There is an interesting history behind the traditional anniversary gifts. However, it cannot be said with any amount of certainty as to when the tradition of giving anniversary gifts actually started. According to a common belief, this tradition has evolved over time.

As per the tradition, the gift to be presented at each wedding anniversary is made from a different material. For instance, the first anniversary is symbolized with paper! Subsequent anniversary gifts are more precious or scarce. This is in order to reflect the growing number of years a couple has remained together.

According to another belief, the tradition of calling the twenty-fifth anniversary as ‘Silver Anniversary’ and the fiftieth anniversary as ‘Gold anniversary’ might have originated in medieval Europe. This is because, in those days, wives were given a silver wreath to celebrate their twenty-fifth year of marriage and a gold wreath for their fiftieth anniversary.

For both the sixtieth and seventy-fifth anniversaries, diamonds are the traditional choice. The traditional anniversary gifts list, no doubt, seems to be quite boring but it is not! You can think of creative ways in which turn each year's theme into a special gift. The traditional idea of presenting paper and cotton gifts for the first anniversary can be retained by buying a lovely origami booklet, paper tickets to a movie or a scrapbook with a plush cotton cover, filled with memories for the couple.

If you want to break away from the tradition and give a different gift, you can always opt to wrap your gift or trim it with any item made from that year's material or to carry your gift in a bag or a carrier made out of the theme material of your traditional anniversary gift.

To conclude, all that is you need is a bit of creativity to give an enchanting new flavor to the age-old tradition.