This date is status. Funny or funny congratulations on a ruby ​​wedding are considered a manifestation of bad taste or a frank lack of respect. In Western Europe, in the Middle Ages, a joke towards spouses celebrating this holiday was regarded as an insult and was a reason to challenge a duel.
Such seriousness is not accidental at all, because a ruby ​​wedding is the fortieth anniversary of a family. The term is not just long, but equal to a full life. No wonder the symbol of this date throughout the world has become a ruby, second only to diamond in value.
What is customary to drink at a celebration?
Congratulations on a ruby ​​wedding in verse often glorify this stone as a symbol of love, seasoned, like the best red wine. Wine is associated with one beautiful tradition, which has been preserved to this day in the Loire Valley. On this day, barrels of wine were harvested from the cellars of the harvest of the year in which the couple married. That is, a forty-year-old drink was served at the feast. The first glasses were filled with spouses. Moreover, the couple’s glasses themselves were necessarily inlaid with rubies.
Aged collection red wines are usually served on the table that day, not only in the province of French castles, but throughout the world. Strong alcohol, white wine or inexpensive table varieties are unacceptable at this celebration.
Can I give alcohol?
The tradition that came from the banks of the Loire is a good idea for choosing a presentation. Gifts on the day of a ruby ​​wedding, congratulations, beautiful words should be addressed to both spouses, which significantly limits the guests in their choice.
In addition, the present should correspond to the celebrated date, that is, to give a bed set or something similar on such a day is inappropriate. But a bottle of good wine meets all conventions - they will drink it together and it will completely emphasize the significance of the date.
Of course, the approach to choosing such a presentation should be responsible. Firstly, wine should not be “younger” than forty years, secondly, it should be red, thirdly, initially it should be ordinary, vintage. A good choice would be Bordeaux or Beaujolais.
The cost of such a presentation is quite high, before acquiring it makes sense to consult with a sommelier. A man of this profession is in all salons selling single and elite "pot-bellied bottles with the drink of the gods." It is possible that the store will be able to offer wine suitable for the occasion, but produced in lesser-known vineyards.
Of course, under no circumstances should you order such a present via the Internet without seeing its accompanying documentation and without any guarantees.
Are there any features in table layout?
Ruby wedding, congratulations on which presuppose the presence of expensive and conservative presents, has some features in table layout.
Of course, only shades of ruby ​​in combination with white should be present. This symbolizes the wedding, which took place 40 years ago, and the triumph in the present tense, emphasizes how long the spouses have lived. It is acceptable to use gold details, but they should not prevail over the general color scheme.
In addition to the color scheme, the material of tablecloths, napkins, cutlery and the dishes themselves is important. There should not be any disposable paper napkins, cheap synthetic tablecloths or fiberglass glasses.
Can I give dishes?
Congratulations on a ruby ​​wedding of parents may well be supplemented with dishes, but you need to choose it taking into account the specifics of the date. The same applies to cutlery and other serving items.
Not only the appearance is important, but also the material. We must not forget that the gift is presented to two people and implies sharing. A good gift idea would be a tablecloth or tureen, a dish, a whole big set.
Are there any features on the menu?
A ruby ​​wedding, congratulations with which, as a rule, refer to rubies and various comparisons with these stones, implies a similar approach to organizing a celebration, including the selection of dishes.
There are no special requirements, except for one - everything should be subordinated to the main color scheme of the celebration. That is, the decorations of the dishes themselves and their palette are similar to the color scheme of the table. An abundance of green and other colors is not allowed.
With self-cooking and table setting, for example, for breakfast or at lunchtime, greens can be replaced with beet flowers or something else that matches the color theme.
Is it possible to give something edible?
The question, which sounds completely absurd at first glance, actually has an affirmative answer. Ruby wedding, congratulations on which suggest expensive and solid gifts, the event, although status, but still - a holiday. The main thing on this day is positive emotions.
The presentation theme in the form of products opens up a lot of possibilities for the manifestation of imagination. You should not be limited to the purchase of smoked boar, although this is also a good option.
The Caucasus has a wonderful tradition related to the celebration of this date. Spouses are presented with a small but ripe pomegranate divided into two parts. They take a seed by turns and say something good about their half before eating. It can be anything - a compliment, a memory, an emphasis on character traits. And so it lasts until the pomegranate is eaten completely. Only after this the guests begin to give presents. If the heroes of the day do not cope, then children and grandchildren can come to their aid. After all, if the pomegranate is not eaten to the end with the right words - there will be no gifts.
This tradition may well be included in the festive program, making it an element of your own congratulations. Of course, a whole pomegranate can not be taken out, it is long enough, but the idea itself can be implemented. And as a "edible" presentation, it is quite possible to present a pyramid of products of the desired color scheme, of course, not spoiling.
In one of the Moscow restaurants, as a gift, cooks made a model of the Egyptian palace from apples, pomegranates, figs, nuts and much more. In the "foundation" of this presentation was a ticket to Egypt.
Do I need to congratulate with verses?
Presentation of the presentation is always accompanied by warm words and wishes said personally or recorded in the attached postcard. No exception and congratulations on a ruby ​​wedding. In verses, beautiful words are perceived easier, but sound more solemn.
However, this method of congratulations will require preparation. You do not need to take the first poetic version that you get from the Internet or rewrite the classics. Both the first and second are good only as a basis.
Ready-made verses cannot be used not only because this is a manifestation of disrespect, but also because of the high risk of embarrassing situations. Other guests may be at the celebration, choosing the same verse. Of course, everything can be beaten by combining congratulations, but the mood will be spoiled.
To avoid this, you should take your favorite lines as a basis and change them. This is not difficult, and as a result, the verses will be unique.
What to say in prose?
Congratulations on a ruby ​​wedding in prose also require prior preparation. Of course, you can simply wish health, happiness, love and many more years to come, but this is quite banal and does not quite correspond to the occasion.
Pronouncing something pompous and taken from books or the Internet is also not worth it. Firstly, in such congratulations you can always hear falsity. Secondly, the perpetrators of the holiday will be bored to listen to them.
A good idea for congratulations is parables, toasts, and short fables. There are very rich traditions of such types of prosaic greetings in the Caucasus, Italy and Japan. Of course, you don’t just need to retell the words you like, you should take them as a basis and make your own congratulations.
Are there any traditions?
Traditions accompany any holiday, no exception and a ruby ​​wedding. Congratulations on this day begin with warm words spoken by each other in private.
On this anniversary, in a number of countries, it is customary to supplement their own wedding rings with a set of similar, but decorated with rubies. Holiday organizers often argue that the rings just need to be replaced, removing the relationship that was originally worn during registration, and wearing new ones. Historically, this is not true.
Moreover, the wedding set cannot be removed - this is a bad sign. Ruby rings are put on in addition. But in the way this is done, there are no uniform requirements; one should start from one’s own desires.
You can present them to each other at breakfast or arrange a beautiful ceremony that resembles a wedding ceremony during a solemn feast. You can wear rings both on the fingers of the opposite wedding hands, and on top of them.
This is the main tradition of the anniversary.
In Japan, there is a very beautiful custom associated with this date. Spouses eat a cherry and plant a grain in the ground. Planting does not have to be done in the garden, it is also possible in a beautiful, appropriately decorated planter.
Although it is now customary to use balloons in the design, they are far from always in place. The traditions of the ruby ​​anniversary do not imply the use of symbols of inconstancy, which is the “locked” air inside the balloon. It is customary to decorate the room on this day with vibrant noble colors of ruby, white and gold shades.
Another tradition is connected with flowers - a woman should have a bouquet in her hands, four times the diameter of the one worn by the bride. And in a buttonhole or on another part of a man’s suit - a boutonniere of all kinds of flowers present in a women's bouquet.