How to choose a wedding anniversary gift
Each family has a birthday, whichit is customary to celebrate from year to year. Some dates are celebrated magnificently, collecting all the guests who were at the wedding, and others - quietly in the family, enjoying peace and romance. Almost every date has its own name, which dictates the whole subject of the event. Let's see what traditions exist and how to choose the right gift for the anniversary of the wedding.
The rule is this: the first 10 years the family celebrates the wedding day every year, and then it is customary to collect guests only for round dates - every five years.
Calico wedding - a family of 1 year old
It is believed that the couple is still a newly-married couple, because they still get used to and get to know each other. It is customary to give bed linens, napkins, towels, summer clothes made of chintz.
Paper wedding - the family 2 years old
Paper is easy to crumple, burn, tear. And the family is still young, fragile - hence this symbolism. It is accepted to give books, it is possible on housekeeping for women and reference books for men. Another great gift - paintings and reproductions.
Leather wedding - to the family 3 years old
Now the marriage becomes stronger and the relationship is more flexible, so this association is with the skin. A gift for the anniversary of the wedding: shoes, belt, hair clip or brooch made of leather, kortmone or purse.
Linen wedding - to the family 4 years old
Previously, flax was a symbol of prosperity, sohe was appointed the symbol for the fourth anniversary: during this time the family managed to become financially secure, children were born. As a gift presented with products from flax: beautiful tablecloths, bedspreads, sheets.
Wooden wedding - for a family of 5 years
It was believed that by this time the couplethere is a house, and the date itself - a certain boundary. If before the symbols were soft materials, then now the union becomes really strong. A gift for a wooden wedding needs to be selected, of course, from wood: housekeepers, figurines, boxes.
Cast-iron wedding - to family of 6 years
The main tradition of this anniversary - a demonstration of the economy and accuracy of his wife. For public inspection put out cleaned cast-iron dishes, because cast iron requires constant care.
Give cast-iron utyatnitsy, frying pans, kazany.
Copper wedding - family 7 years old
Seven has always been a magical number that brings good luck. "Seven" is embedded in the very word "family". According to custom, the husband and wife exchange copper coins to keep their family happy.
Tin wedding - to the family of 8 years
A gift for the anniversary of the wedding - products from tin, useful in everyday life: trays, coasters, baking dishes.
Earthen wedding - a family of 9 years
For this date there is a cheerful tradition: the spouses must necessarily break a couple of cups and plates in a sign that all previous disputes and quarrels are forgotten forever. And gifts? Of course, dishes.
Pink (or tin) wedding - a family of 10 years
This is the first round anniversary, and it is celebratedis very lavish: in fact, another wedding is being arranged. The symbol of the anniversary is all pink: flowers, wine, decoration of the hall. Gifts, too, are wrapped in pink paper.
Glass (or crystal) wedding - family 15 years old
This is a long enough period of family life. Behind the quarrel and crises, relations now become transparent, but still very fragile. A gift for the anniversary of the wedding - any items made of glass and crystal: dishes, figurines, souvenirs.
Porcelain wedding - a family of 20 years
Porcelain is already a real value, like a family that has crossed its twenty-year mark. The most popular present on this day is porcelain cups and saucers.
Silver wedding - to the family of 25 years
The couple have lived together for a quarter of a century, so their relationship and feelings are similar to this elegant precious metal. The tradition of this anniversary is to exchange rings again, this time with silver rings.
Pearl wedding - family 30 years old
If the family has lived to this jubilee, it will never disintegrate. A gift, of course, is a precious thing - products made from natural pearls.
Coral wedding - the family of 35 years old
This is a beautiful and romantic date, which is usually given to give coral beads.
Ruby wedding - a family of 40 years
A truly precious union, so a gift for a ruby wedding is a ring with a ruby, red and sparkling, like the heart of lovers.
Gold wedding - to the family of 50 years
So half a century has passed since the wedding. It is a great happiness to live to such a date, and to meet her together, hand in hand with a loving and beloved person. On this day, the spouses re-exchange rings and vows, in order to live the same together for the next half-century.
