What to give for a paper wedding: find out what gift to choose for a 2 year wedding for a husband, wife, what to give from parents, friends, acquaintances

Every wedding anniversary is celebrated with a special name. While the couple did not live together for long, their marriage was compared to fragile materials. But, the more years pass, the stronger the union becomes. In our country, it is customary to celebrate each anniversary according to its own special customs and traditions. The second wedding anniversary also has its own special rituals. We’ll figure out what theme to come up with for the party, what the 2nd wedding anniversary is called, how to choose an outfit, and how to entertain the guests for 2 years after the wedding.

What gifts are customary to give on 2nd wedding anniversary?

According to tradition, young spouses are presented with gifts associated with the symbol of this anniversary - paper. Moreover, their choice is huge. Inexpensive gifts from the “the main thing is attention” series are relevant, for example, beautiful cards with warm wishes (select examples of congratulations here), calendars, notebooks, and diaries. As well as handmade souvenirs: homemade postcards or origami crafts.

A great way to demonstrate your affection is to give a personalized gift. To make such a gift, you will need photographs of the spouses.

It can be:

a painting painted in oil or printed on high-quality paper;
photo collage in a beautiful frame;
desk calendar;
wall clock with the inscription “2 years have passed” against the background of a wedding photo.

It is better to give a gift in person. In this case, you need to choose a few heartfelt words that will cheer up the spouses and explain its meaning.

1. For example, when presenting a painting, say : “On the day of your paper wedding, I give you the first painting for your future family gallery. I wish to collect my own “Tretyakov Gallery” from portraits of your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all other descendants.”

2. The following words are suitable for presenting a wall clock : “17,520 hours have already passed since your wedding day. How many of them did you spend together? Give each other your time, because time is priceless. I wish that the hour hand of this clock will make at least 73,000 360-degree rotations during your family life.”

3. A universal gift and, perhaps, the “most paper” of all, will be an envelope with money ! But so that it does not look like a faceless custodian of banknotes, it must be designed in an original way and presented in an unusual way. Instead of a boring store-bought envelope, use a box made using the scrapbooking technique. Or “disguise” your gift as a photo album, inside of which, instead of photographs, arrange multi-colored banknotes from different countries into files. When you present such a surprise, wish the spouses to visit those places where the donated currency is the national currency.

A gift to a young family for 2 years of marriage may not be at all related to the anniversary symbol! In this case, simply pack the gift in a beautiful paper bag or box, be sure to include a card with congratulations on your paper wedding (choose cool congratulations here).

Blank Canvas Idea

Combining the idea of paper and a blank sheet, we get an album, a notepad, a diary. Give them a fun planner with embossing on the cover. What are they needed for? Write complaints and once a month convey to the parents of the culprit so that they can take educational measures.

Kidding. The children are already adults - they themselves will come up with what they need such a solid notebook for: writing down new culinary recipes for the family table or keeping track of gasoline consumption.

It’s just that people rarely buy such things for themselves. And it suits the theme of the celebration perfectly. If this option does not seem very solid or valuable, look for original diaries with original illustrations, branded or inlaid. Again about money: what if something gets lost between the pages...

Gifts from parents to children for 2nd wedding anniversary

Spouses who have been married for 2 years, although they already form a separate unit of society, still need help from their parents. A paper wedding is a great occasion for moms and dads to give their children a good, useful gift.

A great option is to give vacation tickets to young people. This does not have to be an expensive trip to an exotic country; a trip to a Russian resort will also be quite pleasant. But, if you really want to surprise, and the funds allow, then you can give tickets to the country in which the paper was invented - to China. In this way, you will immediately have a double connection with the second anniversary of your life together: both the gift itself is paper (printed tickets) and the vacation spot is symbolic.

You can play with congratulations like this : parents give their children a large paper map of the world, which they usually hang on the wall, and say: “Today marks only 2 years since your wedding. You are young and active, your whole life is ahead of you, all roads are open to you. Since you have decided to go through life together, then you need to conquer new horizons, holding hands. Take a look at this map and select those countries and continents that you definitely want to visit. Set yourself a goal to do this and strive to achieve it. In the meantime, you are dreaming and making plans on how to make your plans come true, we are giving you 2 magic pieces of paper! With their help, you can visit one of the places on your future travel map.”

A short list of gifts from parents for a paper wedding

Wallpaper, photo wallpaper . From 870 to 8709 rubles per roll. Depends on the manufacturer.
Painting . From 294 to 553 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer.
A set of bed linen . From 1,100 to 1,775 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer.
Icon . From 15,000 to 45,000 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer.
A money tree with banknotes attached to its branches. From 490 to 5,500 rubles.
Certificate for the purchase of goods for children . From 200 to 11,000 rubles.
Towels with names . From 199 rubles.
Disposable tablecloth . From 28.00 to 78.00 rubles.
Holofiber blanket . From 651.00 to 2760 rubles.
Bedspread . From 15,000 to 45,000 rubles.
Plaid . From 1,795 to 1,995 rubles.
Cotton blanket . From 1,330 to 1,620 rubles.
Blanket "Bamboo" . From 699 to 2,000 rubles.
Blanket "Swan's Down" . From 1,320 to 2,115 rubles.

Wrap it up and attach a bow

Gift wrapping can be a work of art in itself. In stationery or handicraft stores you can find the most incredible types of paper and cardboard from which you can create stunning packaging: velvet, iridescent, embossed, embossed, openwork, etc. Or a postcard. By the way, I wrote about this here too.

Of course, some sleight of hand will be required, but what can’t you do for your children? Moreover, there are many template drawings on the Internet, which often just need to be printed, cut and glued. Voila - the original packaging is ready:

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What to give your wife on her 2nd wedding anniversary

The two years spent together probably allowed the husband and wife to learn a lot about each other's tastes and preferences. Therefore, gifts for the second wedding anniversary, as a rule, are chosen exactly those that can definitely please the other half.

When choosing a gift for your wife from your spouse, the main thing is not to offend her with a rude hint of some shortcomings. For example, you shouldn’t hand her a book about cooking with the words: “So that you finally learn how to cook.”

But giving an invitation to a culinary master class for two would be quite appropriate. By the way, you may have to create and decorate the invitation form yourself, since registration for such events often takes place over the phone or via the Internet, and invitation cards are not required in most cases.

To present such a surprise, you can perform a mini-play : In the morning, the husband prepares breakfast for his sweet wife in honor of the second anniversary of family life. But at the same time, the scrambled eggs are deliberately overcooked and over-salted, the sandwich bread is cut 10 centimeters thick, and too much sugar is added to the coffee.

At that moment, when the surprised wife is choking on another portion of the “romantic breakfast,” the husband should give her invitation cards to the master class with the words: “I wanted to please you on our paper wedding, but I didn’t really succeed.” To rectify the situation, I suggest we have dinner at a restaurant today, but we will cook the food there ourselves under the watchful supervision of a professional chef, so that I don’t ruin everything again!”

If the spouses are already excellent cooks, then the husband can present the desired gift on any holiday - jewelry, for example, a gold bracelet. To link it with your paper anniversary date, you can add a number 2 pendant to it.

A gold chain around your neck with a pendant in the shape of a paper airplane will be a symbolic gift. If your spouse does not like this metal, then you can choose silver jewelry, and at the same time think about what words to emphasize the connection of such a gift with the paper anniversary.

A short list of popular gifts for a wife on a paper anniversary

Cookbook . From 119 to 2,849 rubles.
A subscription to a gym or spa . For a month – from 2,000 to 5,200. For six months – from 5790 to 30,600. For a year - from 7,990 to 45,000 rubles.
A trip to any country . Greece – from 23,630 rubles. Cyprus from 31,168 rubles. Thailand - from 69,902 rubles. Türkiye – from 20,275 rubles. Russia – 9,302 rubles. Spain – from 15,500 rubles. Cuba – from 42,500 rubles. Mexico – from 42,700 rubles. Jamaica - from 49,500 rubles. Dominican Republic - from 55,900 rubles. Vietnam – from 32,300 rubles. Emirates - from 20,900 rubles. Bahrain – from 24,800 rubles.
A large and colorful bouquet of paper with sweets . From 1,000 to 10,000 rubles.
Desk or wall calendar . From 410 to changeover for 2550 rubles.
Large family photo album . From 990.00 to 2,300 rubles.
Two paper swans . 2000 rubles.

What kind of wedding at 10 years old?

In accordance with traditions, the 10th wedding anniversary is called a pink or tin wedding. What gift for the 10th wedding anniversary is considered the most appropriate? You can not deviate from customs and present your beloved husband with objects made of tin. For a woman, a luxurious bouquet of scarlet roses would be an appropriate gift for her 10th wedding anniversary.

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What to give your husband for a paper wedding

You can please your loved one on your paper wedding day by going together to a concert of his favorite band or to a football/hockey match. It is better that such an event does not take place on the day of the anniversary itself, since the holiday still needs to be dedicated to each other. You can hide tickets to a show or sports match in a secluded place in the apartment and force your spouse to go through a short quest in search of a gift.

A simple example : place clues in different rooms that indicate the next step. Place the first item, for example, a teaspoon under the pillow, therefore, for the next clue, the spouse needs to go to the kitchen and look where the spoons are. And there a toothbrush awaits him - a hint of a bathroom. Next, he finds a screwdriver (shelf with tools), then a hanger (wardrobe), and lastly, a bottle of kefir (refrigerator). And in the refrigerator on the top shelf let there be a beautiful box with tickets inside.

You can give any gift in the same way! For example, a gadget, good headphones or a flash drive with engraving. Even if the gift itself is not paper, but packed in a box with a note “2 years is just the beginning. It will be even more interesting!”, your spouse will definitely like it.

If you like to create something with your own hands, then, as an option, prepare for your husband a paper flower with large petals , on which he will write his wishes for the coming week. And you promise that you will fulfill each of them, if this is, of course, real. But if you don’t want to fulfill your desires, or there is a chance that you will receive too extraordinary and impossible tasks, then you can present your spouse with 20-25 paper envelopes packed inside each other. The principle of operation is like that of a matryoshka doll: a smaller envelope is placed in the largest envelope, and so on. On each of them, on the reverse side, write a compliment to your spouse or a wish. In the smallest envelope, put a note with the text “Happy to our paper wedding, darling!” and a two-ruble coin.

A short list of the most popular gifts for husbands for a paper anniversary

Notebook . Made in Russia, cardboard cover from 25.80 to 2,000 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer. Size, number of sheets, cover and type of binding.
A wallet with a banknote inserted into it . With engraving from 1900 to 6500 rubles.
Atlas of highways . Russia, Commonwealth and Baltic countries - from 186.00 to 494.00 rubles. Europe – 128.00 rubles.
Frame with a family photo . From 18.00 to 670.00 rubles.
Tickets for a match featuring your favorite team . From 500.00 to 1,300 rubles.
Stylish men's umbrella . From 360.00 to 6860 rubles.
Book . From 289.00 to 982.00. From 1,490 to 15,990 rubles.
Subscription to men's magazine . From 318.00 to 746.00 rubles.
Puzzles with the image of a happy married couple . From 700.00 to 5000 rubles. Depends on the print and the number of puzzles.
Playing cards with the same description . 500 rubles per deck.

Book

You can give your wife a book for their 2nd wedding anniversary, but such a choice should be made only if your wife is interested in literature or at least has a favorite writer whose works she is madly in love with.

It is better to give the book as a gift so that it is preserved for a long time and is bright and attractive. If you do not know your wife's exact interests in terms of literature, then you can present her with a popular romance novel or the Kama Sutra as a sign of your ardent love.

There is another option for a symbolic, but very original gift - a figure made from book sheets. The folded leaves can make a word, a heart, your wife's name, or the first letter of your last name.

Paper Anniversary Gifts from Family Friends

1. Friends invited to celebrate a paper wedding can give the spouses tickets to an interesting event - a concert, performance, exhibition, or a certificate for joint entertainment - karting, bowling, water park. No special preparation is required to present such a gift; it is enough to simply say a few pleasant words and wishes to the young family at this moment.

2. On this day, a beautiful and pleasant surprise from friends will be a paper sky lantern , which everyone can launch together. Spouses should be invited to write on it their wishes that they would like to realize in the near future. And the flashlight, flying up, will take them “where they need to be” so that they come true.

3. An unusual mystery gift will cause different emotions in a married couple: from slight disappointment to surprise and delight in the end. For it you will need to find a time-worn pot box. Instead of the expected set of dishes, put another box in this box and place a small cat litter box next to it. Your friends will now think there's a kitten in there, but when they open the second box, they should find a plastic container filled with sawdust and a packet of rodent food. And again, their expectations are not destined to be justified, since, rummaging through the sawdust, they will find not a cute hamster, but a case for a pen. It will contain a real gift, for example, a horse riding subscription, tickets for an excursion to a dog kennel, a zoo or an ostrich farm. It is better to give such a surprise to couples who love animals and, perhaps, already have their own pet, but are not yet planning to get another one. Otherwise, it is better to come up with other contents for the “magic box”.

A short list of possible gifts from friends

Lottery

Calendar with family photos

Board games

Skydiving

Hot air balloon flight

Dinner on the roof

Photo session in the studio

Pool subscription

Pillows with inscriptions

T-shirts with slogans

Toilet paper with pictures

Mugs with portraits of both spouses

Lampshade in the kitchen

Candlestick with two candles

Set of wine glasses

Cardboard clock “Butterfly”

Family diary

Photo session in nature

A young family most likely is not expecting expensive gifts for their paper wedding, so you should not focus solely on the cost of the item being presented. On this day, the main thing is to surprise and delight by the very method of presenting the gift . Any gift will be pleasant if presented beautifully, with a kind or humorous wish. Therefore, show your imagination, and your gift for the 2nd wedding anniversary will be the best!

Heater

You can make an unusual gift - give a ceramic-carbon panel (ceramic panel). This is a modern heating device, on the surface of which any image can be applied. Such a panel with a photo is both a decorative element, a memorable gift, and a heater. In addition, it will allow you to observe the tradition of the second wedding anniversary, because its symbol is porcelain.

Panel design options can be seen in the video:

How to celebrate

It is customary to celebrate the second year of the wedding ceremony outdoors: outdoors by a pond, on the seashore, in a park, on a cafe terrace, or just on the lawn near the house.

Invitations should be sent to guests in paper envelopes. Traditionally, young people invite their parents, brothers and sisters, witnesses and closest friends to the celebration.

The holiday is a comic wedding day: meeting guests, congratulations, gifts, wedding feast, funny competitions. Often the hosts are the newlyweds themselves.

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Dishes

There is no need to put any special or specific dishes on the table on your two-year wedding anniversary. There is a general requirement that food should be light, fresh and prepared using paper. You can serve:

salads from meat and boiled vegetables;
fresh fruits;
chicken or turkey baked in parchment paper;
pork ribs in a slow cooker;
steamed fish with spices;
cupcakes, charlotte or sponge cake.

Non-alcoholic drinks include compotes and juices; alcoholic drinks include champagne, rose and white wine, fruit liqueur, and girls can be offered a martini.