July: Ruby

Color: Red-Pink
Meaning: Vitality
Rubies symbolize wealth, wisdom, love, and passion. As a precious form of corundum, their deep red color comes from chromium. The most valuable rubies, known as pigeon-blood rubies, have a dark red with blue undertones. Highly prized and expensive, rubies are mined mostly in Africa today. Historically cherished for their beauty and believed to bring harmony, they make a perfect gift for the 15th, 40th, and 80th wedding anniversaries