Not every couple can celebrate their family’s 39th birthday. What is the name of the wedding, “newlyweds”, on which almost 4 decades go hand in hand through life? What interesting traditions exist in honor of the holiday, and what to present to “newlyweds”?
What is the name of the anniversary?
39 years from the day of the wedding is an impressive time, especially in the modern world, where family foundations have been somewhat shaken. Such an anniversary of living together is called a crepe wedding, from the word "crepe".
Crepe is the name of the material, which is a type of silk fabric. Thanks to the special twisting of the threads, the crepe fabric is particularly durable. Like any silk matter, crepe delights with beauty, nobleness and, of course, has a high cost. Just like a 39-year relationship that the newlyweds were able to maintain.
Another feature of the crepe is its crush resistance, which can be deciphered as the stability of the union against small troubles. However, it is worth making a big effort, and the matter will tear - this means that the spouses need to be careful about each other's feelings.
The 39th anniversary of the wedding is an impressive figure, a celebration worth noting. However, we must not forget that there is a big round date ahead - the fortieth anniversary. It makes sense to save money and energy for a larger festival. So how is celebrated and what is presented for a crepe wedding?
As a rule, most couples prefer quiet family gatherings. They can be arranged at home or in a small cafe. A good tradition is the presence of crepe in the clothes of the "young" in the interior.A woman’s dress can be made of crepe chiffon, a man can choose a shirt or tie from materials that are close in texture and color.
A tablecloth, napkins, curtains on this day can be made of crepe fabric. If their special purchase is not possible, it is enough to craft small bows from matter to decorate the hall, and tie a bunch of flowers with a crepe ribbon.
What to present to parents?
Adult children can not only present interesting presents to their parents, but also arrange an unforgettable evening. Send your parents in the morning to the SPA-salon, to your favorite movie in the cinema or a walk in the park. In the evening, invite friends home or to a restaurant, you can rent a country house or arrange family gatherings with barbecue in the country.
Take all the trouble of organizing the holiday on yourself - prepare a table, organize a festive program, take care of attracting a photographer for the holiday, the presence of musical accompaniment. The salute in honor of the "newlyweds" can become the apotheosis of the holiday.
You can do the opposite and have a dinner party. The troubles and worries here will all be the same - to make a menu, rent a cafe or prepare treats yourself, take care of the cultural part of the holiday. Allow the parents to spend the evening in the company of each other - present them with tickets to the theater, to the concert. Another option is a ticket to the sanatorium, to the resort.
Each parent rejoices in the successes of children and grandchildren; by this age, a person especially appreciates a family, understands its real importance. Especially useful gifts related to this topic. If the family is large, and parents are proud and know their ancestors, you can order a family tree. Today, photo frames, which are a collage, are increasingly popular. Several photos are inserted into it at once.
You can go to a photo shoot with your whole family in a couple of months. Get all-inclusive packages for professional stylists to think through and embody the image of the beautiful half of your family. By the crepe wedding day, photos should be ready and printed. You can make one large portrait of the “young” and several smaller photos, where they will be captured with other family members. As an option - prepare an album with these photos.
If parents love puzzles, and enjoy spending evenings at board games and in communication with each other, you can present them with a photo puzzle. Having assembled it and glued together, they will receive their own joint portrait. Such puzzles are made to order in photo printing centers.
Be sure to choose as a basis a good quality picture where both parents are present. You can turn it into a puzzle and photograph from the day of their wedding, if necessary, restore it, and even make it color.
Family gifts with a sense include plaids, lamps with a lampshade, fireplace. Today you can find many electrical options that will be appropriate and safe even in a small city apartment.
If the dimensions of the dwelling allow, one can present to the heroes of the occasion a large-screen projector. Of course, on the day of the holiday it is worth viewing family photos on it. Translate the existing old photos into a digital version, and if they suffered from time, restore and put in a frame.
Household appliances, dishes, and bedding are gifts that are appropriate for parents from children. Practical can be the repair in the apartment or in the country.
However, it’s important to understand that your parents are people with well-established, conservative views. And an outdated, in your opinion, apartment or cottage, from their point of view, can be a cozy nest in which they do not want to change anything. Such gifts are still better agreed in advance.
People celebrating the 39th wedding anniversary often already have grandchildren. Parents should bring them to congratulate their grandparents.Drawn cards, a large poster with congratulations, poems and songs learned in honor of the holiday - all this will make the celebration truly emotional and warm and will delight the “newlyweds”.
Do not give parents presents that remind you of an illness. Even if they need a tonometer or apparatus for measuring blood sugar, it’s better to just buy them for no reason, and not give them, especially in honor of the family’s birthday. Pets and indoor plants are also not the best gift option, unless your parents have asked you to.
How to congratulate a wife or husband?
Traditional crepe wedding gifts are fabric items, not necessarily crepe. A spouse can present a beautiful dress or blouse to a wife, a wife a shirt, a tie. Alternatively, you can go on a joint shopping or give your soul mate a certificate. But let it not be a simple store where you can dress any other day. Choose a clothing salon in which you cannot always buy things because of their higher cost.
Jewelry is one of the most popular gifts that are presented by lovers to each other. Earrings, rings, pendants, cufflinks - all this will please your soul mate. A spouse can prove to be a “strategist", and present to his wife any jewelry, except for a ring, with a ruby. The fact is that in a year they will have to celebrate a ruby wedding, at which, as a rule, spouses exchange rings with rubies. For a crepe wedding, you can give ruby earrings, and after a year to supplement them with a ring - you get a set that symbolizes the continuity of the holidays, family relationships.
Universal, but no less useful, are presented perfumes and cosmetics, shaving and personal care sets, ties and scarves, neckerchiefs, belts, wallets.
It is believed that on the 39th anniversary of the marriage, the couple should hang a lock on the bridge and throw the keys into the water. This event can be combined with a romantic walk with your soul mate, and possibly with guests. After completing the ritual, having walked up an appetite, you can end the celebration in a restaurant or cafe.
In general, it is believed that the crepe wedding should repeat the celebration, which was 39 years ago. You can repeat the wedding day, starting with a visit to the registry office or a walk around the city, continuing at a festive banquet and ending with a wedding night. Make sure the bedding is made from crepe.
Any woman is pleased to receive flowers. In honor of the holiday, a loving spouse can present a bouquet of 39 roses. You can choose a more modest composition, as an option - the one that repeats its wedding bouquet. Many women love seasonal flowers. If earlier it was possible to get asters as a gift only in August, and lilies of the valley - in May, today in January cold you can please your beloved with a bouquet of peonies or tender primroses.
The main thing is to take care of the present in advance by making an order in the flower salon.
Friends Surprise Ideas
Traditionally, crepe is used to sew clothes (usually women) and bedding, home textiles. The last 2 options - what you need for a gift to friends on a crepe wedding.
Choose beautiful crepe or natural silk bedding in noble colors.that emphasize the grace of the fabric. A similar option is a set of tablecloths and napkins made of crepe. If you are sure that you will guess with the style of the interior and the preferences of the owners, opt for beautiful curtains from the same fabric.
An interesting idea is to sew on order for "young" kimonos or home robes in the spirit of Japanese national clothes. Why kimono? The fact is that according to tradition they are sewn from crepe.
However, you can not be limited only to the "crepe" theme. For family people, a set of dishes, household appliances, cutlery will almost always be a pleasant and useful gift. You can emphasize the special character of the holiday by wrapping them in crepe paper or bandaging them with a ribbon of crepe.
Why not put a symbolic number - 39? Focusing on it, you can choose a “young” set of beautiful dishes, including 39 items - plates for the first and second, salad bowls, sets for tea or coffee. Such a service will undoubtedly please the owners of the house and the heroes of the occasion, and will be appropriate for the celebration.
If you present cutlery, it makes sense to engrave on them. Even if friends already have similar sets, this one will become special and will be transmitted as a heirloom.
If the "young" do not plan a magnificent celebration, then you can look "at the seagulls", taking with you wine, sweets, gift baskets with tea, coffee, dried fruits. In this case, the main present can be a cake, which is decorated with edible numbers, the names of "young" or other symbols.
Do not forget to present the bride with flowers. Given the age of the marriage, the “bride” in him is a mature woman. As a rule, they are presented with bouquets of saturated colors, emphasizing the beauty and wisdom of the lady. It can be noble burgundy roses diluted with lighter colors.
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