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

Each couple has a different attitude to the celebration of marriage anniversaries. Someone forgets about congratulations in the bustle of everyday life, and other couples prepare each other unforgettable memorable surprises and expensive gifts. To make your own memorable date unforgettable, you should familiarize yourself with the symbolism with which it is associated. Everyone knows about the round dates of weddings, and not everyone is educated about intermediate anniversaries. For example, about the 16th anniversary of joint years of life.

By tradition, the 16th wedding anniversary is called topaz in honor of the semiprecious stone of topaz. Relationships during this period are compared with a 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 clarification of relations has receded into the background. In the house there is mutual understanding, comfort and harmony. Small cobwebs in the transparent structure of the mineral remind of past difficulties in married life. But without them you cannot build a single strong union.

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

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

Jewelry always leads among the offerings to ladies of the heart on solemn dates. Topaz decoration 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' hands.

Beloved wife will certainly appreciate the complex of spa procedures in a modern beauty salon or will gladly go cash out a certificate for the purchase of things to update the wardrobe. Jubilation will also be caused by tickets for the concert of your favorite band or artist. And, of course, perfume appears in one of the leading places in the ranking of gifts. Favorite fragrance for the one and only - a great way to show her your attention and love.

As a gift option, you can consider a silk peignoir for the spouse or luxurious lace underwear. If dealing with the right size yourself is a daunting task, a store consultant can help you do this quickly and easily. And the spouse will only have to evaluate her gift on the hero of the occasion. And hear the words of well-deserved gratitude on the night of the long-awaited anniversary.

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

You can buy a flask for a fisherman and make an engraving on it in honor of the memorable anniversary of 16 years of marriage. Campers will love the versatile flashlight or folding knife system with openers and screwdrivers. An economic spouse will appreciate an expensive high-quality tool or box for storing repair and construction equipment. A good drill will come in handy in any home, and if the husband is not too skilled at work, you will have to refuse jigsaws and saws. Let him decide when to get to know them better, and whether to do it at all.

It is much more pleasant for the head of the family to receive from the wife a fragrant cologne, a stylish tie and cufflinks (if wears costumes). The clip also involves wearing ties 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 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 present as they wish. You shouldn’t skimp on it, but not everyone can afford it. Therefore, the gift is selected middle class and profitable at home or memorable:

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

The last paragraph can not be saved. It is simply indecent to give a gift in silence without saying a single pleasant wish to a married couple. For so many years in marriage, they deserve encouraging speech and delight from couples with less experience in marriage. Show the culprits that they are an example of the perfect family unit for you. May it be flattering and joyful on this day. Sample texts may sound in verses.

I congratulate you guys

With the fact that for 16 years

In life you walk close by

Giving each other happiness light!

Let, like topaz, be transparent

Your joint dreams.

And souls believe in the heart, love

For all the priceless features!

You already have children and shared callings.

Appreciate these years and all your efforts.

Let wishes come true not soon, but rather.

And all the memories will warm through life.

Children grow up to joy

Love of the past did not fade.

How good it is

Such a relationship, honestly!

We want to equal you

And it’s also nice to live together.

Congratulations on your anniversary,

May God give you strength to love like that!

Hearts connected

Sixteen years ago.

Lightning passed

Love eyes

And passion boiled in the veins

Does not go out still.

Set an example for us

Years against.

Prose words are also welcome and convenient for sending SMS or mailif there is no way to congratulate the couple on a personal visit.

• Topaz is not the greatest jewel, but it attracts the eyes with its purity and beauty. Your marriage is more expensive than topaz and is just as clean and beautiful! Live in harmony and prosperity!
• Your union cannot be compared with a semiprecious stone, albeit as beautiful as topaz. He is the treasure that you got together. Protect it from the hands and eyes of others, strengthen and celebrate anniversaries more than once!

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

Consider how couples who decided to make the holiday date celebrate 16 years of marriage. If you have to decorate the house, it is better to do it in yellow-blue tones. In a cafe exit decorators or one of friends can help. To order a dozen balls with pearl overflow - this means to already bring festive notes into the atmosphere.

You can celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of marriage without a pump, togetherby organizing 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 prevents the spouses from indulging in tender memories and dreaming of a joint future.

You can initially note a significant date for the couple in the cafe where their first date was. Concerned in advance about the "same" table and the appropriate musical accompaniment, the couple will receive indelible emotions. Love will again light up in his eyes and gaze through in gestures.

If, nevertheless, a banquet is more acceptable for a couple, then the care of invitations, seating of guests and the holiday menu will fall on the inviting side. Topaz wedding has no special traditions in dishes. The main thing is that everything should be as the heroes of the occasion wish. Blue tablecloths or chair covers will be enough to create the necessary atmosphere. If desired, guests can be offered a dress code - clothes or accessories in blue shades. Often, invitees only rejoice at such offers and support 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 festive event. It doesn’t matter if it is designed for 10 people or 50. Dessert should emphasize the essence of the holiday with its decoration. You can order an inscription on a cake in honor of 16 years in a marriage, write cream congratulations for spouses. The rest depends on the imagination of customers.The color of the cream can represent topaz, cream roses and rings on the upper tier are welcome! Romantic figurines of husband and wife of marzipan or mastic - the charm itself! Cutting such a treat with your spouse and treating each other with your hands is a moment imbued with memories of youth and a wedding day. This is a guarantee of continuing a sweet life together and a lot of fun frames for memory in a family album.

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