My late husband lost his wedding ring within a year of us being married. I was not shocked at the time, but very disappointed. It was probably more important to me than it was to him. To me, it was a symbol of our wedding ceremony and our life together. It still bothers me to this day that I don’t have it. I did purchase him a new ring for our 5th wedding anniversary. It had a band of wood in the center, which is the material you give for the 5th anniversary. We kept up with the annual traditions, which I remember fondly when I come across those items. I still have the wooden ring.
TRADITIONAL WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GIFTS:
1ST YEAR: Paper
2ND YEAR: Cotton
3RD YEAR: Leather
4TH YEAR: Fruit & Flowers, or Linen & Silk
5TH YEAR: Wood
6TH YEAR: Iron / Candy
7TH YEAR: Wool/ Copper
8TH YEAR: Bronze
9TH YEAR: Pottery
10TH YEAR: Tin/ Aluminum
11TH YEAR: Steel
12TH YEAR: Silk
13TH YEAR: Lace
14TH YEAR: Ivory
15TH YEAR: Crystal
20TH YEAR: China
25TH YEAR: Silver
30TH YEAR: Pearl
35TH YEAR: Coral
40TH YEAR: Ruby
45TH YEAR: Sapphire
50TH YEAR: Gold
55TH YEAR: Emerald
60TH YEAR: Diamond
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