Big congrats! Sixteen years, eh? Time for a celebration. So you’ll be needing to get out the goblets, serving dishes, champagne bucket and candles to really set the scene. Silver is precious, strong and pure – mostly like you, then. The chemical symbol, Ag, stands for ‘argentum’ which derives from a word meaning ‘shiny’. And if the ‘ware’ part of silverware doesn’t appeal, go for some nice jewellery instead.

There’s actually no defined Traditional theme for this anniversary. The Traditional list makes you wait until the 20th anniversary before next suggesting a gift. But, no worries, you’ve plenty of ideas to be working on from alternative themes on this page!

Peridot is lime green in colour and is believed to bring power and influence to its wearer. A very old gemstone, it has been found in Egyptian jewellery from as early as the 2nd millennium BC when the stones were discovered on a volcanic island in the Red Sea. Peridot in its basic form, olivine, has been found in comet dust brought back from a space probe, and detected on Mars by NASA’s Global Surveyor.

Any jewellery featuring peridot, golden topaz, or aquamarine: bracelets, bangles, cuffs, necklaces, pendants, earrings, rings. 

Statice has lovely purple blooms and is also known as an 'everlasting flower' because its pretty calyx stay on long after the flower has dried.