Anniversary Stones Gift List

Although gifts have traditionally been given for wedding anniversaries since medieval times, Emily Post was the first to publish a list of suggested anniversary gifts.

Her first etiquette guide, published in 1922, contained suggestions for the first, fifth, tenth, fifteenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth and fiftieth years of marriage. When her book was reprinted in 1957, that list was expanded to include suggestions for each of the first 15 years and for every five years after that.

As time went on, even this list was broadened by other authors to include gifts for every year from the first to the twenty-fifth, plus every five years through the 75th wedding anniversary.

Year	Anniversary Gifts	Alternate List
1	Gold Jewelry	Fresh Water Pearl
2	Garnet	Rose Quartz
3	Pearl	Crystal
4	Blue Topaz	Amethyst
5	Sapphire	Turquoise
6	Amethyst	Garnet
7	Onyx	Copper, Lapis Lazuli
8	Tourmaline	Aventurine, Bronze
9	Lapis Lazuli	Tiger Eye
10	Diamond	Onyx
11	Turquoise	Hematite
12	Jade	Agate, Pearl
13	Citrine	Malachite, Moonstone
14	Opal	Gold, Ivory, Moss Agate
15	Ruby	Crystal, Watch
16	Peridot	Aquamarine
17	Watch	Amethyst, Citrine
18	Cat's-Eye Chrysoberyl	Opal
19	Aquamarine	Topaz
20	Emerald	Platinum
21	Iolite
22	Spinel
23	Imperial Topaz	Sapphire
24	Tanzanite
25	Sterling Silver
30	Pearl	Diamond, Jade
35	Emerald	Coral, Jade
40	Ruby
45	Sapphire	Alexandrite
50	Gold
55	Alexandrite	Emerald
60	Diamond
65	Star Sapphire
75+	Diamond