Felipe Muñoz Photography

In Germany in the Middle Ages, husbands would give their wives a silver crown if they reached 25 years of marriage, or a golden crown if they reached 50 years of marriage.

But in addition to linking each anniversary with a material or element, depending on the stage you are going through, this custom allows you to orientate the search for gifts.

If you need wedding anniversary gift ideas Here you will find suggestions for the first ten years.

1. Paper Weddings: a handmade agenda

The paper represents the fragility of the first year of marriage, as they are still getting to know each other, but at the same time it symbolizes a blank sheet of paper. After the first 365 days of marriage, they will begin to write a new story, now with more experience.

Buy a notebook, personalize the cover with a photo of your love story and give free rein to your creativity for the inside.

You can write a dedication on the first page, intersperse images in others and, for example, if you want to give it a playful touch, design your own "love coupons", valid for a romantic dinner, an afternoon at the movies or a walk in the park.

You can also perfume some pages or glue some dried flowers with some wedding anniversary phrases. It will be a gift linked to the paper, romantic and very touching.

2. Cotton Weddings: a cushion

Resistant and flexible, but soft and delicate to the touch, cotton is as strong as a couple will be when they reach their second year of marriage, and although they will be more solid as a married couple, they will continue to discover each other day by day, as well as face new situations.

Although there are several options for gifts made from this textile fibre, a good idea would be to opt for a personalised cushion, or a pair of cushions if you prefer them to complement each other.

You can order them with your names, with the date of the wedding, with an illustration or printed with a wedding anniversary message. It will be a nice cotton present, but at the same time very practical.

3. Leather weddings: a bracelet

Leather weddings are celebrated after three years of married life, when the couple is much more stable and with the necessary tools to overcome the problems of everyday life.

Hence, leather, firm and resistant, symbolizes this anniversary that deserves a special gift. A safe bet will be to give a bracelet or bracelet with a detail, such as a charm, a medal or two strips of leather forming the symbol of infinity.

You will find bracelets for all tastes, whether thin or thick, smooth or braided leather, with buckles or studs, black, brown or white leather, among other options. Jewelry often appear among the ideas for wedding anniversary gifts for women, although bracelets or bracelets for men will also be a hit.

4. Linen weddings: a scarf

Made from vegetable fibres, linen is a resistant fabric, but at the same time light, fresh and comfortable. And it is the comfort offered by linen that the fourth wedding anniversary alludes to, a stage in which they will continue to grow in stability and maturity.

If you can't think of what to give as a gift, a scarf is a must-have item in the wardrobe, suitable as an anniversary gift for both men and women.

Besides being available in different colors, the scarves are ideal to give a chic touch to any look, and you can always personalize them by embroidering the initials of the bride and groom or the date on which the four years of marriage will be celebrated.

5. Wooden Weddings: a romantic getaway

When you have been married for five years, you will be putting down strong and deep roots, so the marriage will already be on a solid foundation. That is why the fifth anniversary is called a wooden wedding, since wood symbolizes strength, but at the same time it embodies the wisdom of growing as a couple.

There are many surprises for anniversaries, but if you want to honor this natural material, treat yourself to a weekend in a log cabin, either in a forest, valley or canyon far from the big city. And even better if it includes a hot tub or wooden jacuzzi, so that after the bath you can enjoy your wedding anniversary cake with the energies you need for your wedding anniversary.renewed.

You will enjoy a few days of relaxation and romance, much needed as you reach your first five years of marriage.

Alexis Loyola

6. Iron Wedding: a portrait frame

The sixth anniversary is represented by iron, which is a hard, dense and malleable metal, as a couple is expected to be when they reach this stage of their relationship, because in addition to having already forged strong bonds, they can always readapt to new situations, for example, raising children.

If you are looking for a touching gift to celebrate this special date, you can choose a picture frame, with a photo of your marriage for example, that your husband or wife can place in the bedroom or on the desk in his or her office.

Iron picture frames, which you'll find in endless designs, are elegant, durable and exude a captivating vintage feel.

7. Wool Weddings: a blanket

Wool weddings are celebrated when you reach the seventh year of marriage, at a time when home will be everything for you. In addition to a place where you feel protected and content, being at home you will find happiness in the simplest things. And that is why wool, warm and enveloping, is ideal for celebrating these seven years of marriage.

A woollen blanket will be the best companion for their TV and movie marathons in the winter evenings, or to cover themselves in the summer evenings, if they enjoy long conversations in the garden under the starry sky.

You can accompany this gift with a wedding anniversary card that includes, for example, seven resolutions for the new year.

8. Bronze wedding: glasses

Bronze is the alloy of copper and tin, resulting in a metal that is hard and tough, but also malleable.

Just as a couple will be at eight years of marriage, at a point where they will find themselves at one with each other, but always ready to readjust, for example, to a change of house, job, or other situations that arise along the way.

And since the celebration calls for it, take the opportunity to give sophisticated bronze-based goblets as a gift, among other wedding anniversary gift ideas. You can choose your goblets with carved, burnished or embossed bronze, and even with a romantic engraving to personalize them even more.

9. Clay weddings: handmade flower pots

Since it is used to build, clay alludes to building a marriage on the ninth year of marital life. With its happy moments and others not so happy, typical of marital life, this anniversary will be an ideal time to reflect and continue strengthening their ties.

To celebrate this wedding anniversary, choose your husband or wife's favorite plant, herb or flower and give it to him or her in a beautiful handmade clay pot. It can be a simple, traditional pot or a more elaborate one, for example, with painted faces or animal shapes.

Small plants are an increasingly popular wedding anniversary gift in Chile.

Heidi's Garden

10. Aluminium wedding: a painting

Happy 10th wedding anniversary! As you reach your first decade of marriage you'll want to celebrate in style, with aluminum being the metal that represents this event.

Aluminium is strong, long-lasting and shiny, just as a couple will undoubtedly shine when they reach this iconic date.

What to give on the anniversary of 10 years of marriage? Choose a photo from your love story to print on aluminium foil. Photos printed on aluminium foil are modern, elegant and of high quality, making a great decoration for any wall.

You will be able to choose between different sizes for your aluminium picture, in landscape, portrait or square format. It will be an original idea to celebrate your 10 years wedding anniversary.

Every year you are married will be special and a reason to rejoice. And although you can always give each other a wedding anniversary greeting to reaffirm your commitment, a gift in the material that you get will put the finishing touch to your celebration.