Are there specific flowers for each wedding anniversary year?
The Short Answer
Yes, tradition assigns flowers to certain anniversaries: carnations for the first year, daisies for the fifth, roses for the fifteenth, and lilies around the thirtieth. Many couples also honor the year with the classic anniversary color or the number of roses matching the years married. These traditions make anniversary flowers feel especially meaningful.
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The early anniversary flowers
The first several anniversaries have their own traditional blooms. The first anniversary is celebrated with carnations, symbolizing young, devoted love. The fifth is marked by daisies, representing loyal love and cheerful innocence, a lovely nod to a marriage that is settling into its rhythm. Sweet peas sometimes stand in for early years too. These softer, more modest flowers reflect a relationship that is still fresh and growing, and they make charming gifts that do not have to be extravagant to carry real meaning.
Milestone anniversary flowers
The bigger milestones bring grander flowers. The fifteenth anniversary is associated with the rose, fitting since roses embody mature, enduring love. The twentieth leans toward the aster and the day lily, while the thirtieth is often marked with the lily, a symbol of devotion and dignity. By these years the traditional flowers grow more elegant and substantial, mirroring a love that has deepened over decades. A standing arrangement or an impressive vase design suits these landmark years, and our designers can build something that feels appropriately celebratory.
The rose count tradition
One of the most beloved anniversary customs is giving a number of roses that matches the years married, so a tenth anniversary calls for ten roses and a twenty fifth for twenty five. This turns the bouquet itself into a record of the years shared. You can combine this with the traditional anniversary color, gold for the fiftieth or silver for the twenty fifth, by choosing rose shades and accents to match. It is a simple idea that makes an anniversary gift feel deeply personal and easy to explain in a card.
Planning Tips From Our Designers
- Give carnations for the first anniversary and daisies for the fifth.
- Choose roses for the fifteenth and lilies around the thirtieth.
- Match the number of roses to the years married for a personal touch.
- Tie the rose color to the traditional anniversary color, like gold for the fiftieth.
- Reserve larger standing designs for milestone years like the twenty fifth and fiftieth.
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