anniversaries

Celebrating the years spent together after the wedding is an old Russian tradition. Each celebrated anniversary becomes another stone in the strong foundation of the family. Any guest, going to celebrate the anniversary, should know what to give, and the heroes of the occasion should properly prepare the holiday. Let's remember all the wedding anniversaries with their names by year.

Only a year has passed since the marriage, but if the young people saved their families during this period, it is already worth something. Relations at the moment are still very thin, like chintz, they can break off at any moment, which is why it is so important to protect them.

The couple has been married for two years, and, most likely, they have already had a child, which is in many ways a test for the family. In the second year, the risk of divorce is still high, as the spouses only learned each other's habits and began to adapt to them. Relationships are like paper, tear easily.

The name of this anniversary speaks for itself - the family is becoming stronger. Spouses feel each other with their skin, understand perfectly and know how to adapt to each other. This anniversary is the first sign of strong family ties.

4 years of marriage: linen wedding

Linen is a very durable material. Here it acts as the fundamental material of relations. The characters and destinies of the spouses are intertwined with each other, like threads of flax in the canvas, it is already quite difficult to separate them. Linen, as an expensive material, also symbolizes the material wealth of the family, which by this time should already be decent.

So, the first round date is a wooden wedding. The family is compared to a tree - strong, tall, which has taken root in the ground and spread its branches. This means that the spouses have already got used to each other, made a family nest and had children. It is from this moment that we can talk about a serious, long-term relationship.

This first "metal" anniversary suggests that the relationship is already strong enough. However, cast iron can also be broken from a strong blow, so the family still needs to be careful. At this time, it's time to strengthen your home - it may be worth moving to a more spacious apartment or house.

6.5 years: zinc wedding

This anniversary is not celebrated by everyone. It does not have any special meaning, it is a kind of additional reason to meet with relatives and friends. On this day, you can sit in a restaurant or invite guests home for dinner.

Copper is a more valuable metal than cast iron. The relationship of the couple is strong, the prosperity in the house is good. In the old days, on this anniversary, the spouses gave each other copper coins, and today some adhere to this tradition.

8 years of marriage: tin wedding

8 years have passed since the marriage, and family relations are getting stronger. Now they are full of mutual understanding, support and warmth, and it is the tin that sparkles brightly in the sun that symbolizes them. During this period, you can make repairs in the apartment so that the relationship moves to a new level.

9 years of marriage: faience wedding

The ninth anniversary is quite a significant date. This period is a crisis for many couples, and some break up before this anniversary. Relationships are strong, but, like earthenware, they can crack, so they need to be protected with double strength.

10 years of marriage: pewter (pink) wedding

The second round date after the wedding is celebrated on a grand scale - the spouses order a banquet in a restaurant or arrange a big holiday at home (to whom the area allows), and guests come with gifts and in full dress. The tin anniversary says that the spouses have “grown” to each other and are not going to leave.

11 years of marriage: steel wedding

After 11 years of marriage, the couple should already have two children and their own home. Relationships are like steel - strong and shiny. Husband and wife support and appreciate each other in everything.

12 or 12.5 years of marriage: nickel wedding

It is allowed to celebrate this anniversary 12 or 12 and a half years after the wedding. The anniversary is celebrated in a narrow family circle. Spouses are given shiny nickel-plated items as a symbol of the strength and beauty of their relationship.

13 years of marriage: lace (lily of the valley) wedding

For spouses, this is a new round of relationships that are now as refined as lace and pure as lilies of the valley. During this period, you should especially pay attention to each other and your marriage.

14 years of marriage: agate wedding

If the couple lived to see this anniversary, it says a lot. Agate acts as a symbol of wealth, prosperity and well-being. This is the time when spouses develop, taking into account the characteristics of each other.

15th Wedding Anniversary: ​​Crystal Anniversary

Pairs that reach this threshold are considered very strong. Their relationship is like glass: just as transparent and pure. On this day, it is customary to give crystal and glass objects, and it is necessary to celebrate until someone breaks a crystal glass.

18 years of marriage: turquoise wedding

In some cases, this anniversary coincides with the coming of age of the couple's first child. In any case, this date means that relationships are playing in a new way, leaving stressful and crisis situations in the past. The couple have already raised children and enjoy life together.

20th Wedding Anniversary: ​​Porcelain Anniversary

The marriage is very strong at this point, unlike the dishes donated for the wedding, which, most likely, have already broken by this time. Therefore, on the twenty-year anniversary of marriage, it is customary to give expensive porcelain items.

21 wedding anniversary: ​​opal wedding

The relationship of the spouses has become as precious as this beautiful stone. Husband and wife present each other with opal products and celebrate the holiday with their closest people.

22 years of marriage: bronze wedding

Bronze is a material that can be easily melted. This also applies to spouses who know each other extremely well and know how to adjust at the right time. The fates of the spouses are already intertwined with each other like melting bronze.

23 years of marriage: beryl wedding

Beryl is a stone of greenish hues, strong and very beautiful. On this day, it is customary to give each other a piece of beryl jewelry and sit together at the festive table. 23 years of marriage is not considered a special anniversary, so noisy companies are useless.

24 wedding years: satin wedding

The satin anniversary is a symbol of the smoothness and beauty of the relationship of the spouses. Satin is also a very durable fabric, as are the bonds of marriage to this point. As a rule, people who do not love each other do not live to see such a date, which means that those who nevertheless celebrate this anniversary are worthy of applause.

25th Wedding Anniversary: ​​Silver Anniversary

This is the first "precious" anniversary of the spouses. The main feature of this date is that you can even mark it officially, in the registry office where you signed. Silver anniversary gifts should be expensive: silver items or at least silver plated.

26 years of marriage: jade wedding

Jade is a beautiful natural mineral. Its peculiarity is that it is extremely difficult to break it. It is the same with our spouses: having lived together for 26 years, they are unlikely to be able to part. This anniversary is celebrated in a narrow family circle, presenting gifts from jade.

27 wedding years: mahogany wedding

The name of this anniversary was given by mahogany - a noble expensive material. The guests are lucky - they don't have to guess what to give as a gift, because the name speaks for itself: they give mahogany products. The anniversary can be celebrated both in a limited circle and on a grand scale.

29 wedding years: velvet wedding

Velvet is a luxurious and delicate material. The couple crossed the line when the relationship was sorted out on emotions. Now they are more tolerant, calm and gentle. On the eve of a big anniversary, the velvet anniversary is celebrated modestly, in the family circle, or not celebrated at all.

Pearls are a symbol of perfection and beauty. Every year this stone becomes stronger, building up new layers. On the thirtieth wedding anniversary, it is customary for a husband to present his wife with a pearl necklace containing 30 stones as a symbol of each year lived in marriage. This big holiday is celebrated noisily at a rich dinner.

31 years of marriage: swarthy wedding

Such a strange name is explained by the fact that marriage is based on warm sunny relationships, which in 31 years have become “tanned” - strong and overcame a huge number of difficulties. Last year, the couple celebrated a silver wedding, so a swarthy wedding is not celebrated on a grand scale. You can sit with loved ones for a modest dinner.

32 years of marriage: copper wedding

Most couples do not celebrate this date, but you can celebrate with friends or family in a quiet circle. The bonds of marriage by this time become strong, like copper, which cannot be broken.

33 wedding years: stone wedding

Relations in marriage at this point are like a stone - they withstood a lot and smoothed out due to the fact that the spouses got used to each other. The figure is very symbolic, but it is not customary to celebrate such an anniversary. If you still decide to celebrate it, do it with your family or together.

34 years from the date of the wedding: an amber wedding

The name of the anniversary speaks for itself - the relationship is sunny, bright and happy. In ancient times in Russia, the bride was decorated with amber items on her wedding day, which were a symbol of a long and happy marriage. On the holiday, the spouses give each other amber products and modestly celebrate this date.

35th wedding anniversary: ​​coral (linen) wedding

Coral and canvas are very strong things, like the relationship of the spouses. This round date is celebrated cheerfully and noisily. The main color of this day is red, coral.

37 years of marriage: muslin wedding

Muslin is a fabric that was of great value in the old days. Husband and wife have built a family, love relationships for 37 years of marriage, and now they have moved to a new level, full of mutual understanding and tenderness.

38 years of marriage: mercury wedding

The anniversary received such an unusual name due to the comparison of the relationship of the “young” with the properties of mercury - flexibility and strength. 38 years is a serious period before which many couples break up. Spouses can be saluted for a saved marriage.

39 wedding years: crepe wedding

And again, fabric - crepe - is involved in the name of the anniversary. This is a very durable material, the threads of which are strongly intertwined with each other, like the fate of the spouses. It is symbolic to give products from this fabric on this date. The holiday is usually not arranged, but you can sit in a narrow company.

40th wedding anniversary: ​​ruby ​​wedding

Ruby is a beautiful gemstone that, in the context of wedding anniversaries, signifies love, passion, and consanguinity. On this anniversary, the spouses will have a special ritual - they must change their wedding rings for new ones, inlaid with rubies, and the old ones must be put in a box to pass on to their children and grandchildren.

44 years of marriage: topaz wedding

Topaz is one of the hardest gemstones and symbolizes the purity of relationships. Topaz jewelry or any blue or pink gifts are given for such an anniversary.

45 wedding years: sapphire (scarlet) wedding

Sapphire is a symbol of wisdom and patience. Spouses who have lived to see this anniversary can give advice to any “green” couple, as in sorrow, and in joy, live for so many years together. This is a big anniversary with many guests, many of whom have witnessed all the obstacles that have stood in the way of the couple during these long 45 years.

46 years of marriage: lavender wedding

Lavender has many symbolic meanings - it is both a very expensive product and a symbol of eternal youth. Now it’s hard to say why she is related to wedding traditions, but we can say with confidence that the couple’s relationship by the age of 46 has become calm and peaceful, like the effect of lavender.

47 wedding years: cashmere wedding

A cashmere wedding symbolizes the warm and cozy relationship between husband and wife. They are so used to each other that it is simply impossible to separate them. And the hypoallergenicity of cashmere is a symbol of the absence of the former irritation of the spouses to the habits and lack of each other.

48 years of marriage: amethyst wedding

Amethyst is an extremely strong stone, as is the marriage of our anniversaries. This is a family holiday to which you should not invite anyone. It is best for spouses to go on a date, remembering the old days and spend the evening with a glass of wine.

49 years of marriage: cedar wedding

Cedar is a giant tree, a symbol of patience, endurance and longevity. Only the strongest couples are able to live together for so many years and maintain tender feelings for each other. On the eve of a big wedding anniversary, this anniversary is not particularly celebrated, except perhaps in a narrow family circle.

50 years of marriage: golden wedding

“We wish the young couple to live until the golden wedding!” This was heard by every couple, and what good fellows those who celebrate this anniversary! Golden wedding - a kind of crown of marital relations. Half a century hand in hand through all the obstacles - not every couple can do it. This anniversary is celebrated on a grand scale, with many guests and a good table.

55 wedding years: emerald wedding

Emerald is a symbol of eternity and youth. Anniversaries are far from being young, and each new anniversary is a gift for them, because no one knows how many years of life are measured to whom. It is worth celebrating this date modestly, without noisy fun. The best gifts for anniversaries will be congratulations from the lips of great-grandchildren.

60 years of marriage: diamond (platinum) wedding

The relationship of the spouses is pure as a diamond. On this day, a husband gives his wife a diamond jewelry as a token of gratitude for 60 happy years of marriage. The most touching will be congratulations from children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, material gifts to the “young” are no longer really needed.

65 years of marriage: iron wedding

The iron relations of the anniversaries are such only on the outside, inside the spouses have incredible tenderness and gratitude for each other. Iron in the name of the anniversary means the departure of spouses from material values. Expensive gifts are no longer important for them, a gift is every day spent with each other and their family. This date of living together can only delight.

70 years of marriage: a blessed (grateful) wedding

75 years of marriage: crown wedding

For many couples, this anniversary becomes the last, therefore, according to tradition, if a couple has not been married before this time, it should do it now, so that even in heaven they remain inseparable. The 75th anniversary is celebrated in a restaurant, with a large banquet, but without much noisy dancing.

80 years of marriage: oak anniversary

Oak is the personification of strength and reliability, the steadfastness of the relationship between husband and wife. The couple, who lived to see this anniversary, deserved special attention and a quiet feast on this day.

100 years of marriage: red wedding

There are very few couples who survived this wedding. The most famous is the family from Azerbaijan, which managed to celebrate this anniversary. A century lived together is a whole feat worthy of the highest respect. A gift can be a chic bouquet of 100 roses or family values.

Our editors wish EVERY couple to celebrate a red wedding in the circle of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren! :-)