Another year has flown by. It is like another stone laid in the monumental building of a married couple - it gave the relationship even greater strength and durability. This is not surprising - how many people do you know who managed to live together for 46 years of marriage? I think in most cases the answer will be “No”. Only a truly devoted and loving husband and wife who have achieved phenomenal success in love and mutual understanding can go through such an impressive period of time together. This forty-sixth anniversary will be a great occasion to rethink your entire life path.
Having amicably managed the rather complex mechanism of marital relations, avoiding all the difficulties along the way, our union arrived at exactly this point, leaving in the past a clearly cut furrow, which is not sprouting its first shoots years later. Who would have thought that the meeting of two loving hearts could have such significant consequences, giving life to more than one generation. To miss or not pay attention to such an impressive date would simply be the height of neglect.
Traditions of the 46th wedding anniversary
Lavender weddings have preserved some traditions from ancient times. For example, if you plant lavender together in a plot or in a pot, you can make the plant a family talisman. It would also be a good idea to wash together in a spring near your home early in the morning on the day of the holiday. Such a ritual means the beginning of a new stage in the life of a couple and washing away the accumulated negativity.
It is worth understanding that such a wedding date shows the rather advanced age of the perpetrators of the event. It would be appropriate to ask your closest relatives and children for help, and instead of noisy fun, limit yourself to a cozy evening at home.
Ideal options are a picnic or barbecue with the family. You can celebrate the day together by going on a cruise or walking to your favorite places. A trip to the cinema or an evening at the theater wouldn't hurt.
How to celebrate
There are different traditions associated with a lavender wedding. The most beautiful of them are to plant lavender bushes and arrange bouquets of fragrant lilac flowers around the house. On the anniversary day, at dawn, you can find a clean spring and wash your hands and feet in it. This will be a sign that the life of the spouses begins with a clean slate.
A lavender wedding means that the couple have spent almost half a century together. They are already in old age, a noisy feast can tire them. Therefore, it will be better if children and young relatives take over the organization of the holiday. Instead of a festive banquet, you can arrange a small party for your closest ones.
You can celebrate your 46th wedding anniversary in the park with a picnic, or at home with friends. However, nothing prevents the heroes of the day from celebrating this day together, going for a walk by boat or by car. You can visit the theater or cinema.
But if you still decide to share the holiday with a large company, then it is best to organize a party in a restaurant. This will save you from having to cook and decorate the room. It is better to place lavender branches on the tables, order tablecloths and napkins in violet and purple tones, and hang wedding-themed decorations from the ceiling. Etiquette does not prescribe strict rules for choosing clothing. But you should give preference to your spouse’s dress, your spouse’s shirt or tie in lavender tones.
If possible, you can make invitations for guests in pastel lavender colors by inserting lavender sprigs into the cards. It is not necessary to order cards from a workshop; you can make them yourself.
Set your holiday table in lavender tones.
Venue for 46th wedding anniversary
It is worth remembering that the correct choice of the location for the holiday directly determines its further success. The ideal holiday meets the requirements of comfort, safety and interest for both the older generation and the children and teenagers who are likely to be invited to the anniversary. An ideal location for an event could be:
- A cozy home environment can be an ideal economical option. To help the couple, children and grandchildren can contribute their efforts to rearrange the furniture and organize the table. If children don’t know how to cook or don’t have time, an alternative would be to have dinner or part of it delivered to your home. Invited relatives can take on financial matters.
- Another economical option is a recreation center or sanatorium. Ideal if a married couple lives outside the city. This atmosphere will help not only to celebrate the event, but also to take a break from the city routine.
- A cafe or restaurant, especially one where a wedding took place 46 years ago, is a symbolic option for celebrating the event. The advantage is that it saves time on the head and subsequent cleaning. These responsibilities fall on the employees of the establishment. Children and grandchildren, as well as the heroes of the holiday themselves, can decorate the hall thematically. Sprigs of lavender on the tables, as well as decorations in purple and purple tones, will look symbolic. It is important to ensure that neither guests nor staff are allergic to lavender. As an outfit, the spouse can wear a dress, and the husband can wear a suit of lavender flowers.
- You can celebrate the holiday with a picnic, choosing a location in the forest or next to a river.
An original addition to the holiday atmosphere will be invitations in lavender shades, into which you can insert a sprig of lavender. Of course, if guests are not allergic to this plant. The convenience of such invitations is that you can save on them by making cards yourself.
What wedding
Lavender retains its delicate aroma for a long time. If you dry the branches of this flower and take them out many years later, they will still emit a pleasant smell, as if they were recently picked. The feelings of spouses who have maintained such a long marriage are usually compared to lavender flowers. According to legend, when Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden, they took lavender flowers with them to help them overcome sadness. So today, these beautiful flowers drive away sad thoughts and give bright memories.
Lavender is a symbol of pure relationships. The plant lives on mountain slopes in southern countries. And now, when the spouses walked hand in hand through the steepest passes, did not stumble, did not separate, their life together will be beautiful, as if it was lined with lavender flowers.
After 46 years of marriage, there is nothing left to share, nothing to quarrel about. Spouses support each other, demonstrating dignity and precious family ties.
Traditions dictate not to ignore this date. But since the spouses are no longer young and cannot always take on all organizational issues, holding the anniversary should fall on the shoulders of the children and grandchildren.
Celebrating 46th wedding anniversary
The 46th wedding anniversary is an occasion to show your imagination to the maximum, showing your best side. For example, capture memorable moments using professional photography and videography. You can be creative by creating a photo zone decorated in lavender style.
A great idea would be to add lavender-style accessories and costume details for all guests. This solution will create atmosphere and unity in the photographs, which can then be reviewed an infinite number of times. If the date falls during the warm season, you can take pictures outdoors. Ideal if you can find a location in a lavender field. Or in an area where this grass grows naturally.
You can also complement the holiday with an unusual leisure option, for example, a master class. Such an event will improve the skills of the guests, will amuse any generation and will help the heroes of the occasion to enjoy the atmosphere. The main thing is that the topic is of interest to the vast majority or all those present. For example, a culinary master class is suitable. And after it the prepared dishes can be safely put on the table.
A lavender wedding is an unusual date that few couples achieve. It shows true sincerity and longevity of relationships. Due to the fact that not every couple reaches such a milestone together, those responsible for the event on this day should be given special respect.
What do spouses give each other for a lavender wedding?
So many years together... Husband and wife have already studied individual habits and preferences. You need to choose a gift you like, demonstrate the warmth of feelings and support the symbolism of the holiday. The latter is usually done using the color characteristic of the plant.
Warmth and tenderness of feelings warm the soul. By analogy, you can give something that warms the body. For example, some cozy piece of clothing: a scarf, a sweater, a bathrobe. If the spouse is familiar with knitting techniques, then you can give a gift made with your own hands.
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When choosing a gift for a lavender wedding, you should forget about pompous, expensive things. On this day they are out of place, and something corresponding to the listed characteristics was probably presented a year ago, for the anniversary.
The spouse definitely needs to take care of the bouquet. Finding lavender can be difficult, so you may want to look for other flowers in a similar shade. Choose a gift based on your spouse’s hobbies.
An appropriate option would be caring cosmetics with the aroma of lavender. A lady will be pleased to receive jewelry of the appropriate shade from her husband. Inexpensive accessories with lilac stones include earrings and rings made of silver with charoite, bracelets and beads with amethyst.
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Gifts for husband
Due to the fact that the lavender date is a family and unofficial holiday, the gift for the spouse should correspond to the atmosphere of the day. An appropriate gift would be a scarf that is knitted by the wife’s hands and painted in the thematic shades of the event. It is not necessary that the gift be dedicated to a holiday. You can also give more abstract gift options, for example:
- modern telephone;
- cigarette case;
- accessories for hobbies and lifestyle.
In order to support the theme of the event with a gift, it will be enough to put it in purple packaging. You can complement it with a lavender sprig.
Anniversary symbol
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It's not for nothing that the 46th wedding anniversary is called lavender. This plant is aromatic even when dried. Lavender flowers seem to attract you with their delicate scent. They are widely used in the medical, cosmetic, and perfume industries.
Lavender incense is one of the most expensive today. In addition to material value, this plant also has a spiritual meaning. Delicate flowers are considered a symbol of calm and tenderness.
The relationship between husband and wife during this period is like a plant. They are full of tenderness, calmness, quiet happiness. The eyes of others are drawn to older people. Even at an advanced age, they continue to preserve their feelings, gaining spiritual harmony.
What can guests give?
Guests can also give gifts that are somewhat distracted from the main theme of the holiday. They could be:
- a service that can later become a family talisman;
- bath set in the form of towels and bathrobes. It is important that it does not contain single elements;
- pairs of cute blankets;
- home textiles, decorative pillows, tablecloths or curtains for one of the rooms in the appropriate range;
- bedding set in lavender shades;
- paired paintings, candles in duplicate and other paired items for room decor.
If there are no original ideas at all, you can limit yourself to a gift that will be useful for every woman in the household. If you have your own garden, you can give a fruit-bearing tree or decor for your summer cottage. It can also be rocking chairs, country swings, grills, coffee tables for two, and household appliances. In the latter option, it is better to discuss the gift with the spouses. Because not everyone can calmly accept overly expensive gifts, even if they are very necessary. A simple conversation will help smooth out the situation and avoid awkward moments at the holiday.
Congratulations
A congratulatory speech, if prepared in advance, can make a huge impression. In the end, all the guests gathered at the table, most of whom are immediate relatives, can cooperate and put on a small congratulatory performance. Spouses should also congratulate each other on another anniversary. It would seem that no matter what words were spoken during their life together, what congratulations were addressed to them from their other half. It's probably time to thank your loved one for those happy minutes, hours, days and years that were given to him or her. Simply put, a congratulatory speech can contain not only continuous wishes, but also words of gratitude, as well as wishes for many more years of life together.
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