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34 Best 4-Year Anniversary Gifts for Traditional and Modern Couples
Go with the classic gift of fruit and flowers, or opt for something more contemporary.
It's said that the strength of your marriage grows with every year that passes. That's why the traditional gifts associated with each anniversary grow bigger each time you celebrate, all the way up to diamonds for 50 years together and platinum for 60.
So what's the traditional gift for your four-year anniversary? That would be fruit and flowers — one of the toughest anniversaries to shop for. That's where we come in. After doing a lot of research, our gift experts have rounded up the best four-year wedding anniversary gifts you can buy, whether you're looking for something traditional or more modern.
4th Anniversary Symbols
- Traditional: Fruit and flowers
- Modern: Appliances
- Gem: Topaz
- Flower: Geranium
- Colors: Blue and green
While you may have nailed the gifts for your first (paper!), second (cotton!) and third (leather!) anniversaries, your fourth requires a bit more thought — especially if don't want to take the obvious route (a bouquet of flowers, a fruit basket). Whether you're shopping for gifts for men or gifts for women, you'll find plenty of unique ideas on this list, from a fruit-scented reed diffuser to a pair of earrings made with pressed flowers.
Or, if you want to go in a modern direction, you can also choose from top-performing appliances tested by Good Housekeeping Institute, as well as gifts that represent the fourth anniversary symbols (think beautiful topaz jewelry at bargain prices and thoughtful items in shades of blue and green). While you're at it, it doesn't hurt to start planning for your fifth anniversary early, either!
Traditional Fruit Gifts
Amazon reviewers rave about this dried fruit tray, which unfolds into a wooden fruit basket they can use again and again. "Such a wonderful gift idea," wrote one reviewer. "The basket is adorable and sturdy."
These ceramic fruit baskets, which are sold individually, are a lovely gift — especially when filled with fresh, plump berries from the farmer’s market.
William Roberts Ceramic Watermelon Bowls
Serve up the summer favorite in this sweet set of four bright and colorful ceramic bowls. Bonus: The brand claims they're microwave- and dishwasher-safe.
Glow Recipe Fruit Babies Bestsellers Kit
Glow Recipe Fruit Babies Bestsellers Kit
There’s a reason the beauty brand Glow Recipe has a cult following. In addition to the promise of glowing skin, fans rave that the fruit-infused products smell and feel amazing. This kit includes five travel size bottles of GR's best-selling products.
4th Wedding Anniversary Paperweight
Make them smile with this thoughtful glass paperweight. Its cute apple tree design is a nod to the traditional 4-year anniversary gift of fruit.
Apple Harvest Festival Reed Diffuser Set
Refresh your bedroom by gifting her this fruit-scented reed diffuser set. The essential oil blend is even infused with real slices of red apple and roasted pear.
Traditional Flower Gifts
These hand-poured wax candles are almost too pretty to burn — almost!
Pick her birth month flower or the flower of the month you were married. Either way, you can't go wrong with the 18k gold-plated necklace.
Skip the bouquet for something that will last longer! Standing at just eight inches tall, this flowering bonsai tree will bloom vibrant, pink azaleas in the late spring.
Sterling Silver Pressed Flower Earrings
These beautiful teardrop earrings contain real, hand-gathered flowers preserved in resin and set in sterling silver. They're a sweet way to acknowledge the symbolism of your fourth anniversary.
Plant Terrarium With Wooden Stand
If they have a green thumb, this unique terrarium will help them propagate plants or display freshly cut blooms in style.
Okay, hear us out on this one: Hops, which are flowers, are part of the beer brewing process. So, if you're still searching for the perfect gift for him, look no further than a monthly delivery of craft brews.
Thulisa Naturals Lavender Geranium Shower Steamers
Thulisa Naturals Lavender Geranium Shower Steamers
Not only will this set of four shower steamers turn her morning ritual into a spa-like experience, they're also scented with geranium — the symbolic flower of fourth anniversaries!
Impress her with this 3D card that pops open into a stunning (and everlasting) bouquet.
If she loves a DIY project, she can grow her own flowers with this beginner's kit. It comes with seeds, a glass vase, a soil-less growing mix and everything else she'll need to get growin'.
Florilegium: The Book of Plants
Adorn your coffee table with the ultimate Book of Plants. Each colorful page illustrates a different flower or plant.
We recommend buying two of these beautiful pressed-flower wine glasses — one featuring your birth month flower and one featuring your partner's. A match made in heaven!
Illustrator Tabitha Brown centers women and nature in her colorful works of art — shop her Etsy store to pick out a floral print that you think will speak to your spouse.
Christina Montoya Fiedler is a Los Angeles-based freelancer with over 15 years of experience writing for online publications. Her work can be seen in Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day, where she covers everything from gift guides to personal essays. She holds a B.A. in English from Chapman University and is working toward her Early Childhood Education teaching credentials.
Cailey Lindberg (she/her) is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience covering products, lifestyle, entertainment and food. Before joining Good Housekeeping in 2022, she was a staff writer at USA Today's shopping network, Reviewed.com.
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