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Anniversary Gift Guide

Need ideas for your next Anniversary Gift? Our list contains both traditional and modern gifts for each year of your anniversary. But it doesn't always have to be a special occasion to give the gift of jewelry. Not sure what to get? Ask our staff at Cornell's Jewelers for some great gift ideas! Contact us today.

  • 1-5 years
  • 6-25 years
  • 26-50 years
  • 51-80 years

Newlyweds 1-5 years

Year Jewelry Gift Traditional Gift Modern Gift
1st Gold Paper Clocks
2nd Garnet Cotton China
3rd Pearls Leather Crystal or Glass
4th Blue Topaz Fruit or Flowers Appliances
5th Sapphire Wood Silverware

Truly Devoted 6-25 years

Year Jewelry Gift Traditional Gift Modern Gift
6th Amethyst Candy or Iron Wood
7th Onyx Wool or Copper Desk Sets
8th Tourmaline Bronze Linens or Lace
9th Lapis Lazuli Pottery Leather
10th Diamond Jewelry Tin or Aluminum Diamond Jewelry
11th Turquoise Steel Fashion Jewelry
12th Jade Silk Pearls
13th Citrine Lace Textiles or Furs
14th Opal Ivory Gold Jewelry
15th Ruby Crystal Watches
16th Peridot Silver Hollowware
17th Watches Furniture
18th Cat's Eye Porcelain
19th Aquamarine Bronze
20th Emerald China Platinum
21st Iolite Brass or Nickel
22nd Spinel Copper
23rd Imperial Topaz Silver Plate
24th Tanzanite Musical Instruments
25th Silver Jubilee Silver Silver

The Golden Years 26-50 years

Year Jewelry Gift Traditional Gift Modern Gift
26th Original Pictures
27th Sculpture
28th Orchids
29th New Furniture
30th Pearl Jubilee Pearl Diamond
31st Timepieces
32nd Conveyances
33rd Amethyst
34th Opal
35th Emerald Coral Jade
36th Bone China
37th Alabaster
38th Beryl or Tourmaline
39th Lace
40th Ruby Ruby Ruby
41st Land
42nd Improved Real Estate
43rd Travel
44th Groceries
45th Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire
46th Original Pottery
47th Books
48th Optical Goods
49th Luxuries of Any Kind
50th Golden Jubilee Gold Gold

Soulmates 51-80 years

Year Jewelry Gift Traditional Gift Modern Gift
55th Alexandrite Emerald Emerald
60th Diamond Diamond Diamond
65th Blue Sapphire Star or Gray Sapphire
70th Platinum Jubilee Platinum Platinum
75th Sapphire Diamonds or Diamond-like Diamond or Gold
80th Ruby

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