Wedding Anniversary Gifts

Since the times of the Roman Empire, it is a beautiful custom to give Wedding Anniversary Gifts of a certain material, depending on the years the couple had been together. In Rome, it was custom to give a silver wreath on their twenty-fifth anniversary, or vicennalia, and a gold wreath on the fiftieth. With the passing of the years, more gifts and materials were added; this time for each year a couple was married, to symbolize the fragility and eventual strength of said marriage.   But what are the materials for each year? And what is a good gift for...