Modern Anniversary Gifts

The contemporary or modern anniversary gift list was created to reflect a more affluent and changing society. The original list focused on items that could help a couple put their house together as they started out in life. Today, people start out with more, thus the emergence of the new list. The average age of marriage is in the late 20's and with changing households (divorce, re-marriage, etc), the need for general house items has decreased. The modern list reflects these changes and includes more luxury items, such as the diamond appearing earlier on the list and three different times throughout the list.

1st Clocks
2nd China
3rd Crystal or Glass
4th Appliances
5th Silverware
6th Wood
7th Desk Sets
8th Linens or Lace
9th Leather
10th Diamond
11th Jewelry
12th Pearls
13th Textiles or Furs
14th Gold Jewelry
15th Watches
20th Platinum
25th Silver
30th Diamond
35th Jade
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
50th Gold
55th Emerald
60th Diamond

Because of their popularity, diamonds appear on the list three times. An anniversary diamond should be special, unique and memorable.

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