Ruby Wedding Anniversary
The ruby anniversary is traditionally the 40th anniversary gift. 40 years is a long time to spend with someone, and something special should be in order.
There are other precious stones presented that can be presented to a spouse before reaching the ruby anniversary like pearls and coral. Rubies are the most popular of the colored gemstones, as well as one of the most expensive gems if you choose one that is ideally colored. If you want to be incredibly romantic, you can pick out a specific color to match another piece of ruby jewelry or another item your spouse already has. Rubies come in a whole range of colors, which is why matching them can be challenging without some help from a professional.
Weight: 0.92 Carats
Origin: Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Weight: 3.16 Carats
Origin: Mozambique
Weight: 0.65
Origin: Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Selection Reasons
The main reason for the traditional order of anniversary gifts is to take into account how long it may take for a couple to get money together for certain gifts. Newlyweds are often broke, so paper is the first anniversary gift. Having kids and feeding them is expensive too, so the traditional 10th anniversary gift is tin or aluminum. In theory a canned soda drink qualifies, but that is not very romantic.
There are more symbolic reasons too. As your years together press on, your relationship with one another deepens and grows stronger. With each year the items selected as gifts become stronger and more durable, as well as considerations for where your relationship might be. At year six most couples are likely to have a kid or two, so candy is one of the traditional gifts. The iron could be kitchenware you use to make candy, or something else sweet that kids would like.
Just as there are many colors of rubies, there are also many other reasons to present a ruby for any wedding anniversary. The presents selected should be more about the relationship and the people in it instead of the gifts suggested by this list. It can be a handy guide for people struggling with gift ideas though!
Anniversary Gifts
| Year 1 | Paper |
| Year 2 | Cotton |
| Year 3 | Leather |
| Year 4 | Fruit & Flowers |
| Year 5 | Wood |
| Year 6 | Candy & Iron |
| Year 7 | Wood & Copper |
| Year 8 | Bronze & Pottery |
| Year 9 | Pottery & Willow |
| Year 10 | Tin & Aluminum |
| Year 11 | Steel |
| Year 12 | Silk & Linen |
| Year 13 | Lace |
| Year 14 | Ivory |
| Year 15 | Crystal |
| Year 20 | China |
| Year 25 | Silver |
| Year 30 | Pearls |
| Year 35 | Coral |
| Year 40 | Rubies |
| Year 45 | Sapphire |
| Year 50 | Gold |
| Year 55 | Emerald |
| Year 60 | Diamond |
Ruby Gift Meaning
J8359 | right | medium | play | “Jewelry ID: J8359 Weight: 0.45 Carats Origin: Mozambique”Red is well-known as a symbol of passion and love, but in rubies these ideas are magnified. Aside from the ruby red color, these gems are durable enough for the use of generations of owners and will hopefully bring that sort of endurance to your relationship. This is another part of the reason it is selected for the 40th anniversary; your marriage is rock-solid at that point.
Ruby rings work doubly well for auspicious meanings like this since the point of wedding and engagement rings is how the circular shape goes on forever. That way the meaning you are trying to convey goes on forever too.