Bride to be or newlywed (like me!), you are wondering how you will be celebrating your first wedding anniversary? Welcome on my blog! I’ll be very soon celebrating my first wedding anniversary ❤ And with my hubby, the big question is: how are we going to celebrate that?
Traditional wedding anniversaries, do we follow or not?
Some time ago, I had read on the internet that, some couples, to celebrate their wedding anniversary, would offer each other presents in accordance with the year of marriage they are celebrating.
Meaning, cotton anniversary = something in cotton, etc… Personally, I love the idea of having a yearly ritual, I’m a big fan of habits, rituals and traditions.
So, I’m trying to convince my hubby to create this tradition for us but he is not really convinced by some of the years lol I must confess, some years are more inspiring than others (Cyprus really?!?!) … or quite expensive (Hello Diamond!!!).
But, I think that with a bit of imagination, we can turn things to our advantage while still keeping up to the theme, no? 😉 Well, right now, this argument doesn’t really work on my other half, but I’m not giving up yet 😉 We’ll see in a few days if I managed to convince him! 😀
Every wedding anniversary by year:
Disclaimer, this is the French list of wedding anniversary! I decided to share with you the way we, French, name our wedding anniversaries 🙂
- Anniversary of Cotton: 1 year of marriage
- Anniversary of Lather: 2 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Froment: 3 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Wax: 4 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Wood: 5 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Cyprus: 6 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Wool: 7 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Poppy: 8 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Faience: 9 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Tin: 10 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Coral: 11 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Silk: 12 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Lilly of the Valley: 13 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Lead: 14 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Cristal: 15 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Saphire: 16 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Rose: 17 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Turquoise: 18 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Cretonne: 19 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Porcelain: 20 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Opal: 21 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Bronze: 22 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Beryl: 23 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Satin: 24 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Silver: 25 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Jade: 26 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Mahogany: 27 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Nickel: 28 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Velvet: 29 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Pearl: 30 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Basane (kind of leather): 31 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Copper: 32 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Porphyry: 33 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Amber: 34 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Ruby: 35 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Mousseline : 36 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Paper: 37 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Mercury: 38 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Crepe: 39 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Emerald: 40 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Iron: 41 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Nacre : 42 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Flannel: 43 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Topaz: 44 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Cherry: 45 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Lavander: 46 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Cashmere: 47 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Amethyst: 48 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Cedar: 49 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Gold 50 years of marriage
From there, we go 5 years by 5 years, but if we go there it’s already great because we’ll be quite old in 50 years 😂
- Anniversary of Orchideus: 55 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Diamond: 60 years of marriage (Like my grand-parents ! And 60 years of true love! ❤)
- Anniversary of Platinium: 70 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Alabaster: 75 years of marriage
- Anniversary of Oak: 80 years of marriage
What do you think of that? Do you/Will you follow these anniversary present rituals?
À bientôt ❤️
Marion

I’ve always loved the idea of following the traditional anniversary gifts! I’m not even married and it still intrigues me.