The Silver Wedding is a great date for any married couple, celebrating their 25th year of marriage. Such an anniversary suggests that the couple lived together for a quarter of a century, dividing in half the hardships and joys, and this is just the beginning of the journey.
What is a Silver Wedding?
At the beginning of the relationship, the young family is still quite fragile, so the first in their joint years celebrate a chintz, paper, wooden wedding. But time is ticking. Later, zinc, copper and pewter weddings are celebrated. In the future, the relationship matures. Spouses learn to understand each other more. Therefore, on the 25th anniversary, it is the silver wedding that is celebrated, which, as it were, suggests that the union of the two spouses is soft, beautiful, noble and durable.
A strong family is worthy of great respect, so your gift should reflect the purity and strength of such family ties. A present can be both luxurious and symbolic, the main thing is that it brings joy and vivid impressions.
What to give for a silver wedding?
Silver is a precious metal that symbolizes strength, loyalty and the beauty of a relationship. It brings peace and protection to its owner, and also purifies everything it touches.
Silver rings will be a great gift on your 25th wedding anniversary. The spouses can exchange them during the celebration. The rings are worn on the middle or ring finger. Most often they are worn instead of wedding rings. But this issue should be discussed in advance, since only the closest people and relatives give rings. In addition, to make such a gift, you will need to know the size and preferences of the spouses.
For this anniversary, you can donate a silver coin issued in the year of your wedding a commemorative coin with a face value of 25. Remember that such a gift can be made to order.
Any silver jewelry: cufflinks, hairpin, chain, bracelets, key rings, earrings are also suitable as a present. You can give the spouses glasses, interior items, silverware, a tray, a candlestick, a photo frame, a clock, a pen. All these items can be decorated with commemorative engraving.
You don't have to give only silver on your 25th wedding anniversary. It is desirable that the gift bears a certain imprint of individuality. For example, you can donate a portrait of a married couple.
A bouquet of 25 flowers is also a rather original gift. These can be white or red roses, fragrant bright chrysanthemums or chamomile. Only the bouquet should not be yellow.
You can choose a good bottle of wine by decorating it with a photo of the couple or with a special sticker. In addition, a family portrait with children, and possibly even grandchildren, can become a present. You can also create a movie, a slideshow, an album of photos from the wedding and all the wonderful events that happened in the couple's family life.