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Anniversary Anniversaries Party Idea's

Planning an anniversary party is great fun because it celebrates the passing of time!
Use the tips below to plan your anniversary party.

Anniversaries are special from your 1st to your 71st because they remember time, tradition and memories. Although wedding anniversaries are the most popular, there are many other types of anniversary parties.

Use the Wedding Anniversary idea's below to make this day and party a lasting, unforgettable memory.

Wedding Anniversary Parties

Generally, if an anniversary party is thrown in the earlier years of a marriage, it is hosted by the couple themselves. Parties to celebrate the later anniversaries are hosted by the couples children (from 25th).

Invititations should be specific in relation to the time, place and gift arrangements, so that there is no embarrassment. Close friends or relatives who wish to provide a memento of the occasion should deliver gifts 'before' the party.

Anniversary Party Themes & Idea's

What to do for the special couple... the ideas are endless although it should be suggested they evolve around the theme of the anniversary...

Try and think of everything that is made of the associated anniversary and build the party from there...

1st Year Idea's = Paper
Host a party where everything is made of PAPER
Romantic dinner for 2 - Dozen roses, Card, Limo, Present
Bed and Breakfast - Treat each other and go away somewhere quiet!

Traditional Wedding Anniversary Gifts

It is traditional to give a gift that symbolises the particular anniversary, typically these are made of a different material for each wedding anniversary.

1st - First - Paper
2nd - Second - Cotton
3rd - Third - Leather
4th - Fourth - Fruit/Flowers
5th - Fifth - Wood
6th - Sixth - Candy/Iron
7th - Seventh - Wool/Copper
8th - Eighth - Bronze/Pottery
9th - Ninth - Pottery/Willow
10th - Tenth - Tin/Aluminium
11th - Eleventh - Steel
12th - Twelfth - Silk/Linen
13th - Thirteenth - Lace
14th - Fourteenth - Ivory
15th - Fifteenth - Crystal
20th - Twentieth - China
25th - Twenty-Fifth - Silver
30th - Thirtieth - Pearl
35th - Thirty-Fifth - Coral
40th - Fortieth - Ruby
45th - Forty-Fifth - Sapphire
50th - Fiftieth - Gold
55th - Fifty-fifth - Emerald
60th - Sixtieth - Diamond
65th Wedding Anniversary -- Diamond
70th Wedding Anniversary -- Platinum
75th Wedding Anniversary -- Diamond

Modern Wedding Anniversary Gifts

First - Clocks
Second - China
Third - Crystal/Glass
Fourth - Appliances
Fifth - Silverware
Sixth - Candy/Iron
Seventh - Desk Sets
Eighth - Bronze/Pottery
Ninth - Linen/Lace
Tenth - Leather
Eleventh - Jewellery
Twelfth - Pearls
Thirteenth - Textiles/Furs
Fourteenth - Gold Jewellery
Fifteenth - Watches
Twentieth - Platinum
Twenty-Fifth - Silver
Thirtieth - Diamond
Thirty-Fifth - Jade
Fortieth - Ruby
Forty-Fifth - Sapphire
Fiftieth - Gold
Fifty-fifth - Emerald
Sixtieth - Diamond