Have you ever wondered why 25 years of marriage began to be called a silver wedding? It's simple: remember that the very first wedding anniversary is called chintz. This means that at this stage the couple’s feelings are still not very strong and reliable. A chintz is a cloth, or, in other words, a rag that can tear at any moment. Each year, lived together, only strengthens feelings, and the union becomes stronger and more indestructible, therefore, all subsequent anniversaries bear more solid names. And 25 years is more than a decent period, absolutely worthy to bear the name of this noble metal.
Since this is a silver wedding, gifts and congratulations to the young must also be worthy. Do not be lazy and choose the best, corresponding to the moment, toasts and kind words for this significant date. As for gifts, then, of course, silver products will be most preferable. Traditionally, the guests are given spouses silverware, table silver. But you can present something original, unusual.
What other gifts for a silver wedding can I make? For example, a silver-plated wall clock or a set of silver glasses. On the latter, it will be appropriate to engrave with the wishes. Also, you can add a bouquet of 25 roses for the “bride” to the main gift. If the family has photographs (and a lot of them have probably gathered for 25 years) or some kind of video material, from all this you can assemble a wonderful film that tells the story of the spouses' love story. For the same film, you can interview friends, relatives, close people who would wish the family all the very best.
What else to give friends for a silver wedding ? You can make a small interesting poster or wall newspaper containing a chronology of the couple’s life together. An exclusive photo album will be a very good present, in which the couple will be able to put their most memorable and dear to their heart pictures. Also, sorting out numerous gifts for a silver wedding, “newlyweds” will be pleased to find a wish tree among them. It can be made as you like: at least draw on a paper, at least make it in the form of a real tree with small leaves hanging on its branches, on which kind words will be written. Such presentations will always remind the anniversaries of you, as well as how much these two people mean to each other.
But do “newly married” gifts for a silver wedding make each other? Of course! Traditionally, they give each other rings of this noble metal, which they put on to their wedding rings with the words: "Wisdom-happiness will remain, twisted misfortune will crumble to dust." By the way, if you wish, you can even hold a marriage ceremony in the registry office in order to recall that happy day that happened 25 years ago. After such a rite, feelings simply cannot help but flare up with renewed vigor to last another quarter of a century. After the registry office, you can arrange the same festivities as at an ordinary wedding, with competitions, games and other fun themed events.
When the celebration finally ended happily, all the gifts for the silver wedding were received and opened, and the guests dispersed, do not rush to immediately remove them from the table. This holiday should end with a joint tea party of the “newlyweds” right behind this very, not yet cleaned table. Spouses should, discussing their plans for a happy future life, drink at least a couple of cups of tea, and only then can they finally remove them from the table and go to bed. And then ... Who knows? Is such a grand event not a reason to repeat the first wedding night, and then drive off on a romantic trip for at least a week?