What do you give for a paper wedding?
A gift for a paper wedding should be related to the name of the holiday. The present must contain paper elements.
Based on tradition, the best ideas for gifts would be:
- Bright, colorful notepads, notebooks, diaries, organizers.
- Books. Genre is not that important. Literature can be fiction, scientific, dictionary, educational, culinary and others.
- Album with photographs. An excellent choice for a 2nd wedding anniversary gift. Choose the brightest, funniest, kindest moments from the spouses’ life together. Print out the photos and present them in a colorful album.
- Calendar with a photo of a married couple.
- Decorative souvenirs. Products made from paper and cardboard are an ideal gift solution. These can be boxes, mini-crafts.
- Bouquet of paper and sweets. It's easy to make a gift yourself. We create flowers from multi-colored sheets and collect them into a bouquet.
- Money - you can put it in a piggy bank or present it in the form of a bouquet.
To my husband
How to please your beloved husband on your second wedding anniversary? The choice is huge, because your wife can get away from traditions. It all depends on the hobbies, interests, preferences of the spouse.
What loving wives give for a paper wedding:
- It is better to give a businessman husband a book on self-realization, a laptop, a quality watch, and a diary.
- If your spouse is interested in paintings and loves to draw and create, then choose an easel, brushes, and paints as a gift. A ticket to an exhibition of your favorite artist is also suitable.
- Is your husband a fan of football, hockey or another sport? It is better to give him a ticket to a match of his favorite team or to please him with a gift with the symbols of the club.
- For someone who likes to relax in their free time, a holiday-related gift is perfect. Ticket to the cinema, theater, swimming pool, spa.
- Every man will be pleased to receive gadgets and accessories for them. This could be a computer mouse, flash drive, hard drive, keyboard, headphones.
Wife
For women, a gift that emphasizes her external beauty is important. You should definitely take this fact into account when choosing a gift.
The best gift would be:
- Certificate for spa, beauty salon, fitness room.
- Decorative cosmetics based on natural ingredients.
- Silver, gold jewelry. Necklaces, rings with precious stones.
- Soft toy.
- A bouquet of flowers, a postcard with a poem of your own composition.
- Romantic evening.
- A set of dishes or individual accessories.
- Gift certificate for the purchase of clothes, cosmetics in the store.
- Portrait from her photo.
A gift can come from the heart. Here it is important to take into account the character and preferences of the other half.
Spouses to each other
“Family letters” are considered an excellent symbol of marriage.
The spouses take a piece of paper and write down the negative traits of their partner. On the reverse side they indicate what their significant other will write about them.
Such letters should strengthen the family unit and correct shortcomings.
Children from parents
Relatives always try to help their loved ones, so great ideas for a surprise would be:
- Washing machine;
- Kitchenware;
- Furniture;
- Assistance in repairs;
- Flowers in a pot.
As a traditional addition to the gift, you can attach an envelope with money.
To young friends from friends
Friends tend to give funny prank gifts.
Ideal gifts for 2nd wedding anniversary:
- Caricature of family life;
- Fun board games;
- Paper figurines depicting a husband and wife;
- A book about their two-year life together;
- T-shirts, mugs, bed linen with a portrait of the spouses;
- Fan of banknotes;
- Video.
Wedding anniversary 2 years - history of the name
The first two years of married life are celebrated with a paper wedding. It is no coincidence that this name was chosen for the celebration. Paper, as you know, is fragile and unstable , which can be said about a young family at this time.
The first year had passed, when the young people lived for themselves, discovered a new side of each other and enjoyed love. Two years later, new concerns arise. These could be children and everything connected with them. Sometimes life becomes more stressful, you have to work more, pay less attention to each other, and friction in relationships often occurs. The whole situation is very fragile, and sometimes a family can simply crack or even collapse from a wrong step or a sharply spoken word. That is why the 2nd wedding anniversary is called a paper anniversary, because family ties can easily be torn apart like paper .
DIY present
A great solution would be a handmade gift:
- Album designed using scrapbooking technique. Every married couple will love the beautiful, unusual design of family photos.
- Family quest. Prepare signs or whatman paper in advance for searching for gifts, where you indicate all the stages. At the end, the spouses will be able to receive a gift.
- Poems of my own composition. They need to be beautifully designed or written in a postcard.
- Paper figures. Create figures of a husband and wife, or depict swans. Birds are a symbol of eternal love.
- A box made of cardboard, paper or a basket of newspapers for storing various things.
Original surprise
A gift for a 2nd wedding anniversary can be original:
- Money Tree. You can give a real money tree (a type of plant). Or create an artificial copy. Take branches and put banknotes on them (fake ones are acceptable).
- Puzzles. Order a large set with a picture of the family. The couple will have to put together a family picture.
Cool (comic) gifts
One of the coolest gifts for a paper wedding is a set of toilet paper. A pyramid is built from it and tied with a ribbon.
This gift does not carry any negative hints. The gift is purely comic.
Unusual gifts
- Origami. Make a bird out of paper (preferably more than one). It will be great if spouses hang them from the ceiling above the table or simply decorate the apartment.
- Plants' seeds. A family can plant and care for a tree or flower. This plant will accompany them throughout their life together.
- Cardboard, paper cake. Decorate with flowers from colorful paper.
Interesting
Create a bouquet of hundred-ruble bills. Wrap them so that they look like flowers, wrap them in gift paper.
Give tickets to a modern exhibition. These could be inventions, paintings, sculptures.
Practical and useful
This category includes gifts that will be useful in family life:
- Blanket, rug, sofa pillows.
- Shelf, breakfast table or coffee table, chair.
- Kitchen utensils: pots, pans, plates, cutlery.
- Rug (in the hallway, in the restroom, in the bathroom).
Complete your gift with a beautiful themed card.
Paper wedding - traditions and signs
The second anniversary, like all others, has its own characteristics and traditions. Sometimes they are very unusual. In some countries, the heroes of the occasion are dressed in all paper, i.e. the bride sports a light dress made of paper, and the groom wears the same shirt.
In order for the future life of the couple to be successful, the table must be covered with a paper tablecloth and there must be the same napkins. The more paper in the house on this day, the better for its inhabitants. There is also an interesting tradition. The bride dances barefoot, holding her shoes in her hands, and anyone who wants to dance with her must put paper money in her shoes. It is believed that such a dance attracts profit to a young family, and the giver - happiness in his personal life!
Recently, a tradition of writing a letter has emerged. It should be on paper, beautifully designed, where the spouses tell each other about their feelings. Such a message is presented at the celebration and can be read aloud. Depending on the wishes of its authors.
There are also special signs for 2 years from the wedding day, namely:
- If the spouse wears old shoes, then the life of the family will be long.
- If the first gift is a paper bill, then wealth awaits the family.
- If you dream of a long paper ribbon, then you are expected to move far from your family.
- If the bride (without preliminary hints) was presented with a paper bouquet as a gift, then the first-born will be a girl.
Bad gift ideas
- Don't give different gifts to husband and wife. The spouses as one whole and the gift should receive a common one.
- The worst gift would be alcohol. He brings negativity. It is not customary to give a bottle to married couples.
- Gifts with sexual overtones. The items are not prohibited, but it would not be entirely appropriate to give such a gift to spouses who have lived together for 2 years and have not lost their former passion.
It is not the gift itself that is important - what is important is attention, love, care. Be responsible when choosing a gift and bring joy to family relationships.
Original gift options for husband
Since the second anniversary is called a “paper” anniversary, it would be logical to give your beloved spouse a gift that matches the name. The classic option is the book edition, but there are also many other equally interesting ideas. Choose original surprises that will keep pleasant memories for your husband for a long time and will not be boring.
- Poster with sweets . You can order it from craftsmen who are engaged in “handmade”, or make it yourself. A colorful and tasty poster with sincere wishes and declarations of love will give a lot of pleasant emotions to your spouse.
- Jar with wishes or compliments . Various pleasant words are written on small pieces of paper for the husband, his qualities or desires. Then they are rolled into a tube and placed in a beautiful glass jar, which it is advisable to decorate in advance with ribbons and inscriptions.
- Coupons for various services (massage, breakfast in bed, private dance, etc.). The husband can, if he wishes, give his wife any of the coupons in order to receive one or another service.
- Collage of joint photos . Choose the best photos from the very moment you met. If you are good with a computer, you can make a collage yourself and then print it in a photo salon. But if you are not confident in your abilities, then it is better to entrust this process to a specialist.
- Large poster with a picture of a spouse . The principle of its creation is almost the same as that of a collage. Only instead of your photos together there will be only one - your spouse. You can make a themed poster, adding your favorite movie characters.
Portrait from photo “Conqueror” in a baguette frame
- Calendar - desktop or desk calendar, hanging on the wall. But let it be an unusual calendar, i.e. instead of ordinary drawings there should be your general photographs.
- Magnetic puzzle or playing cards with an original photo print.
- Handmade diary . Order a beautiful notebook in a masculine style from the master.
Personalized diary "Person" with engraving
- Subscription to magazine publications . When choosing them, you should focus on your husband’s hobbies. Most often, men like to read about cars, modern gadgets, fishing, hunting, construction and travel.
- Chocolate or a set of sweets in a personalized wrapper . For example, with a picture of the spouse himself, both of you, or simply with funny pictures and inscriptions.
If your spouse is interested in sports and leads an active lifestyle, then you can give him a corresponding certificate. But choose unusual activities that are not available in everyday life:
- parachute jump from an airplane or the roof of a high-rise building;
- rope jumping or bungee jumping (jumping from a height with a rope);
- hot air balloon trip;
- flying an airplane and performing simple stunts in the air;
- kayaking on the river.
