Have you ever wondered how the tradition of giving wedding anniversary gifts began? It is said that the earliest wedding anniversary gifts were silver garlands given by Germanic husbands to their wives on the 25th anniversary. History also shows that some European countries celebrated half of that time, 12.5 years of marriage, with gifts of copper. Around 1875, wood seems to have come into vogue as a 5th wedding anniversary gift.
Wedding anniversary gifts by mail were undoubtedly rare in those days. The postal service itself was unreliable. Couples who wanted to celebrate their marriage by giving one another gifts often had to choose between making gifts or purchasing at the general store.
Times have changed dramatically, and we now can not only purchase wedding anniversary gifts by mail, we can order them electronically on the Internet.
My bump of curiosity stirred a desire today to see what was available. Here are the first seven anniversary gifts I found.
7 Ideas for Wedding Anniversary Gifts by Mail
1. PAPER: I began with the 1st wedding anniversary gift, wondering what ideas would fit the traditional “paper” gift idea. It was...
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