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

Each year of married life should be filled with a sense of family happiness. If the couple is absolutely happy in the marriage, then they just need to celebrate each anniversary in gratitude to each other for the gift of happiness. And it doesn’t matter whether the date is round or not. Of particular importance is the 51st wedding anniversary.

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 Palm Wedding. It is the first willow that greets spring with green leaves, a time of love and romance. This is a picturesque tree, calm and refined, like the love of two hearts, not extinct after 50 years of married life.

Despite the strongest rainfall and wind, bending a modest willow to the ground, this tree will always endure all troubles steadily and straighten up, taking its usual position. So the love of spouses who survived the 51st anniversary cannot be broken by any life and domestic winds.

Willow wedding is a quiet family holiday, which does not require a noisy celebration. Before celebrating this momentous event, use simple recommendations.

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

• From the treats, you also need to take advantage of the gifts of nature and put salted mushrooms, nuts, wild birds, fresh berries, natural fruit drinks, and vegetable slices on the table. Guests will certainly appreciate such a menu. It is better to refuse modern imported snacks such as sushi and Italian pasta.
• If the couple wants to organize an anniversary according to the script, then they can choose absolutely any topic. It is important only to observe family traditions as much as possible, and guests on this day should not skimp on enthusiastic words about spouses who have lived together for 51 years.
• During the holiday, it is worth taking time to look at family photos. Old friends can recall 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:

• firstly, most likely, a year ago a lot of expensive items were presented to spouses;
• secondly, a willow wedding is a quiet family holiday, and gifts should be the same.

Here are some gift options. Husband:

• if a man collects something, then you can supplement part of his collection, because only the spouse probably knows which instance he lacks;
• a wonderful gift for a man of advanced age - beautiful cufflinks or watches with engraving;
• Having crossed the 60-year threshold, men often like to solve crosswords 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 congratulation in the verses of his own composition will be a wonderful romantic gift for his wife, otherwise you can use other people's authorship;
• women at any age love jewelry, such as earrings, a necklace, a new ring - all this will cause a lot of positive emotions for the spouse (you can ask your daughter for advice about the size of the ring and personal preferences of the mother);
• An actual and always pleasant gift is a bouquet, and it’s good if it is a spring composition decorated with willow branches.

From guests:

• the always necessary thing is modern household appliances, since it’s already difficult for spouses to wash dishes, for example, so a dishwasher will be a very useful gift;
• items designed to restore health are very valuable;
• if the "newlyweds" plant plants, they will be very happy with the new flower pot;
• on this significant day, you can give the spouses a cake with willow twigs laid out from mastic;
• a common but always useful gift is beautiful bedding;
• in old age, people are always happy to treat statuettes, vases, and other decorative elements for the home donated from the heart;
• an excellent solution is a new piece of furniture, the main thing is to choose it in accordance with the style of the apartment “newlyweds”.

See the following video for an original wedding anniversary gift.