Iron & Calla Lilies: Celebrating Your 6th Wedding Anniversary with Meaning

By the time you reach your 6th wedding anniversary, you have successfully moved past the initial honeymoon phase and settled into the rich, lived-in reality of a shared life. The traditional gifts associated with this milestone—iron in the United Kingdom and United States, and candy or iron in other traditions—offer a wonderfully grounded metaphor for a marriage that has weathered six years of life’s unpredictable weather.