Ten years married is the tin anniversary. Tin is what Debrett's British list gives for year ten. Many lists give aluminium alongside it, the modern list says diamond jewellery, and the flower is the daffodil.
It's the first double-figure anniversary, so it tends to get more fuss than the years around it. This page shows how the different answers fit together, and what to do with a material as plain as tin.
Tin, and why aluminium is allowed
On Debrett's list the tenth is tin and the eleventh is steel. Debrett's even picks tin as its example of an unpromising material, one that asks you to find a creative way to use it.
Aluminium turns up as the alternative on many gift lists, written as "tin and aluminium" or "tin or aluminium". If tin feels too much like a biscuit box, aluminium is a fair swap.
The modern answer: diamond jewellery
The modern list gives the tenth as diamond jewellery. American jewellers drew that list up in 1937, which explains a lot. It's a big jump in budget from tin, and you don't have to follow it.
Debrett's calls the whole list "merely a suggestion". Pick the answer that suits the two of them and their budget, and don't worry about the other one.
What to give for a 10th anniversary
For tin, think of things that last: a pewter piece, a keepsake tin filled with photos or notes from the ten years, or a candle in a tin for a night in. For the flower, a bunch of daffodils does the job when they're in season.
Our answer is their own photo printed on metal. The picture is printed edge to edge on a frameless 3 mm aluminium panel, so it covers the alternative material and goes on the wall, not in a drawer.
The 10th anniversary gift page has more ideas, with budgets. Five years back is the wood anniversary, and the next milestone after ten is silver at 25.
Where these facts come from, all checked on 23 October 2026. Tin and steel: Debrett's. Aluminium: anniversarygifts.co.uk, werenotonabreak.com and anniversaryideas.co.uk. Diamond jewellery and the daffodil: werenotonabreak.com and anniversaryideas.co.uk. The 1937 date: Wikipedia. The King's message: GOV.UK.
