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10th Wedding Anniversary

By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com

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The tenth year of marriage celebration is the first of the major milestone anniversaries. As you celebrate this special 10th wedding anniversary, think about the durability of your commitment to one another for a full decade.

Here are some 10th wedding anniversary ideas and symbols to help you choose tin, aluminum, or diamond jewelry associated with your 10th marriage anniversary.

10th Anniversary Traditional Gift:
Tin or aluminum. The pliability of tin and aluminum is a symbol of how a successful marriage needs to be flexible and durable and how it can be bent without being broken.

10th Anniversary Contemporary/Modern Gift:

Diamond jewelry. A marriage that lasts ten years is as durable and beautiful as a diamond.

10th Anniversary Gemstone:

Diamond jewelry or blue sapphire.

10th Anniversary Color:

Silver or blue.
10th Anniversary Flower:
Daffodil. Trumpet-shaped daffodils represent joy, cheerfulness, and happiness.
Ways to Celebrate Your 10th Anniversary:
  • Purchase tickets for a movie, sports event, concert, theatre, etc. to attend together. (Buy Direct)
  • Buy some wine, bread, and cheese and find a nice spot to have a romantic afternoon.
  • Pick a bouquet of daffodils from your garden if your anniversary is in the spring.

Gift Suggestions to Purchase for Your 10th Anniversary:
  • Tin or aluminum paper weight
  • Give a coupon for a dinner at a special restaurant, a trip (Buy Direct).
  • Antique tin toys
  • A print of daffodils. Compare Prices
  • Tin or aluminum wall sconces
  • Diamond jewelry
  • Tin snips or cutters
  • Shaker pie safe with punched tin panels
  • Blue sapphire gifts Compare Prices
  • Daffodil twilight lantern (Buy Direct).
  • Antique tin bank
  • Diamond jewelry Compare Prices
  • Other Daffodil Themed Gifts Compare Prices
Gift Suggestions to Make for Your 10th Anniversary:
  • Stuff a pretty tin box with new paper money, confetti, love note, book on romance, magazine, love coupons, a current picture of the two of you, etc.
  • Put together a CD with songs from the year you were married.
  • Assemble a memory photo album with pictures highlighting your 10 years together.
  • Love note with daffodils printed on it.
  • Love coupons.

Time Capsule Ideas for Your 10th Anniversary:

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