2 years have passed since the day you were at the registry office. What wedding has come - everyone thinks. Two years from the date of the wedding is a paper or cotton wedding. This name was given to the two-year anniversary due to the fact that two years is not so much for life together. Paper represents the fragility of the relationship between spouses, but at the same time, this material is quite dense and flexible.
Paper Wedding Traditions
The most important tradition of the second year of marriage is writing letters. Spouses write small messages for each other. Typically, letters contain answers to questions such as “Why do I love my spouse?”, “What do I like about my spouse?”, “What are the most memorable moments in my two years of life?”
In some countries, spouses collect origami together - this personifies the complexity in relationships and their inconstancy. And in other states, spouses put money in shoes and perform a money dance. After all, they are already husband and wife for 2 years. What is a wedding without dancing?
How to celebrate a paper wedding?
It does not matter where the spouses celebrate 2 years of marriage, congratulations from family and friends can be obtained in a homely atmosphere, outdoors or in a restaurant.
The only important thing is how the celebration dedicated to two years of marriage will be decorated. The interior should be decorated with all kinds of paper balls and garlands, on the tables should be present paper napkins and paper figures.
At the request of the spouses, you can make a book in which guests will write down wishes and congratulations. For 2 years of marriage, congratulations should be sincere and contain only kind words. What to write, read in the following sections.
2 years of marriage: congratulations and tips for guests and honeymooners
The main idea of each congratulation for the spouses is the wish of the still fragile family to respect each other, appreciate the time spent together, and live in prosperity.
For guests who have been married for a long time, perhaps 2 years is an insignificant date, but for spouses it is already a deadline. During this time, they experienced a lot: getting used to each other, domestic and financial problems.
Here is an example of congratulations on 2 years of marriage (on behalf of the guest):
“Congratulations from the bottom of my heart on a two-year anniversary! I wish that every year the relationship between you becomes only warmer and more tender. Appreciate each other, value the time you spent together. Let your spouse be like air for you. Let the setbacks, disappointments and everyday life not spoil your wonderful relationship, but, on the contrary, unite your family even more. ”
A married couple should also say congratulations to each other for 2 years of marriage. Poetry to a husband or wife can not be written, but the warm words in prose are still worth saying. For example (an example is written to congratulate the husband, but can be replaced for the wife):
“My beloved husband! Congratulations on our beautiful, albeit small, date! Let only vivid memories and joyful moments remain on the sheets of the history of our family. Let these sheets be in multi-colored paintings, and let there be no mistakes and blots on them. Let us be our whole life a reliable support and faithful friends. ”
What is given for 2 years of marriage?
A married couple should be pleased not only with warm congratulations, but also with a nice present. For 2 years of marriage, congratulation is only part of the gift that helps to present it beautifully. But what should a married couple give for an anniversary?
The wedding is paper, which means the gift should be directly related to paper. A great gift is money.
But if you want to give a couple something original, then you can choose a gift from the following list:
- Book. It symbolizes the eternity of a relationship. The book may be about love, about psychology, or about something else. It is important that the couple is interested in reading it.
- Theater or movie tickets. A ticket is a paper medium, which means that it is great for the role of a gift.
- A trip to hot countries or on an excursion. After any wedding, you should go to rest - let the couple repeat their honeymoon and go on vacation for several days.
- A piece of interior. Paintings or various paper figurines are a wonderful gift. It will be appropriate to give a tablecloth, curtains or bed linen. After all, the wedding has another name - cotton.
- Any gift certificate. The main thing is that it be on paper.
The list did not include all the gifts, but the general idea of the present is this: the gift should be related to paper or cotton.