A three year anniversary is one worth celebrating! The honeymoon phase is over and you have likely begun building a life together as a couple and a family. If this means you have less to spend on an anniversary celebration this year, that’s ok! We have plenty of 3 year anniversary gifts on this list that are inexpensive but communicate your love.
If you’re planning to pull out all the stops and want more expensive presents – those are on this list, too! We’ve covered gift ideas for all types of couples at all price points, so you’re sure to find something here your spouse will love.
40 Best 3rd Anniversary Gift Ideas
Celebrate your third anniversary with one of these 3rd anniversary gifts!
Men's Slimfold Leather Wallet
Wallets make sentimental yet practical 3rd anniversary gifts! This one features a slim design, is made from 100% leather, and comes in several colors. Since leather is a traditional 3rd anniversary symbol, this would be a great present for him!
Leather Bracelet with Stainless Steel Closure
This simple leather bracelet can be worn every day as a reminder to your husband or wife of the three years of wedded bliss you’ve spent together! Even better, buy two – one for each of you to wear.
Leather Jewelry Organizer
A leather jewelry organizer makes a beautiful gift for her to will help her organize her accessories. This case comes with removable trays for rings and earrings, and a place for necklaces and bracelets. If you want to up the ante, a piece of jewelry to go in the organizer is never a bad idea, either…
Date Night Subscription Box
It can be hard to have regular date nights out! This Date Night Subscription Box includes games, exercises, playlists, candles, and other ideas for a relationship-building night at home together. It’s a great option, especially if you, as a young couple, are trying to save money for the future.
Women’s Leather Shoulder Bag
A beautiful leather bag makes a great anniversary gift for her! This one is made of cowhide leather and can hold a 12.9-inch device like an iPad, a water bottle, and much more. It also has other pockets so she can organize her stuff and carry it all around looking chic.
Fine Crystal Pinot Noir Glasses
These gorgeous wine glasses are a classy way to celebrate three years together! The glasses are shaped to bring out the flavor of Pinot Noir wines perfectly. Between the shape of the glasses and the quality of the crystal, these are a lovely addition to a china and glassware collection.
Leather Coasters
Leather coasters are 3 year anniversary gifts that will both protect your furniture and be a symbol of your anniversary! They’re also an inexpensive gift to commemorate a special event…but let you save some money for building a life together.
Vows Letterpress Art Print
Preserve your vows forever, and remind yourselves of the words you said that day with this wall art. The hanging features your vows, written in a font and color theme of your choosing. You can also add your names and the date you were married at the bottom. It’s a truly unique, special piece you can pass on to your children.
Personalized Leather Cufflinks
Leather cufflinks are understated 3rd anniversary gifts for a husband to wear to work or when otherwise dressed up. These can be personalized with a monogram, or other letters that are important to him – perhaps both of your first initials and the initial of your last name.
Premium Buffalo Leather Dopp Kit
A toiletry kit like this one is a great way to celebrate a 3rd anniversary with leather and to plan for all the exciting travel you’ll do together! The interior is water-resistant and has plenty of room for shampoo, lotion, shower gel, and other toiletries.
Glass Jewelry Box
Glass and crystal are modern 3rd anniversary gifts, and this jewelry box is a beautiful way to commemorate the occasion! The gold finish makes this an elegant piece, and the glass means she can see her jewelry without opening the box. This also makes the jewelry part of the decor.
Glass Cake Stand with Dome
A glass cake stand is another way to incorporate glass into 3 year anniversary gifts. It will also get plenty of use in the years ahead as you celebrate birthdays and other special family occasions. In fact, you could present this present with a cake already on the stand for a special treat!
Leather Journal
If your spouse is a journaler, this leather journal is the perfect 3rd anniversary present! They can jot down their thoughts each day, or chronicle parts of your relationship, or note special adventures you have together. It’s a beautiful way to preserve memories!
Sparkling Wine
Sparkling wine is an appropriate gift regardless of the anniversary! This is a sparkling red wine with raspberry, blackberry, and pomegranate. It’s a unique, interesting wine for a unique, interesting couple!
3D Anniversary Pic
Celebrate your anniversary with a gorgeous 3D crystal picture of the two of you on your wedding day! This crystal picture comes with a lighting option and is available in several sizes. It’s decor that’s sure to be a focal point in your living room, bedroom, or office.
Waterproof Canvas & Leather Weekend Bag
Travel items and accessories that will get used for years to come make wonderful 3 year anniversary gift ideas! This leather and canvas duffel bag is sturdy, with plenty of interior and exterior pockets for organizing things. You may want one for each of you!
Genuine Pearl Necklace
Pearls are the traditional jewelry given for 3rd year anniversary gifts, and this necklace is an interesting twist on a standard pearl necklace. The zigzag design makes this gorgeous collar necklace a unique piece to wear!
Leather Photo Album
A leather photo album fits with traditional 3 year anniversary gifts and is a great way to preserve your times together! This album can hold a variety of sizes of pictures and includes 20 sheets for 40 pages of photos.
Personalized Family Canoe Art
If you’re an adventurous family, show that off with this canoe full of custom characters that look like all of you! Whether you’re celebrating your third anniversary as a family of two or you have a larger family, you can get a customized picture drawn showing all of you canoeing together. And yes, your fur babies can be included, too!
Monogram Five-Piece Decanter Set
Celebrate with glass by giving this monogrammed set of four cocktail glasses, plus a decanter! The decanted holds 34 ounces, while the glasses each hold 10 ½ ounces of liquid. The set can be engraved with one initial, making the hand-blown glass cocktail set a lovely gift for the two of you.
Sunflower Bouquet
Sunflowers are the traditional flowers for a 3rd year anniversary and this cheery bouquet is a great way to celebrate! It comes with several colors of sunflowers, along with other bright flowers in either a wicker vase or blue mason jar. You also get a wall hanging featuring sunflowers.
Pearl Earrings with Diamonds
These pearl studs are set off by four small diamonds, one on each corner. They’re gorgeous earrings that she can wear with a formal outfit, or jeans and a t-shirt and she’ll look stunning either way! But you knew that already…
Custom Home Portrait
Celebrate your first home, apartment, or condo together with this framed portrait. You can choose a drawing or letterpress art, plus pick from a variety of frames. The address of your first place together can be printed on the bottom of the picture as well.
Whiskey Wedge and Glass
Give this unusual whiskey glass to someone who appreciates a fine spirit. The design of this glass makes an ice slope that chills the drink to perfection without any dilution, thanks to a silicone mold. It’s sure to be a favorite glass for a whiskey connoisseur.
Stainless Steel and Leather Watch
Commemorate the passage of time with this classic-looking men’s watch. The brand Fossil invoked the 60s with a symmetrical style, a dark blue watch face, and a charming leather strap. The watch is water resistant to 50m. Fossil also offers complimentary engraving at any of their stores, so you can add a special message for your beloved.
3rd Anniversary Card
You may choose to forgo big 3rd anniversary gifts for many reasons – perhaps you’re saving up for a large purchase, or for travel, or perhaps you are giving a gift and simply want a card to go with it. This is a perfect third anniversary card for your significant other! Be sure to write your own meaningful message on the inside, along with the printed message already on the card.
Burnished Leather Gloves
These leather gloves are a beautiful present, regardless of the occasion! They’re fleece-lined for extra warmth, and the leather means they’ll go just as perfectly with a suit as with a more casual outfit.
Pearl Hair Clips (18pcs)
Invoke the idea of giving pearls for a 3rd anniversary without breaking the bank with these adorable hair clips! There are 18 different clips, from delicate bobby pins to large hair ornaments. She’s sure to find a style to go with just about every outfit from among these clips!
Personalized Bourbon Barrel Flight with Glasses
These whiskey glasses are crafted to let the aromas and taste of your whiskey hit just right. It comes with a flight slab made from a reclaimed bourbon barrel that can be personalized – either with an actual distillery name, or with your own last name for a fun twist.
Women’s Leather Biker Jacket
If you want to get her a super-stylish anniversary present she’ll have for years, this AllSaints moto jacket hits the mark. The leather is butter-soft, the detailing is silver, the pockets are slanted…it all adds up to a classic biker-chic look that never seems to go out of style.
Leather Tool Roll Up Pouch
Keep a variety of tools in this leather tool roll. It’s sized for small to medium hand tools such as chisels, wrenches, pliers, Allen wrenches, or other mid-sized tools. You could also use this wrap to corral a certain kind of tool, like those used for leatherwork.
Personalized Constellation Map
A truly unique way to mark your wedding day, this map shows where the constellations were on the day you got married. You can add your names and the location where you were married at the bottom of the map, then frame and hang this for a truly special piece of wall art in your home.
Tom Ford Ombre Leather Cologne
If you want to celebrate a leather anniversary but don’t want to purchase anything made of actual leather, try this Tom Ford cologne instead. Ombre Leather has notes of jasmine, leather, patchouli, and amber and could become a favorite scent for years.
Basic Leather Craft Starter Kit
Learn something new and celebrate a third anniversary with this leather craft kit! It contains all the tools, pieces, and instructions for creating five projects together. The leather parts are pre-cut to make that part of the process easier, and you’ll finish with five pieces that can actually be used around the house.
First Dance Song Leather Engraving
Commemorate your first song with this engraving made just to celebrate a third anniversary! The lyrics to your song can be engraved on leather, in the shape of a heart, with your names engraved underneath.
Gourmet Dinner Subscription Box
Celebrate three years with a night in the kitchen together! This subscription box comes with everything you need for a delicious pasta dinner, made with artisan pasta and all-natural sauce. Pair this with a nice bottle of wine and you’ll have a lovely celebration.
Lace & Satin Chemise
Sometimes it’s fun to celebrate with something sexy! This lace and satin chemise is a sweet design that’s both comfy and a little saucy. It comes in either black or white, for a little variety.
Digital Photo Frame
You’ve already had – and will continue to have – many magical memories together! Preserve them and share them all with this photo frame. Simply pick an email address and connect it to this frame, and any pictures you email to that address will automatically be uploaded.
Stripe Cotton Bathrobe
She can relax around the house in this cheerful green and white striped robe, with an orange and pink accent belt. The cotton-terry fabric means she’ll dry quickly after a shower, and will be comfortable and warm anytime she wears the robe.
Heart Snapshot Mix Photo Art
This collage of pictures makes a beautiful framed piece of art for your walls. Collect pictures from the last three years of married life, and put them in this sweet heart-shaped collage to give your significant other on your anniversary. Let them know there’s no one you’d rather be on this crazy ride with!