
Anniversary Gifts, Year by Year
Paper, cotton, leather and on to diamond — the traditional material for every anniversary, what it’s meant to say, and gifts that honor it without being literal.
The wedding reference, since 1999
Invitations and how to word them, who to invite, gifts, thank-you notes and the questions nobody wants to ask out loud.


Paper, cotton, leather and on to diamond — the traditional material for every anniversary, what it’s meant to say, and gifts that honor it without being literal.




Asking guests to put their phones away for twenty minutes is one of the kindest requests a couple can make. How to word it, where to say it, and how to share every photograph afterward.

The complete stationery timetable — save-the-dates, invitations, reply cards and thank-you notes — and how to get them all into the post on time.

The guest’s side of the invitation — when to reply, what to say, who is invited, and the handful of things that make a couple’s life much easier.

One-line, two-line, three-line and four-line verses for wedding invitations, programs and menus — collected by Today’s Weddings readers since 1999.

What to register for, how to tell people about it without asking for presents, and the thank-you rules that actually matter.
Advice and essays first published on Today’s Weddings between 1999 and 2019, kept as they were written.