Wedding gifts: What material belongs to a 12-and-a-half-year marriage?

And do you know what other materials are used for a wedding anniversary?

A different material for each wedding anniversary?

In Europe, different materials are used for every wedding anniversary. Some you’ve probably heard of, think a copper wedding on a 12.5-year anniversary or a grandparents’ diamond wedding! Whether you are looking for traditional gift ideas or want to give something unique and personal, MrStarsky can help you find a unique anniversary gift.

What is a nice wedding gift?

Of course, on a wedding day you give a gift to the bride and groom – sometimes there is a list of wishes (or an ‘envelope’ is requested) and sometimes it is nice to surprise the bride and groom. What we are also increasingly seeing is a gift given on wedding anniversaries – spouses surprising each other, the witnesses giving a gift or dear family members wanting to dwell on the big day.

Our starry sky posters can also be given as wedding gifts! This gives you a unique surprise to celebrate love. This can be to celebrate your own anniversary but is even more fun to give as a gift to a (newlywed) couple!

A unique wedding anniversary gift tip:

What is also a nice idea is to give a present for each year in the anniversary material.

You know where to shop for the paper wedding😉

You can read the material terms for each wedding anniversary here:

1 Year: Cotton
2 Years: Paper
3 Year: Leather
4 Year: Silk
5 Year: Wood
6 Year: Iron
7 Year: Wool
8 Year: Bronze
9 year: Earthenware
10 years: Tin
12.5 years: Copper
15 years: Crystal
20 years: Porcelain
25 year: Silver
30 years: Mother-of-pearl
35 years: Coral
40 years: Ruby
45 year: Sapphire
50 years: Gold
55 years: Emerald
60 year: Diamond
65 years: Brilliant
70 years: Platinum
75 year: Alabaster
80 years: oak
90 years: granite

*There is no official list of materials, this varies from page to page. Our list is based on what we think is most common!