3rd Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas | Leather Anniversary Gift Guide

Remember what I’ve told you about the anniversaries symbols? That they are changing from more unstable to more stable? Today I’m sharing 3rd wedding anniversary gift ideas incorporating leather as leather is the traditional symbol of year-number-3 celebration.

See, the gift options are literally endless when it comes to the 3rd year wedding anniversary themes. I really had to force myself to stop adding more and more 3rd wedding anniversary gift ideas here, in this post. So I’ve carefully made a selection and  -voila! – I hope you’ll find the perfect gift for the 3rd wedding anniversary occasion.  Check out the following great traditional gift ideas for the leather wedding anniversary.

** This following post contains some affiliate links. Despite that, the written in here is honest and based on my own opinion or/and experience, research and wish to share my findings with you!

3rd Anniversary Symbols

The three years of marriage are an important step in the marital relationship. Not only it became strong enough but also as flexible and durable as leather. Also, you know, leather is a stronger material than cotton (the 2nd wedding anniversary symbol) and obviously – the traditional theme of the 3rd wedding anniversary gift ideas.

The modern 3rd-anniversary gift is glass, which has its special beauty, yet fragility. Again – significant of a still young marriage.

• The third wedding anniversary traditional symbol is Leather – representing flexibility of a 3-years-old marriage.
• The color of the 3rd Anniversary is light brown – an earthy color that resonates with home, grounding, foundations, stability, warmth, and honesty.
  
• The traditional gemstone that celebrates the 3rd anniversary of marriage is Moonstone- the Lover’s Stone also used as a talisman for fertility, love, protection, and sleep.
  
• The 3rd Anniversary flower is the spirit-lifting Sunflower – The Sun Worshiper that symbolizes deep loyalty and constancy.
• The glass is a popular and modern 3rd Anniversary gift as an alternative to the leather gifts.

However, I’m only going to cover the traditional gifts so this post is (almost) all about leather. If you love the look, feel, flexibility, and durability of leather, this is the right read for you.

Enjoy!

Third Wedding Anniversary Gifts

Some ordinary leather gift ideas include:

• Gloves
• Belts
• Slippers
• Photo albums
• Handbags, wallets, or book bags
• Scrapbooks
• Passport holders
• Jackets
• Caps
• Briefcases or laptop computer cases
• Desk sets

Of course, I always opt for unique gift ideas so I’ve made a huge research to find some really cool (I could even call them ‘the best’) leather items for either husband, wife or both.

3rd Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas for Couples, Either Husband, or Wife

Let the happy couple know that you still love witnessing their love story with these 3rd-anniversary pair gifts:

# 1 Matching Leather Gifts for Couples

• Personalized Matching Leather Bracelets – get on Amazon

by BeGenuine Store

• Personalized His and Her’s Luggage Tags – get them on Etsy 

by LeatherWorksDesign

• Matching Couples Funny Leather jewelry bracelet Handcuffs for Couple ‘Partners in crime’ – get them from Etsy

by GalateaBohoJewelry

• Matching T-Shirts – get a pair of these funny tees for couples on Amazon

by Amazing Anniversary Wedding T-Shirt

# 2 Engraved on Leather  Gifts

Getting a framed photo or personalized art to cherish special moments is always a good option for a gift. But when thinking about the 3rd wedding anniversary gift ideas, why not go a step further and have those memories engraved on leather?

• Unique and one of a kind gift for the 3rd anniversary: Engraved Photo on real Leather using RARE Hand Drawn Pyrography Technique – get on Amazon

by LeatherPortraits

• First Dance Song Leather Engraving – get on Amazon

by Chudoff

# 3 Personalized Leather Home Accessories

Everybody needs (and use!) small home accessories. Like coasters (an everyday-use-item), cushions (for the cuddling moments), or trays (to store all jewelry bits like the wedding rings or other kinds of small stuff),  etc. When incorporating leather, they become perfect 3rd wedding anniversary gift ideas for the couples.

• Leather Coasters Personalized with Initials Carved in Heart and Wedding Date – get from Amazon

by ForeverMe Gifts

• 3rd Wedding anniversary Personalized Leather Tray with Initials & Wedding Year (Large Tray (7″x8″), Brown) – get from Amazon

by Paper Anniversary by Anna V

# 4 Memory Leather Gifts

Incorporating leather into memory gift items sounds like perfect for a 3rd wedding anniversary! Just look at these lovely photo albums – seems like a lot of fun while arranging the photos:

• Leather Anniversary Memory Booklet – get from Amazon

by Pillow & Toast

• Personalized handmade leather photo album for 3rd-anniversary gift photos in shabby chic style – get from Etsy 

by HeirloomLeathersmith

# 5 Leather Flower for The Celebrating Couple

• Leather Sunflower – get on Etsy via LeatherBlossoms shop

# 6 The Treats

There’s no party without treats. That’s it!

• Elegant 3rd Leather Wedding Anniversary 45 Piece Box Of Chocolates

3rd Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas for Him

Leather material (and topic) is so good to please any man. While the ladies have more colorful and creative options, men have a wider gift selection of leather items. Hooray!

# 1 Leather Greeting Card

• Leather Heart Anniversary Card for husband  – get from Etsy by ArtBySeezal

# 2 Leather Men Accessories

Quite possibly the easiest way to select a 3rd wedding anniversary gift for him is to search for men’s leather accessories. Again, there’s a huge list of options, but personalization is what would make your gift significant and unique. Like these leather travel accessories (as a symbol of your desire to continue the life journey together as a married couple) or simply everyday-use accessories.

• Personalized Toiletry Travel Bags – get from Etsy

by AuthorL

• Personalized Leather Belt – get from Etsy

 by WoodPresentStudio

• Third Wedding Anniversary Gift Leather Passport Holder with a custom note – get from Etsy

by Bramble And Beene 

# 3 The Leather Flower

Who said that women don’t get flowers for men?

• Leather Rose for Him- get from Etsy

by LeatherRosesandGifts

3rd Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas for Her

I’ve always considered leather as a quite manlish type of material. As I was looking for ideas, I noticed that women (as usual!) have more colorful leather gift options than guys.

# 1 The Leather Greeting Card

• Clean Card Incorporating Leather Heart for Her – get from Amazon

by TheDogsCollars

# 2  Creative Leather Jewelry

There are tons of variations of leather jewelry. From designer-inspired statement fringe necklaces to braided leather bracelets. All types of all sorts of leather jewelry. But I love the following pieces of leather jewelry (because they would fit almost any style of a woman look):

 Leather Necklace

• Beautiful Bohemian leather pearl lariat wrap necklace – 3rd (also 30th) wedding anniversary gift  – get from Etsy by TheRusticBohoChic

• Large leather Blue Rose Pendant  – get from Etsy.

by PolkawolfandMagpie

Leather Bracelet

• Adjustable Dandelion brown leather bracelet for her – get from Etsy.

by SomeMagic

(because the small Dandelion flower has a special symbolic meaning of  a long-lasting happiness and youthful joy, and getting dreams fulfilled)

• Custom moon phase personalized leather bracelet gift for her – get from Etsy.

by SomeMagic

(because The Moon is significant for this 3rd wedding anniversary as the Moonstone appears to be its special gemstone)

Leather Earrings

Leather earrings are pieces of art. This, in addition to the fact that earrings are one of the best gift ideas for women, make the leather earrings amazing and elegant gift for her on the 3rd wedding anniversary. Just look at them! So elegant!

->  dark blue leather & 952er silver leather earrings – get on Etsy by animoARTshop

-> fantastic gold leather semicircle earrings with black studs – get on Etsy by LinaColours

-> Green asymmetrical leather earrings – get on Etsy by gioiasjewelry

-> classy eye-catching earrings made from real leather in fantastic colors  – get on Etsy by CatsKnotsKnits

-> Metallic Bar Leather Earrings-Modern-Minimalistic-Simplistic-Gold-Silver-Platinum Rose Gold 3rd Wedding Anniversary Gift – get on Etsy by LentilDesigns (these metallic leather earrings in shades of gold are my favs)

If you are not sure about what shape to choose, read the post about the proper choice of earrings type according to the facial shape – it is promising helpful reading!)

# 3 Leather Accessories for Her Jewelry

There’s nothing better for woman’s heirloom jewelry than a beautifully designed and huge leather jewelry box.

• Kendal Huge Leather Jewelry Box – shop on Amazon by Kendal

# 4 Leather Accessories for Her Wrist

• On Trend: kate spade Pink IP and Vachetta Leather Scallop Touchscreen Smartwatch – shop on Amazon

by Kate Spade New York

• simple and quick Leather Wrapped Candles in 2 steps- tutorial via Uncommon Designs Online

• How to Make Trendy Leather Jewelry: 10 Tutorials to Try – via Craftsy

Alternative Leather Wedding Anniversary Gift Combos & Celebration Ideas

If your budget isn’t strictly limited, you can take your gifts to the next level and use the leather only as an accent making some wonderful and thoughtful gift combination.

Example 1:

Leather sports collectibles cost more, but the real sports fan would be thrilled to have a collectible with an authentic autograph from a favorite player. Guess what – all kinds of sports balls are made of….leather! Lucky you!

Example 2:

Take the passport of your beloved and put it in a leather passport holder. Give the passport holder with the passport inside and the travel tickets to a surprise destination in another country.

Example 3:

Concert tickets + Leather Day-planner – put the tickets on the right date, circle the hour and write down the plan for that date & hour like “9 pm -Gun’s n’Roses concert!”  (a versatile gift according to your budget – tickets to a movie, sports event, play or other kinds of experience gift would have the same effect)

Example 4:

Beautiful Swarovski jewelry put in a larger-than-usual jewelry box (of course, made of genuine leather)

Example 5:

The stylish kate spade wristwatch wrapped around a rare bottle of fine wine (great for the wine lovers)

Example 6:

Make a donation gift with purpose – all of the items from the UNICEF Market’s Leather Jewelry Collection are handmade and unique (made by artisans from all over the world), but most of all – they help UNICEF save and protect the world’s most vulnerable children across the world. Every gift you purchase helps save children’s lives. Check the full leather jewelry collection of UNICEF here.

Ways to Celebrate

When I hear ‘leather’there’s one specific thing that comes to my mind – boots and westerns. If you want to arrange a special celebration on the 3rd wedding anniversary, why not choose a western-themed party or evening together.

• western-themed party – use it as a theme for any props and dress code to throw a remarkable party together! Play on country songs, prepare some traditional western party meals. Sounds like fun! (get some great party ideas on Pinterest)
• a western-theme date night  – you can put on a western, listen to country love songs, cook up a nice traditional meal together or simply take out your western hat, put your boots and have fun at the local country club.

Final Thoughts

There you have it, a long list of fine, leathery items.  Unique and customizable gifts for all personal tastes, styles, and budgets. Plus some cool ideas about how to combine them. If you need even more inspiration, you can visit my Pinterest board dedicated to this special celebration.

Have a great leather anniversary!

Your Turn

If you are on your way to celebrate your 3rd wedding anniversary, which leather gift would you choose?

If your third wedding anniversary just passed, how did you celebrate it and what gifts did you exchange?

I’d love to hear your stories!