16 years of marriage: what kind of wedding is it and how is it celebrated?

Each married couple treats anniversaries in different ways. Someone forgets about congratulations in the bustle of everyday days, while other couples prepare each other unforgettable memorable surprises and expensive gifts. To make your own memorable date unforgettable, you should familiarize yourself with the symbols with which it is associated. Everybody knows about the round dates of weddings, but not everybody is enlightened about intermediate anniversaries. For example, about the 16th anniversary of joint years of life.

By tradition, the 16th anniversary of the wedding is called topaz in honor of the topaz semi-precious stone. Relationships in this period are compared with the mineral from the family of transparent crystals. Often the children in the family have already grown up, the passions between the spouses have subsided, the showdown has receded into the background. In the house mutual understanding reigns, comfort and harmony. Small cobwebs in the transparent structure of the mineral are reminiscent of past difficulties in conjugal life. But without them you will not build any strong union.

Topaz is the guardian of the family, which has passed 16 years since the wedding day. In ancient times, people wore an amulet with topaz to set the mood. It was believed that this stone has many shades, and it is blue that symbolizes tenderness and purity.

We must make a nice gift to each other on the anniversary of 16 years of legal union. Of course, there are pairs in which it is not customary to make gifts not on round dates. But most families love to celebrate and honor family traditions. Moreover, even a symbolic souvenir can leave the most wonderful and touching emotions in the soul. Considering what this wedding is called, as well as its symbolism - topaz, you can make different presents.

Jewelry always leads among the offerings to the ladies of the heart on special dates. Decoration with topaz will be the most appropriate and beautiful gift from a loving spouse. Charming stones look wonderful in earrings and rings, in a favorable light representing elegant ladies' handles.

Beloved wife will certainly appreciate the complex spa treatments in a modern beauty salon or will happily go to cash out a certificate for the purchase of things to update the wardrobe. Glee will and tickets to the concert of your favorite band or artist. And, of course, on one of the leading places in the ranking of gifts perfumes appear. Favorite fragrance for the one and only - a great way to show her your attention and love.

As a gift option, you can also consider a silk peignoir for your spouse or luxurious lace lingerie. If you yourself cope with choosing the right size seems to be a difficult task, a consultant in the store will help to do it quickly and easily. A spouse will only appreciate your gift at the very culprit of the celebration. And to hear the words of well-deserved gratitude on the night of the long-awaited anniversary.

When to congratulate a man with hobbies, choose a gift is not a difficult task. But only if you understand the intricacies of his hobby. Because picking up fishing hooks and tackles is beyond the power of most women.Just like choosing car accessories or exhibits in the collection.

You can buy a flask for an angler and engrave on it in honor of the memorable anniversary of 16 years of marriage. A lover of hiking will love the universal flashlight or the system of folding knives with openers and screwdrivers. The economic spouse will appreciate the expensive quality tool or box for storage of repair and construction equipment. A good drill is useful in any home, and if the husband is not too masterful, jigsaws and saws will have to be abandoned. Let him decide when to get acquainted with them closer, and whether to do it at all.

It is much more pleasant for the head of the family to get fragrant cologne from his wife, a stylish tie and cufflinks (if you wear suits). The clamp also involves wearing neckties and neckerchiefs. Here the approach is purely individual. A quality electric shaver or shaving machine may come in handy more.

Having received an invitation to a banquet or a dinner party in honor of the 16th anniversary of marriage from friends or relatives, everyone wonders what to give. Invited guests are free to choose a gift according to their own discretion. You should not stint, but not everyone can afford to glam. Therefore, the gift is chosen middle class and profitable in everyday life or memorable:

• statuette;
• flower vase;
• bedspread in the bedroom;
• tea-set;
• plates (beat for luck);
• wine glasses;
• bouquets;
• anniversary poems.

At the last point can not save. It is simply indecent to hand a gift in silence, without saying a single pleasant wish to the couple. So many years in marriage deserve encouraging speech and delight from couples with less experience of living together. Show the heroes of the occasion that they are an example of the perfect family unit for you. Let them be flattering and joyful on this day. Exemplary texts may sound in verse.

I congratulate you guys

With that already 16 years

In life you go near

Giving each other happiness light!

Let, as topaz, be transparent

Your joint dreams.

And the souls believe the heart, love

For all the invaluable features!

You already have children and common vocations.

Appreciate these years and all your efforts.

May the wishes come true not soon, but rather.

And all the memories will warm in life.

To the joy of growing up children

Love was not dimmed.

How good is that in the world

Such a relationship, honestly!

To equal you we wish

And also live together smoothly.

Congratulations on your anniversary,

God bless you continue to love so much!

Hearts connected

Sixteen years ago.

Lightning passed

Eyes in love

And passion boiled in the veins,

It does not go out until now.

Lead us by example

Years in defiance.

Words of prose are also welcome and convenient for sending SMS or mail.if it is not possible to congratulate the couple on a personal visit.

• Topaz is not the biggest jewel, but it attracts views with its purity and beauty. Your marriage is more expensive than topaz and is also pure and beautiful! Live in harmony and prosperity!
• Your union cannot be compared with a semiprecious stone, albeit as beautiful as topaz. He is a treasure that you got together. Take care of it from other people's hands and eyes, strengthen and celebrate anniversaries more than once!

You can arrange your congratulations on a postcard and attach it to the bouquet. Read personally or leave this mission for the married couple who invited you. Both options are pleasant and touching, they will be remembered by solemnity and unusual approach to congratulations.

Consider how the married couple celebrates 16 years, who decided to make the date a holiday. If you have to decorate the house, it is better to do it in yellow and blue colors. In the cafe can help visiting decorators or someone from friends.To order a dozen balls with mother-of-pearl overflow means that you already have a festive touch to the atmosphere.

Mark the sixteenth anniversary of marriage is possible without a pump, together, having organized a romantic dinner in a small restaurant or at home. But in the latter case it is desirable and necessary to send the children to visit friends or grandmothers. So that nothing would prevent the spouses from indulging in tender memories and dreaming of a shared future.

The original note significant date for the couple can be in the cafe, where they passed their first date. Having been concerned in advance about the “same” table and suitable music, the spouses will receive indelible emotions. Love will light up again in the eyes and skims through gestures.

If, however, a banquet is more acceptable for a couple, then the concern for invitations, seating of guests and a festive menu will fall on the inviting side. Topaz wedding has no special traditions in dishes. The main thing is that everything should be as celebrated as the hero of the day. Blue tablecloths or chair covers will be enough to create the right atmosphere. Upon request, guests can offer a dress code - clothes or accessories in blue shades. Often, the invitees are only happy with such offers and maintain the color scheme of the event with their decorations and outfits.

The sweet part of the celebration, namely the cake, remains the key moment of any solemn event. It does not matter if it is for 10 people or for 50. Dessert should emphasize the essence of the holiday with its decoration. You can order the inscription on the cake in honor of 16 years in the marriage union, write greetings for spouses with cream. The rest depends on the imagination of customers. The color of the cream can personify topaz, cream roses and rings on the top tier are welcome! Romantic figurines of husband and wife from marzipan or mastic - the very charm! To cut such a treat with your wife and treat each other with your hands is a moment permeated with memories of youth and the wedding day. This is a pledge of the continuation of the sweet life together and many funny frames in memory in the family album.

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