According to some source, the official gift for a 30th wedding anniversary is the pearl. The pearl represents honesty and wisdom. But honestly, what would be a smarter gift than a crokinole party? The Griggs Courier of Griggs County North Dakota, on Friday April 30, 1897 splashed the following story on its front page. Now that I know what I’m doing for my 30th, my wife will be so impressed , I’ll probably never need to get her another gift again.