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Wedding Anniversary List<\/strong> from 1 to 100 answers the frequently asked question: What wedding anniversaries are there<\/strong>Here you will learn about all the traditional anniversary gifts and their background information. After how many years of marriage is which event? Of course, 50 years of marriage is the Golden Wedding anniversary... but what about after 26 years of marriage? What is the name for that?<\/p>\n

Anniversary listing last updated on November 5, 2025<\/p>\n

This anniversary listing has been compiled with great attention to detail and also includes rare regional variations \u2013 from the \"Gr\u00fcne\" [Green] to the \"Himmelshochzeit\" [Heavenly Wedding].<\/p>\n

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Wedding Anniversary List \u2013 Milestones by Year of Marriage<\/h2>\n

Silver wedding anniversaries and golden wedding anniversaries are sure to be familiar to most married and unmarried couples, but on which wedding anniversary are wooden, rose, or pearl anniversaries celebrated? Here you will now receive a complete and (almost) gapless table with all Wedding Anniversaries<\/strong> from 1 to 100.<\/p>\n

Almost every wedding anniversary has its own special name. The names for wedding anniversaries often vary depending on local traditions and customs. For example, in some places, the \u201cPaper Wedding\u201c is assigned to the first anniversary and the \u201cCotton Wedding\u201c to the second anniversary \u2013 while in other places, the Cotton Wedding is already equated with the first anniversary.<\/p>\n

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There are so many different names for wedding anniversaries. Each year has a special meaning. For example, after 5 years, it's the \u201cWooden Wedding.\u201c But why are five years of marriage wooden? On the one hand, wood symbolizes that a marriage is now solidified after five years. On the other hand, it's also a warning: wood isn't indestructible and burns quickly... By the way, the \u201cMercy Wedding\u201c doesn't hope that one is now in a status of receiving a pension and that the marriage will soon be over after a proud 70 years. Rather, with this event, one thanks God for His grace that allowed the couple to have spent so many years of their lives together in marriage.<\/p>\n

But which wedding anniversaries are there? Here is the list with all known traditional wedding anniversaries by x years of marriage:<\/span><\/p>\n

1 to 25 years of marriage<\/h3>\n

First day of the wedding: Green wedding
\nAnniversary = Paper Anniversary
\n02. Wedding Anniversary = Cotton Anniversary \/ Cotton Wedding
\nWedding Anniversary = Tin Anniversary \/ Tin Wedding
\n04. Wedding Anniversary = Silk Wedding \/ Silk Anniversary
\n05. Wedding Anniversary = Wooden Wedding \/ Ox Wedding
\nJune 6th Wedding Anniversary = Sugar Anniversary
\n6.5 year anniversary = Tin wedding anniversary (Sometimes the tin wedding anniversary is also called a \u201cquarter silver anniversary\u201c and is then celebrated after 6 1\/4 years.)
\n7th Wedding Anniversary = Copper Wedding \/ Copper Anniversary
\n8th Wedding Anniversary = Tin Wedding \/ Tin Anniversary
\nWedding Anniversary = Pottery anniversary \/ Pottery wedding
\n10th Wedding Anniversary = Rose Anniversary
\n11th Wedding Anniversary = Steel Anniversary
\n12th Wedding Anniversary = Nickel Wedding
\n12.5 Year Anniversary = Parsley Wedding \/ Bronze Wedding
\n13th Wedding Anniversary = Lace Anniversary
\nOctober 14th Wedding Anniversary = Ivory Wedding
\n15th Wedding Anniversary = Crystal Wedding \/ Glass Wedding \/ Violet Wedding
\n16th Wedding Anniversary = Sapphire Wedding
\n17th Wedding Anniversary = Orchid Anniversary
\n18th Wedding Anniversary = Turkish Wedding
\n19th wedding anniversary = Mother-of-pearl anniversary
\n20th Wedding Anniversary = Porcelain Anniversary \/ Thorn Anniversary
\n21st Wedding Anniversary = Opal Anniversary
\n22. Wedding Anniversary = Bronze Anniversary \/ Bronze Wedding
\n23rd Wedding Anniversary = Titanium Anniversary
\n24th Wedding Anniversary = Satin Anniversary
\n25th Wedding Anniversary = Silver Wedding Anniversary<\/p>\n

26 to 50 years of marriage<\/h3>\n

26th Wedding Anniversary = Jade Anniversary
\n27th Wedding Anniversary = Mahogany Wedding
\n28th Wedding Anniversary = Carnation Anniversary
\n29th Wedding Anniversary = Velvet Anniversary
\n30th Wedding Anniversary = Pearl Wedding Anniversary
\n31st Wedding Anniversary = Linden Wedding
\n32nd Wedding Anniversary = Soap Anniversary
\n33rd Wedding Anniversary = Tin Wedding
\n33.3 year anniversary = Garlic Wedding
\n34th Wedding Anniversary = Amber anniversary
\n35th Wedding Anniversary = Linen Anniversary
\n36th wedding anniversary = emerald wedding
\n37th Wedding Anniversary = Chalcedony Wedding
\n37.5 Wedding Anniversary = Aluminum Anniversary
\n38th Wedding Anniversary = Fire Wedding
\n39th Wedding Anniversary = Sun Anniversary
\n40th Wedding Anniversary = Ruby Wedding
\n41st Wedding Anniversary = Birch Anniversary
\n42nd Wedding Anniversary = Garnet Anniversary
\n43rd Wedding Anniversary = Tin Wedding
\n44th Wedding Anniversary = Star Wedding
\n45th Wedding Anniversary = Brass Wedding
\nWedding Anniversary = Lavender Wedding
\n47th Wedding Anniversary = Cashmere Wedding
\n48th Wedding Anniversary = Diadem Anniversary
\n49th Wedding Anniversary = Cedar Anniversary
\n50th Wedding Anniversary = Golden Wedding Anniversary<\/p>\n

51 to 70 years of marriage<\/h3>\n

51st Wedding Anniversary = Willow Anniversary
\nWedding Anniversary = Topaz Wedding
\n53rd Wedding Anniversary = Uranus Anniversary
\n54th Wedding Anniversary = Zeus Wedding
\n55th Wedding Anniversary = Platinum Wedding Anniversary
\n56th Wedding Anniversary = Aster Wedding
\nWedding Anniversary = Azalea Anniversary \/ Adventurine Anniversary
\n58th Wedding Anniversary = Angel Anniversary (Also regionally celebrated on the 85th wedding anniversary.)
\n59. Wedding Anniversary = Tide Wedding
\n60th Wedding Anniversary = Diamond Anniversary
\n61st Wedding Anniversary = Elm Anniversary
\n62nd Wedding Anniversary - Aquamarine Anniversary
\n63rd Wedding Anniversary = Mercury Anniversary
\n64. Wedding Anniversary = Wedding in the sky (varies regionally)
\n65th Wedding Anniversary = Iron Anniversary
\nWedding Anniversary = Chive Wedding
\n67th Wedding Anniversary = Sulfur Wedding \/ Stone Rose Wedding
\n67.5 Year Wedding Anniversary = Stone Anniversary
\n68th Wedding Anniversary = Granite Wedding
\n69th Wedding Anniversary = Larch Wedding
\n70th Wedding Anniversary = Golden Wedding Anniversary<\/p>\n

From here on come the so-called \u201cheavenly years\u201c (71st\u2013100th wedding anniversary).<\/p>\n

For these wedding anniversaries, the married couple can look back on almost an entire life together. Since unfortunately very few couples live long enough to spend these anniversaries together on Earth, these wedding anniversaries often serve more as memorial days for the survivors. On these wedding anniversaries, they can remember the couple and celebrate their love. Therefore, not all wedding anniversaries have a special name.<\/p>\n

71 to 100 years of marriage<\/h3>\n

71st Wedding Anniversary = Zinco Anniversary
\n72nd Wedding Anniversary = Alabaster Wedding
\n73rd Wedding Anniversary = Balsam Wedding
\n74th Wedding Anniversary = Diamond Crown Jewels Anniversary
\n75th Wedding Anniversary = Diamond Wedding Anniversary
\n80th wedding anniversary Oak wedding<\/span><\/a>
\n85th Wedding Anniversary = Angel Anniversary
\n90th wedding anniversary = Marble anniversary
\n95th Wedding Anniversary = Adansonia Wedding \/ Sandalwood Wedding \/ Onyx Wedding
\n100. Wedding Anniversary = Heavenly Wedding<\/p>\n

These were the traditional wedding anniversaries from the first day to the 100th wedding anniversary. Depending on the region and\/or country, these names may differ from the names of the wedding anniversaries on the list. We have tried to include all the variations we know in the wedding anniversaries list. For example, the Cotton Anniversary for the 5th wedding anniversary is the Ox Wedding in more rural regions.<\/p>\n

If you know a special name\/custom that is not listed on our site, you are very welcome to write to us about it.<\/p>\n

We will go into more detail on the respective wedding customs for the different wedding anniversaries in separate posts. Each wedding anniversary has its own unique customs. For example, after 25 and 50 years, the Silver Wedding and Golden Wedding are celebrated grandly with family and friends. Being married to each other for many years and staying married is a great achievement in today's world, which can be celebrated anew each year. Especially in these fast-paced times, it is unfortunately no longer as self-evident as it used to be that one stays by one's partner's side, no matter what comes.<\/p>\n

Therefore, one should celebrate every year reached and be newly aware of love again and again, celebrating this love year after year. It doesn't always have to be a grand affair. This can also be wonderfully celebrated in a small family gathering within your own four walls.<\/p>\n

If a married couple experiences even their Diamond Wedding Anniversary (60 years) or their Platinum Wedding Anniversary (70 years) together, this is usually a very special gift for these people.<\/p>\n

We hope our wedding anniversary list has shown you all the important anniversaries, and that you now have a reason every year to enjoy and celebrate your wedding day!<\/p>\n

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