19th Wedding Anniversary

Traditional, Modern and Symbolic Anniversary Gifts

Below is a list of both traditional and modern gift materials, as well as classic flower and gemstone symbols, which mark a couple’s 19th wedding anniversary in countries around the world…

Traditional Gift – UK		No Traditional Gift
Traditional Gift – US		No Traditional Gift
Traditional Gift – Spain		Honeysuckle
Traditional Gift – Germany		Pearl
Traditional Gift – Russia		Garnet
Traditional Gift – France		Cretonne
Traditional Gift – Italy		Honeysuckle
Flower Gift		Chrysanthemum
Gemstone Gift		Aquamarine
Modern Gift		Bronze

Quick Links

About 19th Wedding Anniversaries
How to Celebrate Your 19th Wedding Anniversary
19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Him
19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Her
19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Him, Her… and Parents

About 19th Wedding Anniversaries

Your 19th wedding anniversary is popularly known as the Bronze Anniversary, symbolising a tougher, resilient and more durable relationship after nearly two decades together.

After your 18th anniversary celebrations 12 months ago, the 19th is the final year of the “teens”. So what better time to celebrate in a style that befits you and your partner’s still fresh and youthful passion for married life.

Pastel Blush Bouquet – £29.99, Flying Flowers

How to Celebrate Your 19th Wedding Anniversary

If you are keen golfers, this is a great excuse (not that one is necessarily needed) to head down to your local course, enjoy a lovely day together on the fairways, and later relax at the “19th hole” – the clubhouse – for a romantic meal and a bottle of your favourite wine.

If golf is not your thing, this is also a great anniversary to go travelling further afield.

The gemstone associated with this anniversary is aquamarine, which means this 19th wedding anniversary has an obvious connection with the sea and coastal getaways.

How about arranging a serene sailing boat cruise, listening to just the sound of the sails and the waves, sipping Champagne and sharing a sumptuous box of chocolates.

Bronze is the mirror of the form; wine, of the heart.” Quoted by: Aeschylus

19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Him, Her… and the Couple

You could jet off for a seaside holiday, somewhere tranquil away from the crowds. Perhaps cruising around the stunningly pristine Nordic fjords, or relaxing in the crystalline waters of the South Pacific, or luxuriating in Maldives, or chilling out in the picturesque Canary Islands.

If your budget doesn’t stretch to an extended holiday overseas, or even a weekend away, there are still plenty of other gift options – for him, her or both of you.

COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 19th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Q: What is the 19th wedding anniversary called?
A: The 19th wedding anniversary is popularly known as the Bronze Anniversary, as it is for various other anniversary dates.

Q: What is the 19th wedding anniversary gemstone?
A: The 19th wedding anniversary gemstone is aquamarine, which resembles the blue-green colour of sea water.

Q: What is the 19th wedding anniversary symbol?
A: The 19th wedding anniversary symbol is bronze, depicting resilience and durability, like your relationship after nearly two decades together.

Q: What is the 19th wedding anniversary colour?
A: The 19th wedding anniversary colour is bronze, with variations including amber, burnt sienna, ocher, deep butterscotch, honey brown, caramel and (as it ages) silvery green.

Q: What are the traditional and modern gifts for a 19th wedding anniversary?
A: The modern gift for a 19th wedding anniversary is bronze, and gifts can include sculptures or any other item within this colour spectrum.

Q: What is the 19th year anniversary flower?
A: The 19th wedding anniversary flower is chrysanthemum, with its different colours having different meanings. For instance, red symbolises love and passion; and pink, affection, attraction and romance.

19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Him

What can I buy my husband for our 19th wedding anniversary?

Continuing with the bronze theme… other wonderful gifts include key rings, engraved key tags, bronze and leather bracelets (often featuring with the infinity symbol), photo frames for your wedding photos, and attractive bronze ornaments.

We have anniversary gifts to suit most budgets – including more great suggestions below.

19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Her

What should I buy my wife on our 19th wedding anniversary?

Aquamarine jewellery is very reasonably priced, and there are some stunning bracelets, necklaces and earrings you can buy as a great 19th wedding anniversary present.

Garnet jewellery (a gemstone symbolic in Russia for the 19th wedding anniversary) in a porcelain box would also make the perfect gift.

Or how about a fine dining set, a gift that will always be treasured as a heirloom while in the meantime being used for special occasions – such as your 20th wedding anniversary.

19th Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Him, Her… and Parents

Selection of Experience Days for All

Travel & Experience Gifts

• Location visit
• Travel gift vouchers
• Sailing day for two, or the whole family
• Golfing break (experience hotel stay and golf)
• Lunch cruise in Paris for two
• Luxury spa day for two
• Sunday lunch jazz cruise on the Thames for two

Jewellery

The traditional 19th wedding anniversary gemstone is aquamarine.

• Earrings
• Pendants
• Rings
• Necklace
• Tie Pin
• Cufflinks

Something Different & Unique

• Book a Jet RIB thrill-for-two experience.
• Take an antiques road trip together to look for a bronze garden sculpture.
• Arrange a surprise weekend away to a historic hotel overlooking the Seine River in Paris.
• Rent a large yacht and invite friends and family to a celebration party on the water.

Whatever you decide to do on your 19th wedding anniversary, remember that this is the year that symbolises strength and robustness in your relationship.

Thus fortified in your long-standing love for each other, now all you need to do make sure you enjoy the day’s festivities to the fullest – and celebrate your relationship like you are are once again emerging from your teenager years.

Fun Facts about the 19th Hole in Golf

The 19th hole is a clubhouse bar, nearby pub or other “watering hole” where golfers head to after playing 18 holes – a concept similar to “après-ski”.

• The Tiger Woods-designed Payne’s Valley course in the Ozark Mountains, which pays tribute to the late Payne Stewart, has a par-three 19th hole surrounded by water, the “Lunker Lake”, which is stocked with trout and largemouth bass to give golfers the opportunity of feeding the fish while they play.
• Some golf clubs do have an actual 19th hole, known in the US as a “bye” hole, which is an additional par-three usually built at the end of the 18-hole layout and used to settle bets.
• The original Augusta in Georgia (venerable home of the US Masters) was intended to have a 19th hole, enabling losing golfers to win their money back on a quick double-or-nothing bet. Eventually, the idea was scrapped because it would have ruined the flow of the course.
• Miniature golf courses also sometimes have a 19th hole where, if someone scores a hole-in-one, they are given a free game. 
• The “Extreme 19th”, at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa, is believed to be the highest (400 metres) and longest (361 metres) par-three hole in the world. The tee is only accessed by helicopter, and a tee shot takes nearly 20 seconds to land.
• It’s not always about fun… in a 1985 episode of Knight Rider, “The Nineteenth Hole” is used as a slang term to mean the place where “they bury people who get in the way”.
• One of the earliest printed records of the term 19th hole being used (as documented by wordhistories.net) was in The Evening Telegraph (Dundee, Scotland) on 5 December 1890: “The Monifieth Club finish their golfing season tomorrow, when they play for medals, and a number of clubs, balls and other prizes. With such inducements there ought to be a big turnout, but the shortness of the day will prevent many from getting around who would otherwise be on the green. They are to hold their annual supper shortly, when some of the members will be sure to exhibit as much, if not more, enthusiasm and heartiness at the ‘nineteenth’ hole as they do on the green on cup and medal days.”
• And from The Cheshire Observer (England) on 6 June 1891: “On some golf courses they have a ‘nineteenth hole’ in the shape of a public-house. Players always negotiate this hole at the first attempt.”

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