14th wedding anniversary gifts
The 14 year wedding anniversary gift is gold jewellery on the modern list, while ivory is the traditional name, and this guide recommends alternatives only. Every idea below swaps real ivory for gold, pearl, ivory-toned ceramics or a donation to elephant conservation, sorted into three Australian budgets with picks for her, for him, for the couple and from family.
What this anniversary symbolises
The fourteenth anniversary carries ivory on the traditional list, and the name is still how the year is known. What the name brings to mind is a pale, warm colour that softens to cream over time, and that is the part worth keeping. The material itself is another matter. Every source that covers this year now steers away from it: Bridebook UK suggests gold "given the ethical concerns", and the Australian retailer Eternity Rose calls ivory a poor choice because elephant numbers are falling.
So the year works best as a colour and a feeling rather than a substance. Ivory-glazed porcelain, cream linen, pearl and warm gold all carry the look with a clear conscience. Gold jewellery is the modern gift, and Bridebook UK moves gold into the traditional slot as well, so leading with gold puts you on firm ground with both lists. When Freddie Met Lilly, an Australian retailer, adds pearl jewellery, cashmere, a hotel getaway and an elephant-conservation donation to the options.
Fourteen years is a long way in, past the early milestones and one short of the fifteenth, so the gift can be a considered one. For her, gold or pearl jewellery is the clear lead. For him, a gold signet ring, gold cufflinks or a cashmere scarf in a cream shade. For the couple, a night away or ivory-glazed dinnerware for the table. A family gift can be a donation in the couple's name to an elephant conservation group, with a card that explains the choice.
Traditional gift: Ivory
Ivory is the traditional name for the fourteenth anniversary, but no idea on this page uses it. Keep the colour and leave the material alone. Ivory-glazed mugs and bowls, cream silk or linen and pearl all carry the pale, warm tone the year is named for. A donation to elephant conservation in the couple's name turns the old theme into a gift for the animals it once came from, and it pairs well with any of the other ideas here.
Modern gift: Gold jewellery
Gold jewellery is the modern fourteenth anniversary gift and the easiest one to get right. Pandora Australia lists 14k gold-plated personalised necklaces at about $49 to $150 and a solid 14k gold cable chain at about $600, and Michael Hill 10kt yellow gold diamond bar studs are about $499 at The Iconic. Pick a piece that will be worn every day over one saved for occasions.
- Traditional
- Ivory
- Modern
- Gold jewellery
- Name
- Ivory anniversary
UK lists: gold
In Australia: When Freddie Met Lilly, an Australian retailer, suggests cream-coloured dishes, pearl jewellery, cashmere, a hotel getaway or an elephant-conservation donation for the fourteenth, and Shiels leaves the year off its list altogether.
Gift ideas by budget
Under $50 (AUD)
Donation to elephant conservation
A gift in the couple's name to an elephant conservation group, at whatever amount suits, with a card explaining why it marks the ivory year.
Cream photo book of fourteen years
Snapfish lists photo books at an RRP of $45.95, often far lower on sale, enough for a cream-covered album of the marriage so far.
Cream silk eye mask or pillowcase
A small piece of cream silk that keeps the colour of the year and gets used every night.
Cream linen pocket square
A pale linen square for a jacket pocket, a low-key way for him to wear the year's colour at the anniversary dinner.
$50 to $200 (AUD)
Mud Australia mug in Milk
Mud sells its Mug Round for about $82; pick the pale Milk glaze and the porcelain carries the ivory look with no ethical catch.
Pandora 14k gold-plated personalised necklace
About $49 to $150 at Pandora Australia, the modern gold gift engraved with initials or the wedding date.
Freshwater pearl studs
Pandora Australia lists freshwater pearl studs at about $129, a cream-toned classic that When Freddie Met Lilly names as an ivory alternative.
Cream cashmere scarf
A cashmere scarf in an ivory or oatmeal shade, the soft alternative When Freddie Met Lilly suggests for this year.
$200 and up (AUD)
Kailis Harbour pearl pendant
One Australian South Sea pearl on a sterling silver chain, from about $1,125 at Kailis, the Western Australian pearl house.
Michael Hill yellow gold diamond bar studs
The 10kt yellow gold bar studs are about $499 at The Iconic, gold for the modern list with a little sparkle.
Solid 14k gold chain
Pandora Australia's solid 14k gold cable chain is about $600, plain enough to suit either of them and worn without taking it off.
Blue Mountains midweek escape
RedBalloon's anniversary range has listed a Blue Mountains midweek escape at about $279, the hotel getaway the fourteenth suits.
Quick picks by recipient
For her
- Cream silk eye mask or pillowcase
- Pandora 14k gold-plated personalised necklace
- Freshwater pearl studs
For him
- Cream linen pocket square
- Cream cashmere scarf
- Solid 14k gold chain
For the couple
- Donation to elephant conservation
- Mud Australia mug in Milk
- Blue Mountains midweek escape
For parents
- Donation to elephant conservation
- Cream photo book of fourteen years
What to write in the card
- Fourteen years, and you still feel like the best decision I ever made. Happy anniversary.
- Happy fourteenth to you both. We made a donation to protect elephants in your name, which felt like the right way to mark the ivory year.
- Fourteen years of gold-standard love. Happy anniversary, darling.
- To the two of you on your fourteenth: one year off fifteen and still each other's favourite company.
- You are my pearl, fourteen years on and counting. Happy anniversary.
More wording by recipient and milestone is in our anniversary messages and wishes.
What to avoid
- Anything sold as real ivory, old or new. This guide recommends alternatives only, and so does every source it draws on.
- Pieces described only as "ivory style" when the seller will not say what they are made of. Buy from someone who names the material.
- Gold-plated rings for daily wear. Plating on a ring worn every day can wear through, so choose solid gold there and keep plate for necklaces and occasional pieces.
- Elephant ornaments with no link to conservation. If you go elephant-themed, pair the ornament with a donation so the gift means something.
Ways to celebrate
- Book a night away for the hotel getaway the fourteenth calls for, close enough that the time goes on each other rather than the drive.
- Set the anniversary table in cream and gold, with ivory napkins, gold candles and the good plates.
- Visit a zoo or wildlife park together and make the elephant conservation donation the same day.
- Choose one photo from each of the fourteen years and frame the best of them in gold.
- Take the original rings to a jeweller to be cleaned and checked before the anniversary dinner.
14th anniversary questions
Gold jewellery is the modern gift for a 14 year wedding anniversary, and ivory is the traditional name for the year. This guide does not recommend real ivory: lead with gold, or with an alternative such as pearl, ivory-toned ceramics or a donation to elephant conservation.
Bridebook UK goes further and lists gold as the traditional gift too, citing the ethical concerns around ivory.
Ivory sits on the American traditional list for the fourteenth, and many Australian retailers republish that list. Sources now steer away from it: Eternity Rose suggests elephant-themed gifts, and When Freddie Met Lilly suggests cream-coloured dishes, pearl jewellery, cashmere, a getaway or an elephant-conservation donation.
Gold jewellery. Eternity Rose and Bridebook UK both give gold jewellery as the modern fourteenth anniversary gift, from a plated personalised necklace to solid gold studs or a chain.
Not one that Australian lists agree on. Shiels leaves the fourteenth out of its list entirely, so there is no settled gemstone for the year. Pearl or gold makes a safer choice than chasing a stone the lists dispute.
Look to the Broome pearl houses. Kailis lists its Harbour pendant, set with an Australian South Sea pearl, from about $1,125, Paspaley keshi pearl studs start at about $1,580, and Cygnet Bay sells locally grown pearls with a provenance guarantee and lets buyers choose a loose pearl. Prices were seen in October 2026, so check before you buy.
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