The NMJ Anniversary Guide

Anniversaries are a way of returning, year after year, to the day everything shifted. Some are marked with paper, cotton, flowers or wood; others with silver, pearl, ruby, gold or diamond. Each tradition offers a small language of its own – a way to give shape to time, and to honour the love that has gathered there.

This guide brings together traditional anniversary gifts, modern interpretations and the gemstones or metals often associated with each year. Think of it not as a rulebook, but as a place to begin – a prompt for choosing gifts with meaning and memory.

1ST ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Paper
Modern: Clocks
Metal or Gemstone: Gold

The first year is still so close to the beginning, and paper feels fitting: a page, a letter, a photograph, the first chapter still being written. Clocks offer a reminder of the time you are now building together, while gold brings warmth and permanence to this earliest milestone.


5TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Wood
Modern: Silverware
Metal or Gemstone: Sapphire

Wood is about roots, and five years in, a marriage has usually found some of its foundations. Sapphire, long associated with loyalty and sincerity, brings a steadiness to this anniversary.


10th ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Tin or Aluminium
Modern: Diamond Jewellery
Metal or Gemstone: Diamond

Ten years deserves something with a little brilliance, and while tin and aluminium may seem like humble materials, they’re flexible, useful and enduring – qualities any long love knows well. Diamond brings the ceremony of the milestone into focus: a decade of choosing each other, and a future still opening up ahead.

1ST ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Paper
Modern: Clocks
Metal or Gemstone: Gold

The first year is still so close to the beginning, and paper feels fitting: a page, a letter, a photograph, the first chapter still being written. Clocks offer a reminder of the time you are now building together, while gold brings warmth and permanence to this earliest milestone.


5TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Wood
Modern: Silverware
Metal or Gemstone: Sapphire

Wood is about roots, and five years in, a marriage has usually found some of its foundations. Sapphire, long associated with loyalty and sincerity, brings a steadiness to this anniversary.


10th ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Tin or Aluminium
Modern: Diamond Jewellery
Metal or Gemstone: Diamond

Ten years deserves something with a little brilliance, and while tin and aluminium may seem like humble materials, they’re flexible, useful and enduring – qualities any long love knows well. Diamond brings the ceremony of the milestone into focus: a decade of choosing each other, and a future still opening up ahead.

15TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Crystal
Modern: Watch
Metal or Gemstone: Ruby

Crystal catches the light differently from every angle, much like a life shared over many years. At 15 years there is history and a deeper kind of seeing. A watch marks the time passed, while ruby evokes a love still burning brightly.


20TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: China
Modern: Platinum
Metal or Gemstone: Emerald

China is delicate, but enduring when cared for. And there’s something lovely in that to mark 20 years: the idea that precious things are made to be used, and held and looked after. Platinum represents strength and rarity, while emerald carries the feeling of renewal – proof that love can keep growing, even after so much time.


25TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Silver
Modern: Silver
Metal or Gemstone: Silver

Silver marks 25 years with classic elegance. It’s luminous without being loud, and precious without needing to be coddled. A silver anniversary is a beautiful pause: a chance to look back at the years gathered behind you, and to recognise the grace of all that has held.


30TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Pearl
Modern: Diamond
Metal or Gemstone: Pearl

Pearl returns at 30 years and it feels especially right here. Layer by layer, over time, something luminous is formed – it’s not perfect in spite of that process, but because of it. Diamonds add brightness to the milestone, but pearls give it soul: patient and intimate.

15TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Crystal
Modern: Watch
Metal or Gemstone: Ruby

Crystal catches the light differently from every angle, much like a life shared over many years. At 15 years there is history and a deeper kind of seeing. A watch marks the time passed, while ruby evokes a love still burning brightly.


20TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: China
Modern: Platinum
Metal or Gemstone: Emerald

China is delicate, but enduring when cared for. And there’s something lovely in that to mark 20 years: the idea that precious things are made to be used, and held and looked after. Platinum represents strength and rarity, while emerald carries the feeling of renewal – proof that love can keep growing, even after so much time.


25TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Silver
Modern: Silver
Metal or Gemstone: Silver

Silver marks 25 years with classic elegance. It’s luminous without being loud, and precious without needing to be coddled. A silver anniversary is a beautiful pause: a chance to look back at the years gathered behind you, and to recognise the grace of all that has held.


30TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Pearl
Modern: Diamond
Metal or Gemstone: Pearl

Pearl returns at 30 years and it feels especially right here. Layer by layer, over time, something luminous is formed – it’s not perfect in spite of that process, but because of it. Diamonds add brightness to the milestone, but pearls give it soul: patient and intimate.

Pearls

Chosen for one of life's most meaningful days, treasured for every chapter that follows. Our pearl pieces are designed to accompany your wedding day, anniversaries, and every celebration of love in between.

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35TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Coral
Modern: Jade
Metal or Gemstone: Emerald

Coral, jade and emerald each bring their own sense of life to the 35th year. There is colour and vitality, and the feeling of something still moving. This is a milestone for a love that has not stood still, but continued to deepen and find new forms.


40TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Ruby
Modern: Ruby
Metal or Gemstone: Ruby

Ruby is all heart. Deep red, vivid and unmistakable, it has long been tied to passion, courage and devotion. After 40 years, it feels less like a symbol of new romance and more like a tribute to love that has kept its warmth through time, change, family, memory and everything in between.


45TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Sapphire
Modern: Sapphire
Metal or Gemstone: Sapphire

True blue. Sapphire is the stone of loyalty and truth, which makes it a beautiful marker for 45 years. Its blue is deep, calm and enduring, fitting for this anniversary which isn’t about spectacle, but constancy: the rare beauty of being known, and staying.

35TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Coral
Modern: Jade
Metal or Gemstone: Emerald

Coral, jade and emerald each bring their own sense of life to the 35th year. There is colour and vitality, and the feeling of something still moving. This is a milestone for a love that has not stood still, but continued to deepen and find new forms.


40TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Ruby
Modern: Ruby
Metal or Gemstone: Ruby

Ruby is all heart. Deep red, vivid and unmistakable, it has long been tied to passion, courage and devotion. After 40 years, it feels less like a symbol of new romance and more like a tribute to love that has kept its warmth through time, change, family, memory and everything in between.


45TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Sapphire
Modern: Sapphire
Metal or Gemstone: Sapphire

True blue. Sapphire is the stone of loyalty and truth, which makes it a beautiful marker for 45 years. Its blue is deep, calm and enduring, fitting for this anniversary which isn’t about spectacle, but constancy: the rare beauty of being known, and staying.

Front facing deep etched image of a yellow gold vintage inspired ring with a cushion cut ruby.

MOZAMBIQUE RUBY

'As Long As There Is Love' Solitaire

Ruby, with its rich red hue, has long been a totem of love, passion, and power. Known as the ‘king of gemstones,’ it has been treasured across cultures for its deep, fiery colour, often associated with the heart.

In ancient times, rubies were believed to protect warriors in battle and ward off evil. But they also illustrated vitality and life force, making them popular in romantic jewellery as tokens of intense love and commitment.

Wrapping wire work, and small metal details paired with our Vieira Setting, a Natalie Marie Jewellery take on a vintage scalloped setting, this piece encourages us to think of all the elements involved in love, and act as a reminder of their importance as a whole.

Ruby, with its rich red hue, has long been a totem of love, passion, and power. Known as the ‘king of gemstones,’ it has been treasured across cultures for its deep, fiery colour, often associated with the heart.

In ancient times, rubies were believed to protect warriors in battle and ward off evil. But they also illustrated vitality and life force, making them popular in romantic jewellery as tokens of intense love and commitment.

Wrapping wire work, and small metal details paired with our Vieira Setting, a Natalie Marie Jewellery take on a vintage scalloped setting, this piece encourages us to think of all the elements involved in love, and act as a reminder of their importance as a whole.

Front facing deep etched image of a yellow gold vintage inspired shield ring with three Australian sapphires and surrounded by eight old cut white diamonds.

SAPPHIRE & DIAMOND

'Cresent Moon' Shield Ring

The crescent moon is a symbol of femininity, representing the transition from one phase of life to another.

Inspired by Warren B Davis’ artwork ‘Crescent Moon’ circa 1895, which features a poetic feminine shape, and it’s intrinsic connection to the cycles of the moon.

In ancient cultures, the crescent moon was associated with goddesses, fertility, and the cyclical nature of life, reflecting the waxing and waning phases of the moon. In vintage jewellery, this motif has a rich history of celebrating womanhood and is used within our Crescent Moon ring as an indication of the power of feminine energy. 

The crescent moon is a symbol of femininity, representing the transition from one phase of life to another.

Inspired by Warren B Davis’ artwork ‘Crescent Moon’ circa 1895, which features a poetic feminine shape, and it’s intrinsic connection to the cycles of the moon.

In ancient cultures, the crescent moon was associated with goddesses, fertility, and the cyclical nature of life, reflecting the waxing and waning phases of the moon. In vintage jewellery, this motif has a rich history of celebrating womanhood and is used within our Crescent Moon ring as an indication of the power of feminine energy. 

50TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Gold
Modern: Gold
Metal or Gemstone: Gold

50 years is golden for a reason – the metal holds warmth and history. It’s passed down, worn close, treasured as more than simply a celebration of years; it is a celebration of everything those years have held: the ordinary days, the defining moments, the family stories, the life built together.

 

55TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Emerald
Modern: Emerald
Metal or Gemstone: Emerald

Emerald marks 55 years with a real sense of growth and renewal. Its green is rich and alive, a reminder that even the longest love is not finished becoming, and honours a relationship that has continued to shift and flourish across the years.

 

60TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Diamond
Modern: Diamond
Metal or Gemstone: Diamond

The 60th anniversary is marked by diamond: rare, enduring and formed under time and pressure. It’s a fitting tribute to a love that has lasted not by chance, but by care; by choosing each other again and again; by making a life, and then staying to see it shine.

50TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Gold
Modern: Gold
Metal or Gemstone: Gold

50 years is golden for a reason – the metal holds warmth and history. It’s passed down, worn close, treasured as more than simply a celebration of years; it is a celebration of everything those years have held: the ordinary days, the defining moments, the family stories, the life built together.

 

55TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Emerald
Modern: Emerald
Metal or Gemstone: Emerald

Emerald marks 55 years with a real sense of growth and renewal. Its green is rich and alive, a reminder that even the longest love is not finished becoming, and honours a relationship that has continued to shift and flourish across the years.

 

60TH ANNIVERSARY

Traditional: Diamond
Modern: Diamond
Metal or Gemstone: Diamond

The 60th anniversary is marked by diamond: rare, enduring and formed under time and pressure. It’s a fitting tribute to a love that has lasted not by chance, but by care; by choosing each other again and again; by making a life, and then staying to see it shine.

Diamonds

Mark every chapter with diamonds chosen to last a lifetime. Featuring natural white, champagne and laboratory-grown diamonds, our collection of rings, necklaces and earrings is thoughtfully crafted to celebrate anniversaries, milestones and the moments that deserve to be remembered forever.

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Sapphires

Discover our Sapphire Edit, featuring Australian and Ceylon sapphires thoughtfully selected for their individual beauty. From engagement rings and ceremonial bands to fine jewellery, each piece is designed to become an heirloom, treasured for generations.

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