14 years of marriage: what kind of wedding is it and how to celebrate the anniversary?

Many men and women who have lived together for more than one year, sometimes do not attach any importance to various kinds of intermediate dates, which also exist between all the famous weddings. But you should not miss such events. Each 12 months spent together is a very significant chapter in the family book. For this reason, another celebration of the next jointly lived year may be its celebration - it doesn’t matter if it is grand and magnificent or as modest as possible, the most important thing is that it must be connected with the specific theme of the next anniversary of the wedding celebration.

A sufficiently large number of spouses often overlook the 14th anniversary lived together since the day of marriage. But this is a rather significant date of their family life - the so-called agate anniversary.

Agate is a very durable, albeit only half gem. It is believed that it is a symbol of happiness, family well-being, longevity of life and financial independence. From ancient times, it was believed that agate has a large number of various mysterious qualities, which should be used if necessary. It is believed that during this rather long period of married life, both spouses have fully studied each other and therefore know almost everything about their soul mate. But as agate stone can at times change its features on the surface, so a husband and wife can sometimes surprise each other with completely new and interesting qualities of their character.

Marriage by this time has already 100% proved its resistance, and agate is just one of the solid minerals. Just as relationships between spouses are formed every new day, they can consist of different events and sometimes look like layers of a pie, so agate can boast a multilayer structure that has been created over a whole series of years.

For 14 years, the couple have already managed to experience the full intensity of a variety of emotions - from passion and intractable conflicts to the obvious enjoyment of the presence of the second half. For this reason, agate will be able to fully convey the quality of the 14-year-old union in its wayward natural beauty with the wealth of its stripes, colors and shades.

During the incomplete decade and a half that they have already lived together, the warm relationship between a man and a woman has become really expensive and valuable for both of them, especially if there are children in this union. Here agate is not some cheap pebble there, but a beautiful semiprecious stone. Any modern family is unique in its own way; agate pattern can be considered as unique as well. Certain types of stone can remind you of a beautiful summer landscape, some will show a bright underwater world, many will be able to see the ruins of an old castle in agate, others will see an eye or tongues of flame.

In total, there are more than 150 different types of agate, and you can choose among them the one that will surely become a real talisman for your family. It is believed that this unusual mineral can draw negative energy into it. And in long-term family relationships, this property can be very useful.

Agate is most often presented to the dearest person in order to wish him longevity and success in any endeavors, since the stone is an indisputable symbol of these blessings. He has a special gift - he will protect his master from misadventures, all sorts of dangers and the harmful effects of enemies.

Throughout the history of such a holiday as the 14th anniversary, it has acquired interesting and even original rituals.

Festive rituals for a gala dinner can be considered a symbolic tradition for the 14th anniversary of the wedding. - To do this, you will need to buy in advance 2 catchy decorated glasses of agate, beads and cufflinks from this amazing mineral.

Before starting the celebration, happy spouses must exchange gifts - in this case, the husband should put colored agate beads on the neck of his beloved, and she should fasten agate cufflinks to him. After these simple manipulations, sweet wine is quickly poured into the glasses, and it must be drunk by the husband and wife at the Brudershaft. It goes without saying that this kind of ritual, by tradition, should be completed with a passionate kiss.

During the celebration of the agate wedding, both spouses should drink wine or any other drink from one glass or glass, thereby clearly emphasizing the unity of all that they have manifested over all the married years.

Popular today is also such a tradition, according to which both spouses should peer over an agate mineral for some time, while telling one another what exactly they could consider in it.

In addition to the already quite appropriate and even desired presentations already proposed above (these are beads, stylish cufflinks, holiday glasses) On this memorable day, husband and wife can give other very pleasant and sometimes even unexpected surprises.

• Husband she will surely be delighted to receive as a present from her beloved a beautiful clip for a stylish tie, a creative seal ring in which black agate, an unusual-looking ashtray or cigar box if a man smokes, will be appropriate.In addition, as a gift, you can present originally designed chess, a stylish table clock inlaid with agate of various colors, or a paperweight for a business man.

• Wife she will be just happy to get truly unique jewelry from the hands of her beloved chosen one - a pendant, a ring with a pebble, stylish earrings or a heavy bracelet with agate. A box for preserving various jewelry made from such a mineral as agate can become a simply amazing gift on this day.
• Relatives, children or friends will be able to present beautiful figurines made of agate, a sophisticated look coasters or candlesticks, an unusual frame for family photos and similar kind of souvenirs of a wedding theme.

A rather symbolic present for the 14th anniversary will be various items made of precious stones: small fountains, oversized jewelry boxes for little things, paintings by little-known authors, wrist watches with agate inlays or beautiful dishes.

If you reliably know that souvenirs from such a mineral as agate do not delight both spouses very much, because not all people believe in the power of stones and for this reason do not consider them valuable, then you can simply move away from the symbolism of the celebration and choose for beautiful pairs is something very useful, but it’s also very memorable, something that you can use for many years. It can easily be the household appliances they need - ask the happy spouses what is most suitable for them - a juicer or a meat grinder, a modern iron or a TV, and maybe even they will like a robot vacuum cleaner.

Spouses who like to spend free time reading books can give interesting books or even a whole set of fiction, which is expensive and the spouses themselves do not dare to purchase it for themselves. In this simple way, you will replenish the vast library of this pair. And for themselves, this grandiose present will definitely be remembered for many years.

A really touching souvenir for 14 years of marriage can be a funny video about the life of the spouses, which can be made from photos or short videos. You can also give a beautiful photo album, which will be made by the master to order, and even better - with your own hands.

If financial opportunities allow, you can always give the “newlyweds” a long-awaited trip as an unexpected gift, provide them with a prepared date in a large hotel or arrange a boat trip.

You can also choose entertainment for two spouses at once according to their common interests: because someone could dream to make a parachute jump or feel zero gravity in a wind tunnel, while someone wants to go through an adventure quest. On this significant day for the spouses, both the husband and wife are required to pay maximum attention to one another and, according to tradition, give their beloved half an agate souvenir. After all, it is not for nothing that they believe that in this way they thank each other for those long years that they lived together.

If you simply do not have free time to wander around the shops and look for the most suitable gift for the heroes of the occasion, you can always buy a certificate in a clothing, footwear, underwear, cosmetics or household appliances store. By the way, it can also be a personalized certificate for going to a beauty salon, for receiving high-quality massage.

For those couples who like to relax actively, you can choose something from specific types of equipment: an exercise machine for home or a dumbbell is perfect, it can be a large set for picnic trips, fishing rods for fishing enthusiasts or special suits for hunting.

In fact, making a memorable present for an agate wedding is completely uncomplicated, and even if the surprise you’ve chosen is not always symbolic, it will be remembered by both spouses for many years and will remind them of your participation, bring only joy and a wonderful mood. It is only a little to show your imagination, but at the same time without fail take into account the interests of the heroes of the occasion.

Due to the huge popularity of this mineral and its mysterious symbolism for such a significant holiday, people often forget that such an anniversary as the 14th anniversary of marriage has another valuable symbol - ivory. It has long been believed that it symbolizes the purity and vitality of those relationships that all these years have existed in pairs.

Real ivory is a very expensive material, and not every person can afford to buy souvenirs from it, but various images of an elephant that can decorate a gift will be useful here. If you are very lucky, then you can try to find the original image of an elephant from agate. This gift is 100% able to give spouses good luck on the family path for many years.

Although a date such as 14 years of marriage is not considered “round,” no one forbids celebrating it with a sufficiently magnificent celebration, as it is also considered significant for two loving hearts. You can invite to such a reception not only relatives, but friends and close colleagues. It will even be appropriate to order the production of a cake from several tiers - ideally if it is layered and decorated with sweets in the form of mysterious agates.

Those who adhere to a more traditional pastime during the celebration can celebrate such a day in a narrow circle of the family only with their relatives. Most often, the venue for this celebration is an apartment, house or cottage. This celebration can be in the form of an ordinary gala dinner, a trip with the whole family to a picnic with aromatic barbecue, or as a pleasant dinner in a cozy family cafe. It is better to appoint a more grandiose celebration for the next - the anniversary 15th year, which means a new stage in life and is called the crystal one.

And, of course, the third option is relevant - to spend time for two lovers alone with each other. Relatives can also sit with young children at this time, and the heroes of the day will be able to go on a date to the restaurant or go to another city for a couple of days. This event should be noted so that the memories of it are warmly stored until the next memorable date.

About what to present to the man, see further.