18 years of marriage - what kind of wedding is it and how is it celebrated?

Each of the anniversaries from the wedding day is called. And if the first birthdays of a family are called a paper wedding, glass, print, then the longer the family union lasts, the more durable and precious materials it is associated with.

Eighteen marriage can be called "adult", and the anniversary itself - turquoise wedding. Turquoise is a semiprecious stone known from ancient times with a characteristic azure-blue, blue or blue-green color. From Persian, its name means "stone of happiness", as well as "stone of victory."

Scientists could not establish exactly why the 18th anniversary of the marriage is called turquoise. You can interpret it as a victory over routine, adversity, misunderstanding, which is natural in the first years of marriage: spouses know each other better, learn not only to appreciate the dignity, but not to notice, to forgive the shortcomings.

Turquoise also symbolizes loyalty, eternal love. Spouses already can not doubt the feelings of each other, because for almost two decades, they go through life hand in hand. By this time, usually there are adult children in families, most household and housing problems have been resolved. Outside the family, on a personal and career level, spouses also usually reach certain heights and stability.

At the same time, they are still full of strength, energy, desires, creative impulses. It is believed that from this period on marriage a “second wind” opens up, as more mature people begin to see in their union new virtues, potential.

One of the traditions on this day is the exchange of rings with turquoise. It may be recommended to engrave them. On this day, the couple put on each other turquoise rings, which you can continue to wear or store as a family heirloom, a charm of the hearth and family happiness.

The name of the celebration itself suggests ideas for gifts - they must contain a stone of turquoise or, as a last resort, somehow be associated with it, a turquoise hue.

If jewelry is not popular in your family, you can choose figurines, dishes, home textiles in this range. The spouse can give her husband a shirt or tie of turquoise hue. Wife can give a beautiful linen, dress, scarf in the same range.

Invited guests when choosing a gift should be guided by the features of the celebration. We must not forget that in the future both spouses should use the present.

If we talk about gifts in a small and medium price category, then it is appropriate for a married couple to present a set of linen, a set of tablecloths and napkins, a beautiful service in a blue-turquoise range.

More expensive gifts are usually given by children and close relatives. A useful gift will be household appliances and small electrical appliances - microwave oven, electric kettle, slow cooker, washing machine, and so on. If you know that the "newlyweds" need large appliances, for example, a refrigerator, then it is much more logical for several guests to unite and purchase the desired item than to give symbolic, but not so necessary gifts.You can beat the turquoise theme by attaching a bow of the appropriate shade to the gift.

Another popular gift option is various certificates, season tickets, movie or theater tickets. They can and should be given, because they are practical, but at the same time they leave a certain surprising moment. Do not forget to wrap the certificate in a turquoise envelope or paper.

Such gifts can be divided into material (the same certificate in the hardware store) and gifts-impressions. The latter will be very useful for families. If you can say about “newlyweds” that they have everything, feel free to give them certificates at the spa, at the resort, at the sanatorium, at the restaurant or at the concert. Chances are that when spying on the notorious “all,” the couple have forgotten about feelings and tenderness. Give them the opportunity to be together.

Choosing gifts, impressions, do not forget about the person bestowed. It is unlikely that calm couch potatoes will be delighted with the parachute jump certificate, and the avid travelers and fidgets will enjoy a quiet vacation in a country sanatorium-boarding house. Giving a certificate for visiting Indian or Mexican cuisine to spouses, one of whom suffers from gastritis, is not only irrational (they are unlikely to visit a restaurant with spicy and spicy cuisine), but even unethical.

Children can be advised to choose more personal gifts for parents. It can be photo frames filled with old and new photo album photos. If there are several children of different ages in the house, then the older ones can help the kids with the preparation of a gift - draw a picture card together, learn a poem or a song.

Well, if you know the floral preferences of the bride. If not, choose classic bouquets that do not have fast-fading, overly capricious or too fragrant flowers. Close friends and relatives can give potted plants. But for a start it would be nice to know how the “turquoise bride” relates to them. Perhaps, instead of joy, they would bring to her home the efforts associated with caring for the plant.

Options for a turquoise wedding can be many, and it is foolish to deprive yourself of that holiday, which the soul requires for the sake of tradition, fashion or the wishes of relatives. Let us consider some possible lines for the development of the holiday scenario.

If you bring up children almost 24 hours a day, lead your subordinates and help friends and relatives, then the anniversary is probably the very day that you need to spend together with your partner.

Start your morning with a joint breakfast, exchange of gifts and greetings. Then you can go on a walk around the city, visit all those places that are dear to your heart. Remove fatigue after a walk, as well as prepare for the evening out is best in the spa.

You can also devote the evening to each other or gather your closest friends and relatives at the holiday table.

If you feel that your soul requires a holiday, and you are ready to share your happiness with a large number of guests, roll a fabulous (maybe not very) wedding. Not just a celebration of the anniversary, but a real wedding fun.

Start the morning with the bride and groom preparing, you can even dress in a wedding dress and a suit or a tuxedo. Let the bridegroom call in with the best men for the bride and in a fair fight, fulfilling the tasks of the treacherous bridesmaids, get permission to take her to the registrar or to exit the registration.

In a solemn atmosphere, you can pronounce the oath of love, thank the half for happily lived through years and exchange turquoise rings.Take care of the festive decoration of the room, music, photo and video accompaniment of the holiday.

After the oath assurances, you can go on a car trip to memorable places, sights of the city or just on a country picnic.

The decoration of the hall will help create a festive atmosphere. You do not even have to wrestle with what style to choose - make a colorful wedding, the main shade of which will be turquoise. You can even devote all the celebration to him - include turquoise elements in the outfits of the “young” and guests, car decoration, order a bridal bouquet and a cake in the turquoise tones, and so on.

Lovers of leisurely conversations at the holiday table, quiet gatherings with relatives can gather guests at home or in the country. The latter option, if conditions allow, will be the most comfortable, warm and at the same time quite democratic.

You can decorate the house and garden with small lanterns, set the table on the veranda or right outside under the tent. The main dish will be shish kebab, which will be cooked right there at the feast by the host and the male guests.

If you invite close friends and relatives who are well acquainted with each other to the celebration, then the conversation usually takes place by itself, without the presence of the presenter. However, children or former witnesses can make themed surprises in the course of the holiday.

You can give each guest (or combine them into mini-groups) a task, prepare songs and poems in honor of the “newlyweds”, learn in advance the answers to the same questions from each of the spouses (conduct a poll in secret and separately for the husband and wife), and then arrange a comic quiz).

Even in a family holiday, you can make a themed wedding, for example, obliging guests to observe a certain dress code, decorate the house with turquoise tulle, bows and balloons.

About traditions and gifts for a turquoise wedding described in the video.