Wedding Anniversaries
💍 Wedding Anniversary Names
Each married year has a traditional name, moving from soft materials to harder, more precious ones (1st = Paper, 25th = Silver, 50th = Gold, 60th = Diamond).
| Year | Japanese name | English (traditional) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 紙婚式 かみこんしき | Paper |
| 2 | 綿婚式 めんこんしき | Cotton |
| 3 | 革婚式 かわこんしき | Leather |
| 4 | 花婚式 はなこんしき | Fruit & Flowers |
| 5 | 木婚式 もくこんしき | Wood |
| 6 | 鉄婚式 てつこんしき | Iron |
| 7 | 銅婚式 どうこんしき | Wool (Copper) |
| 8 | ゴム婚式 | Bronze |
| 9 | 陶器婚式 とうきこんしき | Pottery |
| 10 | 錫婚式 すずこんしき | Tin |
| 11 | 鋼鉄婚式 こうてつこんしき | Steel |
| 12 | 絹婚式 きぬこんしき | Silk |
| 13 | レース婚式 | Lace |
| 14 | 象牙婚式 ぞうげこんしき | Ivory |
| 15 | 水晶婚式 すいしょうこんしき | Crystal |
| 20 | 磁器婚式 じきこんしき | China |
| 25 | 銀婚式 ぎんこんしき | Silver |
| 30 | 真珠婚式 しんじゅこんしき | Pearl |
| 35 | 珊瑚婚式 さんごこんしき | Coral |
| 40 | ルビー婚式 | Ruby |
| 45 | サファイア婚式 | Sapphire |
| 50 | 金婚式 きんこんしき | Gold |
| 55 | エメラルド婚式 | Emerald |
| 60 | ダイヤモンド婚式 | Diamond |
| 70 | プラチナ婚式 | Platinum |
Names run yearly for the first 15 years, then every 5 years. The intermediate names vary by source (there is no single official standard, as with birthstones and birth flowers); this table uses the widely cited ones. In the UK tradition the 65th is Blue Sapphire and the 75th is Diamond/Platinum. About our data