Anniversary gifts by year
Anniversary gifts by year, and one that fits them all
Paper for the first, silver for the twenty-fifth, gold for the fiftieth. Here is the traditional list of anniversary gifts by year — and a gift that works for every one: your names and your date, on a brick on the Wall of Forever.
Write your brick
Traditional anniversary gifts by year
The list varies a little between countries and between the traditional and modern versions, but the best-known milestones are:
- 1st: paper. A letter, a print, a certificate.
- 2nd: cotton.
- 3rd: leather.
- 5th: wood.
- 10th: tin or aluminium.
- 15th: crystal.
- 20th: china.
- 25th: silver.
- 30th: pearl.
- 40th: ruby.
- 50th: gold.
- 60th: diamond.
The idea behind them is simple: the materials get stronger and rarer as the marriage does. You don't have to follow them, but they are a good place to start when you're stuck.
One anniversary gift for any year
Whatever the year, the gift that lands best is the one that remembers something: the date, the place, the story only the two of you tell. A brick on the Wall of Forever holds exactly that. Your two names, your wedding date, a photo, and a line about the years in between.
It works as a first-anniversary paper gift (every brick has a certificate you can print), and it works for the fortieth too. For your own partner, it can be as simple as a digital love lock: two names, one date. For parents or grandparents celebrating a milestone, send it to them as a gift.
On the wall
The day it all started
Put the wedding photo on the brick, or one from this year. Write one line about the day, or about everything since.
The brick keeps its place on the wall indefinitely, so next year's anniversary has somewhere to go back to.
Ideas for the milestones
1st · paper
Print the certificate: your words, on paper, with a QR code to the brick.
5th · wood
Five years of the same in-joke, in one line.
10th · tin
The ten things that changed, or the one that didn’t.
25th · silver
A family photo across several bricks, from the people who came after.
40th · ruby
Forty years, two names and the date.
50th · gold
A tribute from children and grandchildren, kept on the wall.
Make it bigger for the big ones
For a milestone, set up to 16 bricks together and run one photo across them. Family and friends can visit from the link, react with a heart and leave a note. For the milestones, see the one year anniversary gift, the 25th anniversary gift and the 50th anniversary gift. See more ways to mark a big day with a celebration brick.
Write your brick
Your names, your date and a line about the years. You add who it is for on the next step.
What are the traditional anniversary gifts by year?
The best known are paper for the 1st, wood for the 5th, tin for the 10th, silver for the 25th, ruby for the 40th, gold for the 50th and diamond for the 60th.
What is the traditional first anniversary gift?
Paper. Every brick comes with a certificate you can print, with your words and a QR code that opens the brick.
Can I give it to my parents for their anniversary?
Yes. Choose “A gift” when you place it, and they get it by email with a certificate in their names.
Can I add a wedding photo?
Yes. Upload it and place it on the brick, or across up to 16 bricks for a larger picture.
Will it still be there next year?
Yes. The brick keeps its place on the wall indefinitely, paid once.
How much is it?
From €5 for a single brick, paid once.
A gift for this year, and every year
Your names and your date, on a wall that stays.
Write your brick