Irish Wedding Anniversary Gifts by Year: Slate Keepsakes for Every Milestone
Traditional anniversary gifts follow a set list — paper for year one, cotton for year two, all the way up to gold and diamond decades later. Slate was never on that list, which might be exactly why it works: it doesn't wear out, fade, or need replacing the way paper and cotton do. It's also not tied to a specific year, so it works whether you're celebrating one year or thirty.
If you'd rather give something that means something than something that ticks a box, here's where to start.
Forever Words
For an anniversary specifically, our Forever Words piece tends to be the one people come back to. Send us a scan of a wedding vow, a line from your wedding day cards, or a note written in your own handwriting from the day itself, and we'll engrave it into slate exactly as it was written — not reprinted in a font, the actual handwriting.
Way of Paths
Our Way of Paths direction sign can be customised with any location — where you met, where you got engaged, the church or venue, or the town you've built a life in since. It's a quieter way of marking distance and time than a straightforward date plaque, and it tends to mean more to the two people who know exactly what that place stands for.
Grá Mo Chroí Claddagh Coaster
For a smaller or earlier-year gift, our Grá Mo Chroí Claddagh coaster keeps things simple. The Claddagh itself — heart, hands and crown — has stood for love, friendship and loyalty for centuries, which makes it as fitting on a tenth anniversary as it was on the wedding day.
Home & Hearth Coaster Set
If the years you're marking are as much about the home you've built as the wedding day itself, our Home & Hearth coaster set leans into that — “níl aon tintéan mar do thintéan féin,” there's no hearth like your own hearth.
If you're after wedding-day gifts rather than anniversary ones, our Irish wedding gift guide covers a few more options in the same spirit. And if there's a specific date, place or set of words you'd like engraved that isn't listed here, our Custom Order page is the place to start.