subject: Anniversary Bands Are The Perfect Anniversary Gift [print this page] While many people can easily understand why a wedding band has great personal and sentimental value, few people really recognize how an Anniversary Band could be just as spiritually valued and sentimental. Any ring is a symbol of the endless cycle of commitment; this is precisely why the wedding and anniversary rings serve as the items of choice for a couple wishing to sanctify, celebrate, or even officially make legal their love for each othertheir love for their life partner.
While necklaces, broaches, and lapel pins are all beautiful gifts, it's the special round shape of the ring that makes it most symbolic and meaningfulit's an item that expresses love that is everlasting and comes to full circle. When considering an anniversary gift for a spouse, an anniversary band is often the way to go. Wives in particular always appreciate the gift of a ring from their husbands. Also, men tend to wear more jewelry nowadays as well; especially when it's jewelry lovingly gifted to them by the woman they cherish. A gift of this nature is made even more special if it matches with the particular anniversary the couple is celebrating.
Sure, a golden Anniversary Band is always appreciated, no matter how many years the couple has been married, but it makes a particularly appropriate present on the occasion of a 50th (or golden) anniversary. In the same vein, a silver band would be most appropriate for the 25th anniversary. Diamond jewelry is the modern trademark of a 10th anniversary; great news for modern couples who yearn to exchange those oh so romantic diamond rings, especially considering that the traditionally recognized gift for a decade of togetherness was tin or aluminum.
Giving a platinum anniversary band would be the perfect way to celebrate 20 years of marital bliss; but also, since china is the traditional symbol of a marriage spanning two whole decades, a unique, decorative ring made of china would definitely be a distinctive 20th anniversary gift, especially if a wife receives it from her husband. Crystal or glass is the modern day present of choice for a three-year anniversary; of course, a ring crafted from either of these materials would be sparkling, clear, and would adapt well to any fashion.
The modern day gift for the fourth anniversary may not merge well with a ring design (because honesty, what woman would love a clothing iron ring, or a ring bearing the whimsical and romantic vacuum cleaner design?), the traditional fourth anniversary symbols of fruit and flowers can inspire many possibilities for a beautiful ring design. What lady would not love a ruby ring carved in the likeness of a rose, or perhaps even a cherry or apple? Receiving this gift from her husband would be evidence beyond a doubt that she is the only apple of her spouse's eye.
