{"id":82546,"date":"2026-11-12T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/bodas-de-casamento-significado-de-cada-ano\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:10:40","slug":"wedding-anniversaries-meaning-of-each-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/bodas-de-casamento-significado-de-cada-ano\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Anniversaries: What Each Year Means and What to Give"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each wedding anniversary has a name and a material. In Portugal they are called \"bodas de casamento\" and go from paper, in the first year, to diamond, at sixty years. In this guide we explain what each year means and share gift ideas for the most celebrated dates.<\/p>\n<h2>In short<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wedding anniversaries give each year a material, from paper (1 year) to diamond (60 years).<\/li>\n<li>The most celebrated are the silver (25 years), golden (50 years) and diamond (60 years) anniversaries.<\/li>\n<li>The year's material is a good starting point for the gift, but what people remember is the personal touch: the couple's names and the wedding date.<\/li>\n<li>The lists vary from country to country. Below is the one most used in Portugal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Wedding anniversaries, year by year<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Years 1 to 5: paper, cotton, wheat (or leather), flowers and fruit, wood.<\/li>\n<li>Years 6 to 10: sugar, wool, clay, ceramics, tin.<\/li>\n<li>Years 11 to 15: steel, silk, linen, ivory, crystal.<\/li>\n<li>From 20 to 35 years: porcelain (20), silver (25), pearl (30), coral (35).<\/li>\n<li>From 40 to 50 years: emerald (40), ruby (45), gold (50).<\/li>\n<li>From 55 years: amethyst (55), diamond (60), sapphire (65), wine (70), brilliant (75).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The logic is simple: the more years of marriage, the stronger and more precious the material. The paper of the first year is fragile; the diamond of sixty years is practically indestructible.<\/p>\n<h2>The first years: paper, cotton and wood<\/h2>\n<p>For the first anniversaries, tradition calls for simple, personal gifts. For the paper anniversary, a handwritten letter or a print with the wedding date works well. For the cotton anniversary, a textile piece embroidered with the couple's initials. For the wood anniversary, at five years, a box or a wooden object engraved with their names.<\/p>\n<h2>Silver anniversary: 25 years of marriage<\/h2>\n<p>The silver anniversary is the first big celebration of a marriage. Many couples renew their vows and bring family and friends together again. For this occasion we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/silver-wedding-anniversary\/\">The whole silver anniversary collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/silver-wedding-anniversary\/silver-anniversary-invitations\/\">Silver anniversary invitations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/silver-wedding-anniversary\/silver-anniversary-favours\/\">Favours for the guests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/silver-wedding-anniversary\/porta-aliancas-bodas-prata\/\">Ring holders for silver anniversaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/silver-wedding-anniversary\/silver-anniversary-gifts\/\">Personalised silver anniversary gifts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Golden anniversary: 50 years of marriage<\/h2>\n<p>Half a century together deserves a celebration to match. A golden anniversary often means a party with children and grandchildren, and sometimes a new ceremony. For this occasion we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/golden-anniversary\/\">The whole golden anniversary collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/golden-anniversary\/golden-anniversary-invitations\/\">Golden anniversary invitations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/golden-anniversary\/golden-anniversary-favours\/\">Golden anniversary favours<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/golden-anniversary\/livros-de-honra-para-bodas-de-ouro\/\">Golden anniversary guest books<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/golden-anniversary\/porta-aliancas-bodas-ouro\/\">Ring holders for golden anniversaries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/golden-anniversary\/golden-wedding-anniversary-gifts\/\">Golden anniversary gifts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/golden-wedding-anniversary-invitations-and-gifts\/\">Article: golden anniversary invitations and gifts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diamond anniversary: 60 years of marriage<\/h2>\n<p>Reaching sixty years of marriage is rare, which makes the diamond anniversary a very special date. We suggest personalised pieces with the names, the wedding date and the 60 years: a guest book for the family to leave messages, a gift for the couple or favours for the guests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wedding-anniversaries\/\">See all anniversary ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to choose the right gift<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Start from the year's material, without being tied to it: a golden gift or one with the number 50 already honours the golden anniversary tradition.<\/li>\n<li>Personalise it with the couple's names and the wedding date.<\/li>\n<li>If there is a party, think of the guests too: matching invitations and favours tie the day together.<\/li>\n<li>Order in good time: production takes 2 to 15 working days, and delivery to mainland Portugal 1 to 2 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which wedding anniversaries are the most important?<\/h3>\n<p>The silver (25 years), golden (50 years) and diamond (60 years) anniversaries are the most celebrated, often with a party and a renewal of vows.<\/p>\n<h3>How many years are the silver and golden anniversaries?<\/h3>\n<p>The silver anniversary celebrates 25 years of marriage and the golden anniversary 50 years.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the diamond anniversary?<\/h3>\n<p>It marks 60 years of marriage. Some lists in other countries place it at 75 years, but in Portugal it is most commonly linked to 60.<\/p>\n<h3>What to give for a golden anniversary?<\/h3>\n<p>Golden pieces or pieces with the number 50, a guest book for the family to leave messages, or personalised invitations and favours if there is a party.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you ship outside Portugal?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. After production, delivery takes 1 to 2 days to mainland Portugal, 5 to 8 days to Europe and 7 to 10 days outside the European Union. For the islands and the rest of the world we send a quote.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wedding anniversaries year by year, from paper to diamond, with gift ideas for silver, golden and diamond anniversaries.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bodas-de-ouro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82546"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82548,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82546\/revisions\/82548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miminhosritacatita.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}