Wedding is a joyful event. This is the birthday of a young family. This is the first joint holiday, which must be celebrated annually. After all, every day is not only joy, but also work. Therefore, each anniversary is a significant achievement of the family, which requires a special attitude.
You can make a spouse a DIY gift for your
wedding anniversary, or you can buy a small souvenir in the store - it all depends on your desire and abilities.
The first years of a young family
So, you have been together for a whole year, or 365 days. This is not so small, because during this time you managed to quarrel and make peace, together you started to housekeeping and relax together. This first anniversary is called a "chintz wedding." Before, the bride was given a chintz dress, and her husband was given a shirt. But any materials are suitable - you can give bedding, a set of towels, curtains, pillows, and a tablecloth.
After a two-year life together comes the “paper wedding”. If you want to make a DIY gift for your wedding anniversary, then an ordinary greeting card, origami, or photo album, designed independently. You can present a picture or a concert ticket. This anniversary is convenient in that you can give the heroes of the occasion an envelope with money, which is also paper.
3 years of a happy life is a “leather” or “wheat wedding”. It is quite difficult to make a DIY wedding anniversary gift, so any leather goods are suitable: shoes, purses, gloves, and possibly leather furniture.
4 years of joint happiness - this date has 3 names: “linen”, “amber” or “wax wedding”. The best wedding anniversary gift is an icon made of amber. Any linen products (bedding, tablecloth, clothes, napkins or curtains) are also suitable. Any amber products will be appropriate.
5 years - the first round anniversary
This is a "wooden wedding." Here, the choice of gifts is almost unlimited. For those who want to make a wedding anniversary gift with their own hands, you can advise, for example, to make a wooden spoon or wooden jewelry. Such a gift will remain in the family for a long time, recalling the first anniversary of living together.
A “cast-iron” or “sugar wedding” comes after 6 years of a happy life together. Cast iron pans and pots are usually chosen as a gift, and if a couple has their own house, you can present cast-iron grates to windows or a grate for a fireplace.
The next wedding anniversary is 7 years. Gifts for a “copper” or “wool” date can be selected from copper products (samovar, horseshoe, any dishes, jewelry), or from woolen ones. A good DIY wedding anniversary gift is woolen socks or a sweater. They will give warmth and comfort to their owner.
The eighth anniversary of a happy life together was called a tin wedding. Mostly generally accepted gifts are tea sets, chocolates, packed in a tin box. The dishes are also suitable: tray, ladle, pan.
9 years is a “faience” or “chamomile” date. For such an event, paired figures made of faience and a bouquet of daisies are perfect. As a rule, this date becomes a turning point in the relationship, having survived that, the spouses become closer to each other.
10 years - “tin” anniversary
This date must be celebrated with relatives and witnesses who were present on the day of the wedding. As a gift, any pink souvenir, tin cutlery is suitable.
10 years from the day of the wedding rush like a blink of an eye, and every second must be appreciated and remembered. More than one anniversary awaits the family, and many happy moments are yet to come.