Anniversaries can be fraught with danger! From forgetting about them altogether through nerves around finding the perfect gift - I mean who wants paper to celebrate a year's marriage?!? Here at W&N we think a great piece of jewellery is always the perfect gift and here's a quick guide to which gemstones mark which year:
1st Anniversary: Gold jewellery or peridot
2nd Anniversary: Garnet
3rd Anniversary: Pearls or jade
4th Anniversary: Blue topaz or blue zircon
5th Anniversary: Sapphire or pink tourmaline
6th Anniversary: Amethyst or turquoise
7th Anniversary: Onyx, yellow sapphire, or golden beryl
8th Anniversary: Tourmaline or tanzanite
9th Anniversary: Lapis lazuli, amethyst, or green spinel
10th Anniversary: Diamond or blue sapphire
11th Anniversary: Turquoise, citrine, or yellow zircon
12th Anniversary: Jade or opal
13th Anniversary: Citrine, moonstone, or hawk's eye
14th Anniversary: Opal, agate, or bloodstone
15th Anniversary: Ruby, rhodolite garnet, or alexandrite
16th Anniversary: Peridot (evening emerald) or red spinel
17th Anniversary: Carnelian
18th Anniversary: Cat's eye (chrysoberyl) or aquamarine
19th Anniversary: Aquamarine or almandine garnet
20th Anniversary: Emerald or yellow/golden diamond
21st Anniversary: Lolite
22nd Anniversary: Spinel
23rd Anniversary: Imperial topaz
24th Anniversary: Tanzanite
25th Anniversary: Silver Jubilee, tsavorite, or green garnet
30th Anniversary: Pearl Jubilee
35th Anniversary: Emerald
40th Anniversary: Ruby
45th Anniversary: Sapphire or cat's eye
50th Anniversary: Golden Jubilee or Imperial/Golden topaz
