. In modern times, it is just as common for both partners to give each other gifts.

In Sweden, the tradition took hold as early as the 18th century, often with couples symbolically ‘remarrying’ in church. The term ‘jubilee wedding’ originates from 14th-century papal ceremonies, when specific anniversaries were celebrated with particular solemnity.

Gift ideas for different wedding anniversaries

The names of wedding anniversaries can serve as a perfect source of inspiration.
Would you like some specific gift ideas for each anniversary?

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It will help you find personalised, creative and symbolic gifts – from cotton and paper to precious stones and metals.

Wedding anniversaries – a complete list from 1 to 80 years

Here is the full list of all wedding anniversaries and their traditional names:

1 year: Cotton wedding

2 years Paper wedding

3 years: Leather wedding

4 years: Fruit anniversary

5 years: Wooden wedding

6 years: Sugar wedding

7 years: Wool anniversary

8 years: Rubber wedding

9 years: Linen wedding

10 years: Pewter wedding

11 years: Steel wedding

12 years: Silk wedding

13 years: Lace wedding

14 years: Ivory wedding

15 years: Crystal wedding

16 years: Feather wedding

17 years: Silk wedding

18 years: Satin wedding

19 years: Galon anniversary

20 years: Porcelain wedding

21 years: Nylon wedding

22 years: Jute wedding

23 years: Hemp wedding

24 years: Velvet wedding

25 years Silver wedding

26 years: Cork wedding

27th anniversary: Balsa Wood Wedding

28th anniversary: Masonite anniversary

29 years: Plywood anniversary

30 years: Pearl Wedding

31 years: Mahogany wedding

32 years: Granite wedding

33 years: Gneiss wedding

34 years: Slate wedding

35 years: Coral wedding

36 years: Marble wedding

37 years: Brick wedding

38 years: Cement wedding

39 years: Graphite wedding

40 years: Ruby wedding

41 years: Ceramic wedding

42 years: Brass wedding

43 years: Tin wedding

44 years: Nickel wedding

45 years Sapphire wedding

46 years Lead wedding

47 years: Mercury wedding

48 years: Zinc wedding

49 years Aluminium wedding

50 years: Golden wedding

A Golden Wedding is one of the most impressive wedding anniversaries you can celebrate together.

51 years: Chromium anniversary

52 years: Bronze wedding

53 years: Copper wedding

54 years: Platinum wedding

55 years: Emerald wedding

56 years: Tungsten wedding

57 years: Manganese wedding

58 years Amber wedding

59 years: Aquamarine wedding

60 years Diamond wedding

61 years: Glass wedding

62 years: Topaz wedding

63 years: Jade wedding

64 years: Enamel wedding

65 years Crown Diamond Wedding

66 years Uranium wedding

67 years: Opal wedding

68 years: Garnet wedding

69 years: Brilliant wedding

70 years Iron wedding

75 years: Atomic wedding

80 years: Platinum wedding

Celebrating your wedding anniversaries isn’t just about presents, but about taking a moment to pause in the midst of everyday life. Many couples choose to write a short letter to each other every year to document their journey. These small gestures turn your wedding anniversaries into milestones that you look forward to with joy, year after year.

Celebrating wedding anniversaries – create a tradition that lasts a lifetime

Whether you celebrate your anniversary with a big party, a small gesture or simply time spent together, your wedding anniversary is a chance to grow closer to one another. Each year represents something new – a new material, a new memory and a new reason to celebrate love.

The tradition of celebrating wedding anniversaries and giving specific gifts has a long history. You can read more about how our Swedish traditions have evolved at the Nordic Museum.

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