Every year is a gem in marriage. Gifts in the early years of marriage were once small remembrances, or tokens, such as paper, wood and tin. In later years of matrimony, gifts gained value including crystal, china, silver and gold for the 50th. Today a happily married lady will no doubt be the woman who receives a beautiful gemstone to commemorate another year of love and devotion.
Anniversary Gift Guide
| Year | Traditional | Alternative Gemstone |
| 1st | Gold jewellery | Peridot, Pearl |
| 2nd | Garnet (all colours) | Rose Quartz |
| 3rd | Pearl | Jade |
| 4th | Blue topaz | Blue zircon |
| 5th | Sapphire (all colours) | Pink tourmaline |
| 6th | Amethyst | Turquoise |
| 7th | Onyx | Yellow sapphire, Golden beryl |
| 8th | Tourmaline (all colours) | Tanzanite |
| 9th | Lapis lazuli | Amethyst, Green spinel |
| 10th | Diamond jewellery | Blue sapphire |
| 11th | turquoise | citrine, yellow zircon |
| 12th | Jade, Agate | Opal |
| 13th | citrine | moonstone, hawk’s eye |
| 14th | opal | bloodstone, agate |
| 15th | ruby | rhodolite garnet, alexandrite |
| 16th | peridot | red spinel |
| 17th | watch | carnelian |
| 18th | cat’s eye | chrysoberyl, aquamarine |
| 19th | aquamarine | almandine garnet |
| 20th | emerald | yellow or golden diamond |
| 21st | lolite | – |
| 22nd | spinel (all colours) | – |
| 23rd | imperial topaz | – |
| 24th | tanzanite | – |
| 25th | silver jubilee | – |
| 28th | amethyst | tourmaline |
| 30th | pearl jubilee | diamond or jade |
| 33rd | amethyst | – |
| 34th | opal | – |
| 35th | emerald | coral or jade |
| 38th | beryl | tourmaline |
| 40th | ruby | – |
| 45th | sapphire | – |
| 50th | gold | imperial or golden topaz |
| 52nd | ruby | – |
| 55th | alexandrite | – |
| 60th | diamond jubilee | star ruby |
| 65th | blue spinel, star sapphire | – |
| 70th | sapphire jubilee | smoky quartz |
| 75th | diamond jubilee | sapphire |
| 80th | ruby jubilee | – |
| 85th | diamond | – |
| 90th | diamond | – |
| 95th | diamond | ruby |
| 100th | 10 carat diamond | – |
