Marking eight years since you made a public declaration of your love is a chance to look back at all you have achieved and to look ahead to what you both want for the year ahead. It is also the chance for you to show love and appreciation to your spouse with a gift. The ideas here can also help the family and friends of the couple celebrating eight years of wedded bliss.

When looking for anniversary gifts, some years are easier than others.  Milestone anniversaries celebrating 25 (silver) and 50 (gold) years of marriage usually involve a family party or vacation, but 8th wedding anniversary gift ideas are not so well known. However, for each wedding anniversary, there is a traditional theme that can guide your choice of gift.

Traditional gifts

The traditional 8th wedding anniversary gift is bronze, which represents strength and beauty and pottery which represents the couple as a beautiful handcrafted work of art.  Consider rose gold as an alternative to bronze for a modern touch.

Personalised gifts

A large serving bowl for family meals will not only look good but be a reminder of your anniversary throughout the year. You can etch the couple’s names on it with the date of their wedding matched with the date of their eighth wedding anniversary to make it a unique gift.

Home decor

If a bronze statue or ornament will suit the décor of the couple’s home then this is the perfect time to make such a gift. Whilst bronze may not be fashionable, use the theme to create a different form of décor for example creating a sound wave print in bronze coloured foil that records the precise shape of you speaking “I love you”.

Alternatively, gift some planters to keen gardeners so they have something pretty to look at whilst enjoying a summer’s evening outside at home.

Experience gift

Book a couple’s gift to a pottery workshop.  Here they can spin a potters wheel to create their own cup or plate or simply decorate a piece of fired pottery to honour their eighth anniversary. This could turn into a hobby the couple can share into the future.

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Modern gifts

The modern theme for an 8th wedding anniversary gift is lace and linen, which both represent durability, craftsmanship, and the fact that you two are woven together. This may be the year that you treat yourselves to a set of luxury linen sheets to turn your bed into a sanctuary of comfort or treat your wife to a sheer lace robe.

Handmade gift

If you have skills as a seamstress, create a linen dress or jacket for your beloved. If you do not have the skills, create a design and have this made to your specification. Make it unique with a stitched message embroidered on the inside of a pocket or your monogram as a detail.

Experience gifts

Trip to Belgium

Create memories and spend some quality time together with a trip to Bruges in Belgium, the home of handmade lace. Historically, lace was a form of portable wealth similar to precious gems since it showcased an individual’s wealth, appreciation of beauty and sense of style and Belgium remains one of the few places in the world known for its fine lace, though Alençon, Chantilly, Lyons, Calais, and Valenciennes in France are also popular for lace.

Lacemaking classes

If your spouse already enjoys embroidery, tapestry or crochet, consider a lace-making class that will expand her artistic repertoire and be another hobby for her to enjoy over a lifetime.