Each of the anniversaries of the wedding is customary to name. And if the first birthdays of a family are called a paper wedding, glass, chintz, then the longer the family union lasts, the more durable and precious materials it is associated with.
What is the name of the anniversary?
An eighteen-year marriage can be called an "adult," and the anniversary itself is a turquoise wedding. Turquoise is a semi-precious 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 were unable to establish exactly why the 18th anniversary of the marriage is called turquoise. It can be interpreted as a victory over routine, adversity, misunderstanding, which is natural in the first years of married life: spouses get to know each other better, learn not only to value virtues, but also not to notice, forgive disadvantages.
Turquoise also symbolizes fidelity, eternal love. Spouses can no longer doubt each other's feelings, because for almost two decades they have been walking hand in hand through life. By this time, usually in families there are adult children, most of the household and housing problems have been resolved. Outside the family, in personal and career terms, 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 a “second wind” opens in marriage, as more mature people begin to see new virtues and potential in their union.
Traditions
One of the traditions on this day is the exchange of rings with turquoise. We can recommend engraving on them.On this day, the couple put on each other turquoise rings, which in the future can continue to be worn or stored as a family heirloom, a guard of the hearth and family happiness.
Gifts
The very name of the celebration suggests gift ideas - they should contain a turquoise stone or, in extreme cases, somehow be associated with it, a turquoise hue.
As already mentioned, spouses can present each other with rings or replace them with other jewelry with this stone - pendants, pendants, earrings for a woman and cufflinks for her husband.
If jewelry is not popular in your family, you can choose figurines, dishes, home textiles in this gamut. A spouse can present her husband with a shirt or tie in a turquoise hue. You can give your wife beautiful linen, a dress, a scarf in the same gamut.
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 couple to give a set of linen, a set of tablecloths and napkins, a beautiful service in a blue-turquoise color scheme.
The fluffy blanket and a bottle of good wine will become very symbolic - nice “accessories” for a quiet family evening in front of the TV.
More expensive presents 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 “newlyweds” need large equipment, for example, a refrigerator, it is much more logical for several guests to unite and acquire the required item than to give symbolic, but not so necessary gifts. You can beat the turquoise theme by attaching a bow of the corresponding shade to the gift.
Another option for popular gifts is various certificates, season tickets, movie or theater tickets. They can and should be given, as they are practical, but at the same time 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 a household appliance store) and gift gifts. The latter will prove to be very useful for successful families. If you can say about the “newlyweds” that they have everything, feel free to give them certificates to the spa, resort, sanatorium, restaurant or concert. It is highly probable that in achieving the notorious “everything,” the couple somewhat forgot about feelings, tenderness. Give them the opportunity to be together.
Choosing gifts-impressions, do not forget about the personality of the gifted. It is unlikely that calm couch potatoes will be happy with a certificate for a parachute jump, and avid travelers and fidgets will enjoy a quiet rest 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 (it is unlikely that they will visit a restaurant with spicy and spicy cuisine together), but even unethical.
Children can be encouraged to choose more personalized gifts for their parents. This can be a photo frame filled with old and new pictures of a photo album. If there are several children of different ages in the house, the older ones can help the kids with the preparation of the gift - draw a drawing card together, learn a poem or song.
When choosing a gift, do not forget about the obligatory additions - flowers, and if you are invited home, then also sweets, fruits. Do not try to get a magnificent bouquet. The main flower arrangement on this day is usually presented by the spouse. Do not try to “interrupt” her luxury or size.
It’s good if you know the bride’s floral preferences. If not - choose classic bouquets in which there are no quickly fading, overly capricious or too fragrant flowers. Close friends and relatives can present potted plants.But to begin with, it would be nice to find out how the "turquoise bride" refers to them. Perhaps, instead of joy, they will bring troubles associated with caring for the plant to her house.
How to celebrate a celebration?
There can be many options for holding a turquoise wedding, and it is foolish to deprive yourself of the holiday that the soul requires to please traditions, fashion or the wishes of relatives. Consider some of the possible lines of development of the festive scenario.
Holiday for two
If you bring up children almost round the clock, lead subordinates and help friends and relatives, then the anniversary is probably the same day that you need to spend only with your soul mate.
Start your morning with a breakfast, sharing gifts and congratulations. Then you can go for a walk around the city, visit all the places that are dear to your heart. It is best to relieve fatigue after a walk, as well as prepare for the evening exit in the SPA salon.
The evening can also be dedicated to each other or to gather the closest friends and relatives at the festive table.
“Like 18 years ago”
If you feel that the soul requires a holiday, and you are ready to share your happiness with a large number of guests, throw a chic (maybe not very) wedding. Not just an anniversary celebration, but real wedding fun.
Start the morning with the preparation of the bride and groom, you can even put on a wedding dress and a suit or tuxedo. Let the groom call in with the best men for the bride and in a fair battle, completing the tasks of the cunning bridesmaids, get permission to take her to the registry office or to exit registration.
In a festive atmosphere, you can pronounce the oath of love, thank your soulmate for happily lived years and exchange turquoise rings. Take care of the festive decoration of the premises, musical, photo and video accompaniment of the holiday.
After sworn assurances, you can go on a car trip to memorable places, sights of the city or just for a country picnic.
As expected in a traditional wedding scenario, the evening part of the celebration takes place in a restaurant, cafe or country house. Mandatory - gala dinner, dancing, host.
The decoration of the hall will help to create a festive atmosphere. You don’t even have to puzzle over which style to choose - make a colored wedding, the main shade of which will be turquoise. You can even dedicate the whole celebration to it - to include turquoise elements in the outfits of “young” and guests, car decoration, order a bride’s bouquet and a cake in turquoise colors, and so on.
Family gatherings
Fans of leisurely conversations at the holiday table, quiet get-togethers with family can bring guests at home or in the country. The latter option, if conditions permit, will be the most comfortable, warm and at the same time quite democratic.
You can decorate the house and garden with small flashlights, set the table on the veranda or directly on the street under the tent. The main dish will be barbecue, which will be prepared right there at the festival by the owner of the house and male guests.
If you invite close friends and relatives who are well acquainted with each other to the celebration, then usually the conversation flows by itself, without requiring the presence of a host. However, children or former witnesses can introduce thematic surprises during 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 spouse (conduct the survey in secret and separately for the husband and wife), and then have a comic quiz).
Even in the context of a family holiday, you can make a thematic wedding, for example, oblige guests to follow a certain dress code, decorate the house with turquoise tulle, bows, and balloons.
The traditions and gifts for the turquoise wedding are described in the video.
