Such an important anniversary is a rarity. Not every married couple is destined to celebrate seventy years of marriage, so this holiday becomes even more significant and valuable. How to answer the anniversary, what to give to the newlyweds, how to congratulate? Let's consider further. Bonus - a few words about the wedding of the British Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, who celebrated the blessed anniversary last year.
Graceful, or crown wedding
A very rare, and therefore especially valuable, anniversary is a gracious wedding. How many years should spouses live together to celebrate this important holiday? For seventy years - the term is simply incomprehensible! The seventieth anniversary of marriage is also called the crown. During this time, the spouses have already managed to bring up more than one generation in love and harmony, they managed to maintain the family hearth. Such an anniversary is celebrated quite rarely, because both spouses do not often live to old age. And this means that children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren need to pay special attention to the organization of the celebration for their families.
How to celebrate the anniversary of living together
There are very few traditions of holding such a holiday. It must be borne in mind that the heroes of the occasion are already at a very advanced age, so do not bore your favorite anniversaries with noisy celebrations. Of course, it can be noted in the restaurant, but, probably, the best option would be a family celebration in a narrow circle of relatives and friends. It is important to create a cozy and homely atmosphere that fill the hearts of those present with extraordinary tenderness and warmth. The emphasis should be precisely on the culprits of the festival, to surround them with respect and sincere care.
It is advisable to decorate the room using fresh flowers. The walls are often decorated with garlands that are suitable for the theme, balloons, joint portraits of spouses and family photographs. It is appropriate to refer to a calm and natural color scheme. Do not use flashy shades for decoration, which can quickly tire anniversaries and simply act annoyingly.
Loving spouses will probably remember how their wedding took place 70 years ago. Perhaps it’s worthwhile to find out these nuances from them in advance and decorate the room using the same elements. If the spouses want to introduce some specific elements into the design, it is worthwhile to listen to them and translate these desires into reality.
The main traditions of the blessed wedding
Such an important anniversary will be a memorable event for the family. It is worth using several wedding traditions, albeit in a slightly more modern design. For example, you can turn to the pleasant memories of the spouses, who are happy to share with their beloved relatives interesting moments from their life together. To make this story more entertaining, it is worth preparing a family chronicle, for example, photographs and video materials.
Such a pastime will allow spouses at least for a while to return to the past and plunge into pleasant memories. It is important that in this case the heroes of the day will pass on their valuable experience to children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Let the “newlyweds” share the secrets of a happy life together, but, of course, do not bore them with long questions.
Invitees should also prepare for the holiday. A solemn congratulatory speech filled with sincere emotions and wishes of health to the “young” should be considered. This anniversary is called blessed, it is customary to thank relatives who managed to keep their love for so long, for bringing up more than one generation of the family and transmitting valuable life experience.
If the heroes of the day are believers and their health condition is satisfactory, you can make a pilgrimage to the holy places. This is especially important if a sacred union was concluded in the church, and not just within the walls of the registry office. So, the couple will be able to thank God for a long life, filled with sincere love.
What to give beloved "newlyweds"
For long 70 years, the couple fulfilled their duty to the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, not demanding anything in return. The wedding anniversary successfully continues this tradition, so the invitees are required to make only one, but especially valuable gift, to sincerely love and thank the anniversaries. They will remember it forever.
It must be remembered that a woman always (no matter how old she is) remains a woman, so on this special day it would be nice to give a wife a bouquet of fresh flowers. If you want to please the “newlyweds” with more expensive gifts, then you can be completely guided only by their tastes and wishes, because the celebration of 70 years of the wedding does not imply any specific gifts.
A lot of fun will bring spouses a collage, carefully made by the hands of descendants. You can reflect the whole family that surrounds the anniversaries. Of course, a place of honor should be occupied by photographs of the heroes of the occasion. Such a composition will become a good decoration of the apartment and will remind spouses of pleasant moments lived together.
Congratulations to the anniversaries from relatives
Happy spouses may wish to live happily ever after in perfect health. Recall that they are very fond of children and grandchildren, because a love union seventy years ago was created precisely out of great love and for procreation. Here is a blessed wedding greetings:
Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren gathered at the table,
Today your house has become a beehive,
Congratulations, compliments and flowers to you,
You are the only ones worthy of admiration.
Congratulations on your blessed wedding,
We wish you strong health and happiness,
Let luck not forget you
May the Lord protect from troubles.
Royal wedding: after 70 years
Few celebrate the blessed anniversary, but the British royal couple was lucky. November 20, 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of the marriage of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. In England, such an anniversary is called platinum, and Russia - grace. By the way, Elizabeth was the first person in history to celebrate this rare anniversary. The celebration was an excellent occasion to recall how the couple’s relationship developed back in 1947.
The United Kingdom in those years was a pretty dull sight - essential goods were distributed on cards, there were not enough funds for reform, the country had not recovered from the war. But when the royal wedding was announced, the people began to prepare for the holiday, which had not been around for quite some time.
The future queen in those years drove a truck and was well versed in motors, it was a truly folk princess who enjoyed the love of the British. The prince is a young and handsome military man, a sailor. Half of the schoolgirls were deeply in love with Philip.
But Britain was in a very, very difficult situation, there was simply no money for the holiday. In the design of the ring for the future queen, the groom himself took part. He took a pebble for decoration from his mother’s diadem. The dress was also a disaster. But suddenly, the women of the country began massively sending their cards to the young princess on fabric so that she could sew a wedding outfit. The future queen did the makeup herself.
All of Britain with nostalgia recalled these difficult years from photographs and videos. This is a great tradition for a gracious wedding - to remember the past years with family and friends (and the whole nation is close to monarchs) and rejoice that the couple still live in health and love.