26 Best 5th Anniversary Gifts: Wood and Silverware Ideas

A watch is the most worn wood anniversary gift there is. This one pairs a wood bezel and band with a working chronograph and date, so he gets a real dress watch, not a novelty, and a reminder of year five on his wrist at every meeting.

If your fifth anniversary falls in spring or summer, walnut-temple sunglasses are a light, fun wood gift. The polarized lenses make them genuinely useful on the drive to wherever you are celebrating, and they fit her just as well if you want to share.

Pair this espresso-finish watch box with the wood watch above, or give it alone to the husband whose watches pile up on the dresser. The drawer underneath takes cufflinks and spare straps, and it costs under $20.

After five years you know exactly which keys and wallet go missing every morning. This wooden dock gives his phone, watch, glasses and wallet one place to land and charges the phone overnight, which ends that daily hunt.

The six kinds of wood chips are what make this a wood anniversary gift, and the smoked old fashioned is what makes it fun. Use the two glasses for your own anniversary nightcap the evening you give it.

Five years of birthday and holiday jewelry adds up. This four-layer wooden box with a mirror and necklace hooks gives her collection a proper home and makes room for whatever you give her at year ten.

A carved wooden rose is the five-year version of the bouquet you bought on your first dates, except this one will still be on the shelf at your tenth. Under $25, it is our top small pick and a perfect companion to a bigger gift or a handwritten letter.

For a partner whose favorite hour of the week is a long bath, this expandable bamboo tray holds a glass of wine, a book and a phone across the tub. Give it with a bath bomb and an evening off from bedtime duty.

A wooden wick that crackles like a fireplace is a clever, inexpensive way to hit the wood theme. Light it at the anniversary dinner; the amber and musk scent will remind you both of the night every time it burns afterward.

Our top pick for couples who love to host. Engrave it with your last name and wedding date, and this acacia board with slate, knives, dip bowls and a wine opener becomes the centerpiece of every gathering in the home you have built over five years.

If wine bottles are lying sideways in a cabinet, this wavy wooden rack holds a dozen on the counter. Fill a few slots with a bottle from your wedding year or your honeymoon region before you give it.

An acacia tray with handles is the setup for breakfast in bed on the anniversary morning. It costs about $15, and it keeps working long after the day as a tray for coffee on the patio.

Each bowl is handmade in Hawaii, so the grain is unique, much like a marriage at year five. It is a serving piece that improves with oiling and use and will still be on the table at family dinners decades from now.

A matched pair suits an anniversary nicely. For a couple who cooks dinner side by side, these acacia mills replace the plastic grinders from the grocery store and get used every single night.

Silverware is the modern 5th anniversary gift, and five years in, many couples are still using a jumble of forks from their old apartments. Service for eight makes hosting a holiday dinner easy, and it is a smart gift from parents to a couple at this milestone.

A real wood chess board with hand-carved pieces invites a weekly game instead of another night of scrolling. The magnetic pieces and folding board travel well, so it can come along on the anniversary trip.

Cribbage is one of the best two-player card games ever made and a favorite with couples who learned it from grandparents. This wooden board stores its pegs and two decks inside, so it lives on the coffee table ready for a quick game.

Doing a puzzle together is a quiet date night that needs no babysitter. This layered wooden jigsaw has animal-shaped pieces and finishes as a sunset forest you can hang, a nice record of the evening you spent on it.

Hide the real present inside this 32-step wooden maze box, whether it is concert tickets, a note or earrings. The gift becomes a game, and the box stays on the desk as a souvenir of the anniversary.

For the partner who likes building things, this glue-free plywood dragon takes an evening to assemble and then moves at the press of a button, revealing a secret compartment. Leave a folded anniversary note inside for them to find.

Our top splurge for couples who travel. Hang this layered wood map, pin the places from your first five years and leave the rest as a to-do list for the next five. It turns the wood anniversary into a statement piece for the living room.

Engrave the wedding date on the lid and fill it before you give it: the first card you exchanged, ticket stubs, a honeymoon postcard. It becomes the place you keep adding to for the next five years.

Queue up your first dance song over Bluetooth on this wood-finish radio as they open it. Afterward, it plays the morning AM station in the kitchen, with an amber dial that looks great on a shelf.

Pack this willow basket with the wooden lid for an anniversary picnic at the spot where you got engaged. The gift is the afternoon as much as the basket, and it keeps coming out every summer after.

Each of you writes your name on one of the two puzzle pieces, and they lock together on a small wooden plaque. At under $10 with a card included, it works as a sweet extra alongside a larger gift.

Engraved with 2021-2026 and 'Happy 5th Wood Wedding Anniversary,' this crystal heart goes on the tree each December. It is a thoughtful under-$10 gift from family or friends who want to mark the couple's milestone.