51 years of marriage together: features, traditions and tips on celebrating

Every year of married life should be filled with a sense of marital happiness. If the spouses are absolutely happy in marriage, then they just need to celebrate each anniversary in gratitude to each other for the gift of happiness. It doesn't matter if it's a round date or not. Of particular importance is the 51st anniversary of the wedding.

As you know, each marital year is accompanied by some special name. We are accustomed to the widespread celebration of the wedding of emerald gold, diamond. But the 51st anniversary received a non-standard name. willow or willow wedding. It is the first willow that greets with green leaves spring, a time of love and romance. This is a picturesque tree, calm and subtle, like the love of two hearts, not extinguished after 50 years of married life.

Despite heavy rainfall and wind, which bends a modest willow to the ground, this tree will always endure all the troubles and straighten up, assuming its usual position. So the love of spouses who survived 51 anniversary, can not be broken by any life and domestic winds.

The willow wedding is a quiet family holiday that does not require a noisy celebration. Before celebrating this momentous event, use the simple recommendations.

• It is better to invite to the celebration only the closest people - children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. By this date, even the grandchildren often become family people, and therefore they should certainly be present at the willow wedding, accompanied by the second half. It would also be great if you manage to place long-standing family friends and closest colleagues. On this day, guests should thank the heroes of the occasion for the example of boundless marital love and wisdom.
• In the design of the room where the event is celebrated, it is better to use natural materials and compositions, because this is a willow wedding. You can arrange a vase with sprigs of willow, if time of year allows. An interesting option - to decorate the chairs of the "newlyweds" willow branches.

• From the treats, you also need to take advantage of the gifts of nature and put salted mushrooms, nuts, forest birds, fresh berries, natural fruit drinks, vegetable cuts on the table. Such a menu guests will appreciate. It is better to refuse imported modern snacks such as sushi and Italian pasta.
• If spouses want to organize an anniversary according to the scenario, then they can choose absolutely any subject. It is only important to observe family traditions as much as possible, and guests on this day should not skimp on the enthusiastic words addressed to spouses who have lived together for 51 years.
• During the holiday it is worth taking the time to view family photos. Old friends can remember an interesting episode from the wedding of the heroes of the occasion, telling this story to children and grandchildren.

A gift on this day should not be expensive and challenging:

• first, most likely, a year ago, the spouses were already presented with many expensive items;
• secondly, a willow wedding is a quiet family holiday, and the gifts should be the same.

Here are a few gift options. Husband:

• if a man collects something, then you can add a part of his collection, because only the spouse surely knows which instance he lacks;
• a fine gift for a man at a respectable age — beautiful cufflinks or engraved watches;
• Having crossed the 60-year-old threshold, men often like to do crossword puzzles or write something in a notebook, so the new Parker will be a useful gift.

Wife:

• if the spouse has a poetic gift, then a wonderful romantic gift for the wife will be a congratulation in his own poems, otherwise it is possible to use someone else's authorship;
• women of any age love jewelry, such as earrings, necklaces, a new ring - all this will cause the spouse to have a lot of positive emotions (you can ask your daughter for advice on the size of the ring and personal preferences of the mother);
• An up-to-date and always pleasant gift is a bouquet, and it’s good if it is a spring composition decorated with willow twigs.

From guests:

• the ever-necessary thing is modern household appliances, since in old age it is already difficult for the spouses, for example, to wash dishes, so a dishwasher will be a very useful gift;
• great value possess items designed to restore health;
• if the "newlyweds" plant plants, they will be very happy with the new pot with a flower;
• on this momentous day, the spouses can be presented with a willow twigs laid out with mastic;
• a common, but always useful gift is beautiful bedding;
• in old age, people are always very happy to treat statuettes, vases and other decorative elements for the house that were presented from the heart;
• an excellent solution is a new piece of furniture, the main thing is to pick it up in accordance with the style of the “newlyweds” apartment.

The original gift for the wedding anniversary, see the following video.