Australian Civil Marriage Celebrant officiating at weddings in Brisbane, Caboolture, Petrie, Redcliffe and Redland Bay.

Wedding and Baby Naming celebrant performs ceremonies any day of the week, and will arrange an appointment location convenient for you, at no extra charge. 

Telephone: (07) 3283 8567, Mobile: 0415 324 982

PO Box 394, Redcliffe. Qld, 4020. 

Email: vlady_celebrant@ yahoo.com.au

  • Member of: Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants (AFCC) 

  • Australian Civil Marriage Celebrants of Queensland (ACMCQ)

  • Justice of the Peace

Authorised Marriage Celebrant, Registration Number A.888, Vlady M Peters

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Renewal and Wedding Anniversaries

Many couples, celebrating their wedding anniversary, will consider renewing their wedding vows as part of the celebration. When they do, they adapt the traditional motif of the particular wedding anniversary. 

Each wedding anniversary is symbolised by a gift which in part explains the stage at which the marriage happens to be. For example, for the first wedding anniversary the symbolism is that of paper, indicating that the marriage is still in its fragile state, not the substantial union it is at the fiftieth wedding anniversary represented by gold.

Anniversary celebrations began in medieval times when people celebrated 25 and 50 years of marriage. A husband would crown his wife with a wreath of silver for 25 years and of gold for 50.

The traditional wedding anniversary celebrations have been augmented by the more modern additions. Each represents a different facet of the couple's commitment, the stage their relationship is at and the number of years they have been together.

While many of the later anniversary gifts are symbolised by  expensive gems, the celebration itself can include the colour rather than the gem itself. For example, instead of rubies for a ruby wedding anniversary, there is red wine or some coloured glass or pottery.

Here is a list of anniversaries, how to celebrate them and their meaning.

Wedding Anniversaries

Wedding Anniversaries

Meaning of Wedding Anniversaries
Renewal and Wedding Anniversaries
First Wedding Anniversary, Paper. 
Second Wedding Anniversary, Cotton
Third Wedding , Leather
Fourth Wedding Anniversary, Fruits and Flowers
Fifth Wedding Anniversary, Wood
Sixth Wedding Anniversary, Sweets
Seventh Wedding Anniversary, Wool
Eighth Wedding Anniversary, Bronze
Ninth Wedding Anniversary, Pottery
Tenth Wedding Anniversary, Tin
Eleventh Wedding Anniversary, Steel
Twelfth Wedding Anniversary, Silk
Thirteenth Wedding Anniversary, Lace
Fourteenth Wedding Anniversary, Agate
Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary, Crystal
Sixteenth Wedding Anniversary, Peridot
Seventeenth Wedding Anniversary, Watches
Eighteenth Wedding Anniversary, Cat's Eye
Nineteenth Wedding Anniversary, Aquamarine
Twentieth Wedding Anniversary, China
Twenty-first Wedding Anniversary, Brass
Twenty-second Wedding Anniversary, Copper
Twenty-third Wedding Anniversary, Silver Plate
Twenty-fourth Wedding Anniversary, Musical Instruments
Twenty-fifth Wedding Anniversary, Silver
Twenty-sixth Wedding Anniversary, Original Art
Twenty-seventh Wedding Anniversary, Sculpture
Twenty-eighth Wedding Anniversary, Orchid
Twenty-ninth Wedding Anniversary, Furniture
Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary, Pearl
Thirty-first Wedding Anniversary, Timepieces
Thirty-second Wedding Anniversary, Conveyances
Thirty-third Wedding Anniversary, Amethyst
Thirty-fourth Wedding Anniversary, Opal
Thirty-fifth Wedding Anniversary, Jade
Thirty-sixth Wedding Anniversary, Bone China
Thirty-seventh Wedding Anniversary, Alabaster
Thirty-eighth Wedding Anniversary, Tourmaline
Thirty-ninth Wedding Anniversary, Lace
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary, Ruby
Forty-first Wedding Anniversary, Land
Forty-second Wedding Anniversary, Improved Real Estate
Forty-third Wedding Anniversary, Travel
Forty-fourth Wedding Anniversary, Literature
Forty-fifth Wedding Anniversary, Sapphire
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, Gold
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary, Emerald
Sixty-fifth Wedding Anniversary, Diamond
Seventieth Wedding Anniversary, Platinum
Seventy-fifth Wedding Anniversary, Diamond