15 Anniversary Gift Ideas for a 5th Anniversary

It´s been almost five years of marital bliss and your fifth wedding anniversary is coming up soon. The only problem is that you don´t know what to get for a gift. So what is an appropriate 5th anniversary gift?

Well according to the traditional anniversary gift list you should give a gift of wood. It´s not clear who created the symbolic representations for each wedding anniversary or why though there is a lot of speculation as to why some materials represent certain years.

One hypothesis as to why wood is the representation for the 5th wedding anniversary is that a marriage is like a growing oak tree in that it gets stronger each passing year but is flexible enough to bend without breaking.

Regardless of the logic of how the materials were associated with each year, wood is the traditional 5th wedding anniversary gift. So assuming that you want to be romantic and follow tradition let´s explore some excellent gift ideas of wood. This is not going be as hard as you probably think, there are lots of nice items made of wood that will make a fine 5 year wedding anniversary gift.

Following is a list of wood gift ideas that can be given as is or personalized with engraving to create a unique one of a kind present.

Wooden Puzzle, imprinted with personalized poetry or a photograph this will make an incredibly distinctive gift.

Wooden Keepsake Box, these can be found in every form and size conceivable and you can also have them engraved.

Wooden Picture Cube, a lot of stores sell wood photo cubes, these can be engraved with the couples names.

Wooden Valet Boxes, a personalized valet box is good for a man or woman.

Wooden Roses, although not an item found at the local department store an internet search will divulge a handful of stores selling these handcrafted beauties.

Wooden Picture Albums, there are photo albums available that the front and back covers are made of wood. Shops offering these albums can also personalize them by laser engraving.

Wooden Photo Frames, A personalized frame that is laser engraved. You can find personalized frames designed just for anniversaries and depending on where you shop they can be very sensibly priced.

Baseball Bat Personalized or Signed, any baseball fan would love a bat signed by his favorite players or personalized with his name.

Cigar Humidor, humidors are made of wood, namely Spanish cedar which is cherished for its ability to help control humidity. Many online stores offer personalized versions.

Wood Desk Set, a nice anniversary gift for the executive. You can have the desk set personalized with names dates etc.

Wood Game Board Set, very nice gift for any spouse or couple´s who like to play board games.

Wooden Tool Box, Though they can be somewhat pricey a fine wood tool box with lined drawers would be well appreciated by any handy man.

Wood Pen Set, a rosewood pen set and case is an easy item to personalize and will be treasured.

Wood Jewelry Box, as is or personalized with a name or poetry a wood jewelry will make an excellent gift.

Wood Plaque, a plaque engraved with personalized poetry or a copy of the couple´s wedding invitation.

As you can see there are a lot options available for finding a nice gift of wood. The above list shows moderately priced items, if you are looking for something more extravagant you could look at grandfather clocks, wood furniture etc.