35 years of marriage: the coral wedding
35 years of marriage are an important date and a fabulous occasion to celebrate an important moment in a life together. They are also called coral weddings, so this event could be the right occasion to exchange a precious gift or even precious words! For two people who love each other, in fact, time does not matter and there are things to say to each other every day: watch our video and let yourself be inspired!
The wedding anniversary: a significant date for a couple
The wedding anniversary is an event to which the couple attach great importance, being a key moment in their life together, the one in which they formalized and started a new path with their loved one. It can be celebrated in various ways, with an intimate dinner at home, with a weekend in a romantic town, with a lunch with friends or by exchanging gifts. There are no fixed rules. Anniversaries are usually celebrated in private, except those of the 25th, 50th and 60th years of marriage, when it is customary to celebrate with close family and close friends. Many spouses for the 25th (the silver wedding) and the 50th anniversary (the golden wedding) are used, if they are married with a religious rite, to participate in a short ceremony in church with close friends and relatives to repeat each other their promises to their partner. For these two anniversaries, relatives and friends traditionally always bring gifts to the newlyweds. For all other anniversaries, gifts are optional.
Corallo's wedding: a symbol of strength and color for your 35th anniversary
Corallo's wedding corresponds to the thirty-fifth wedding anniversary halfway between those of silver and gold, an important anniversary, therefore, to be included among those to be celebrated. Many in Italy call the 35th anniversary the Wedding of Sapphire, an expression which, instead, calls the 45th. If you like to call it that, you could use the blue color in various shades from electric to intense, with an effect of rare elegance for clothes and decorations, in case you want to organize a celebration. Coral red is also effective and trendy: you can use it for the party dress, for invitations and for dessert toppings. If the anniversary happens in the summer, you can use fake coral, octopus and ceramic starfish to decorate the buffet table, those of the guests and the cake. Jade green for those who have already lived 7 years together is a very romantic color, suitable for plant decorations, garlands and bouquets, and which always gives a touch of fresh and youthful together with other delicate shades perfect for this color. Coral since ancient times has been considered by all peoples to be a good luck charm, an amulet, which with its pointed branches keeps the evil eye and infertility away. Almost magical value is attributed to it. It is very suitable for making jewels thanks to its calcareous solidity: its being so resistant is a symbol of a lasting relationship over time. Jade is even considered a beneficial and therapeutic talisman, especially for the heart, throat, kidneys, physical stamina and longevity. The decorations for the Coral Wedding party can be red, more classic, in jade green or with combinations of these two colors. If you decide on coral red decorations or other shades from red to orange for your 35th anniversary, choose between roses, tulips and gerberas for the flowers. If you prefer green, orchids go well with it. favors, choose orange confetti.
Coral wedding gifts: an ocean of ideas
If you have to make a gift to the newlyweds, we offer you many ideas: among the jewels you can opt for jade earrings and bracelets or coral necklaces or focus on objects made with these two elements. You can make the surprise even more "surprising" by giving something unusual or creative: a particular bouquet of yellow calla and red roses or a flowering plant of Guzmania, of an intense red color, which indicates the beauty, charm and originality of the person to whom it comes. Give as a gift or take inspiration from the flowers on the red of the season in which the event takes place and adorn them in an artistic way. For a toast to remember you can choose a beautiful pair of glasses to personalize with the anniversary date and a champagne in a gift box. give your friends a suggestive dinner on the seafront or up in the hills, an evening in a romantic ballroom or a day in a wellness center. Also suggestive is a set of artistically personalized romantic candles, a pair of precious cups with phrases of love or a coral heart with the names of the spouses and the wedding date on fine pinkish ceramic bands.
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And the ideas are not over yet: you can collect photos with the collaboration of all the other friends of the newlyweds, place them all together on a red colored canvas and compose an artistic photo collage or save a video a video on a USB with the greetings of all relatives and friends, even those who now live far away. You can also organize a small show of ballets, songs and imitations with the other guests at the celebrations, filming it live to have a laugh all together, in good company. If there is a good creative among friends, he could perhaps compose a song or a poem dedicated to the newlyweds as a gift, transcribed on a framed parchment, to be sung together at the top of his lungs. If there are many of you and you want to give them a unique gift, all agree and give them two days in the Paris of their dreams. party and gifts recommended for this occasion. The 35 years of marriage can also be referred to in different ways, not as a Coral Wedding. In the West, coral is usually chosen as the material, also to symbolize the family that expands and grows with many small branches like those of corals. But the names differ from country to country due to different traditions and customs. What would you prefer to call your 35 years of marriage? Coral Wedding, Jade Wedding or Linen Wedding? A man of Slavic origins will certainly prefer to give his wife a tablecloth, embroidered towels or a linen nightgown and she will do the same with him. But those who usually define this anniversary as a Coral Wedding, will opt for jewelery and objects made of this material or for 35 coral red roses. Those who, on the other hand, feel particularly attracted to Jade Wedding, will choose bijoux, symbolic statuettes or tie clips with this beautiful birthstone.
History of anniversaries and tradition
Already in the Middle Ages there was the custom of celebrating the 25th and 50th wedding anniversary with parties. According to an ancient tradition in the Middle Ages in Germany for the celebrations of the 25th anniversary the bride wore a silver crown, for those of the 50th a gold crown; even today these anniversaries are called gold and silver weddings. Gradually other symbolic elements were added and the tradition of matching gifts spread throughout the West. In 1922 a US writer, Emily Post, wrote a book on how to celebrate them, including 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 50th and 75th years. Thereafter, all years were indicated. According to the English tradition, each anniversary is combined with a particular material: we move from the first, which is paper, to other materials in an increasing order of value due to the superior importance of the event given by the greater number of years of marriage shared by the newlyweds. The gifts that the spouses traditionally exchange should be material corresponding to the anniversary, which goes from the most delicate to the most resistant to metaphorically indicate the solidity that the relationship acquires over time. Even the decorations and favors are made with the material matched to the wedding anniversary year. Spouses and guests will draw inspiration from these materials even in the choice of gifts. They are not the same for all places. However, these are valid for almost all countries: 5 ° of wood, 10 ° of aluminum, 15 ° of crystal, 20 ° of porcelain, 25 ° of silver, 30 ° of pearl, 35 ° of coral, 40 ° of ruby, 50th of gold and 60th of diamonds.
Anniversaries: materials, flowers and gifts.
For the 1st anniversary, the material is paper, the gift is the clock, the flower is the carnation. Here are the other anniversaries: the 2nd: cotton, porcelain, lily of the valley; the 3rd: leather, glass (crystal), sunflower; the 4th: linen, household appliances, hydrangea; 5 wood, silverware; the 6th: iron, wood, calla: the 7th: wool, stationery, freesia; the 8th: bronze, linen or lace, lilac; the 9th: clay, leather, bird of paradise; the 10th: aluminum, frying pans, courgette flowers; the 11th: maple, jewels, tulip; the 12th: silk, pearl or colored gems, peony; the 13th: lace, fur; the 14th: ivory, white bijoux, dahlia; il15º: crystal, wristwatches, pink; the 16th: ivy, silver pottery; the 17th: viola, furniture; the 18th: quartz, porcelain; the 19th: honeysuckle, bronze, scented cicerchia; the 20th porcelain, platinum; the 21st: oak, brass or nickel, the 22nd: bronze, copper; the 23rd: water, silver plate; the 24th: silk, musical instruments; the 25th: silver, sterling silver, iris; the 26th: pink; the 27th: jet: the 28th amber, orchid; the 29th: velvet; the 30th pearl, diamond, lily; the 31st: ebony; 32º: copper; the 33rd: tin; the 34th: ampoule; the 35th: coral; 36: silica; the 37th: stone; the 38th: jade, the 39th: agate; the 40th: ruby, gladiolus; the 41st: topaz; the 42nd: jasper; the 43rd: opal; the 44th: turquoise; the 45th: sapphire, the 46th: mother of pearl; the 47th: amethyst; 48º: feldspar; the 49th: zircon; the 50th: gold, yellow or purple rose; the 55th: emerald; the 60th: diamond; the 65th: stone; the 70th: titanium; the 75th: platinum; the 80th: oak.
If after 35 years of living together, there is still a warm and romantic relationship between the spouses, it is a good marriage: the spouses get to know each other better, they sense the problems, mood and desires of the partner even with just a glance and are often the years more beautiful and reassuring than the uncertainties and dilemmas of youth.
