Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 1st Year

1st year: Paper

Ideas: gift certificates, movie passes, 1st year scrapbook

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 9th Year

9th year: Pottery/Willow

Ideas: dish set, a picnic under a willow tree (provide a basket filled with picnic goodies)

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 5th Year

5th year: Wood

Ideas: gift certificate to home center store, wooden planter either empty or filled with flowers or gardening items, Longaberger baskets

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 8th Year

8th year: Bronze/Pottery

Ideas: bronze sculpture, a day at a pottery making store, bronze coin, ceramic pitcher

Foods at Anniversary Parties

If you're the one giving the big bash, remember to have Champagne (for the champagne toast) and a Wedding Cake so the happy couple can relive the moment many years ago. One big trend with anniversary cakes is to have the baker replicate the one the couple had at their wedding. It adds a great touch. But if you can't replicate it maybe you can just use the cake topper they had.

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 4th Year

4th year: Fruit/Flower

Ideas: bouquet of flowers, basket of fruit, flower of the month gift, fruit of the month gift, gift certicate to grocery story

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 6th Year

6th Year: Candy/Iron

Ideas: Box of candy, candy gift basket, golf club, iron pot or tea kettle, an iron

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 2nd Year

2nd Year: Cotton

Ideas: clothing, dishtowels, bedsheets, socks

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 3rd Year

3rd year: leather

Ideas: leather gloves, house shoes, wallet with a gift certificate tucked inside

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 7th Year

7th year: Wool/Copper

Ideas: copper pot, SOS pads, sweater, jacket, scarf

Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas 10th Year

10th Year: Tin/Aluminum

Ideas: Tin plate full of home-baked cookies, pie or bread; romantic dinner at home with real baked potatoes in foil; a copy of "The Wizard of Oz"; a baseball bat