60 years of marriage: 8 ideas to celebrate a diamond wedding
Getting to celebrate 60 years of marriage is beautiful, especially because it means that love between two people has never ceased to exist. Unfortunately, lasting couples are fewer and fewer, but if you have reached this important milestone, then it's time for celebrations. ! Before discovering our advice on locations, gifts, invitations, favors etc ... watch the video below with the 5 things that cannot miss at the wedding.
60 years of marriage: the diamond wedding
How many of us have grandparents who have now been married for 60 years? The time has come for them to celebrate their diamond wedding! The wedding anniversary must always be celebrated, even more so if the years are so many.
Every 5 years of marriage, tradition has it that a material is associated: as the years go by, the material becomes more resistant, so starting from the paper wedding you get to the bone wedding, or 100 years of marriage!
It is believed that this rite was born in Germany in the Middle Ages, when the bride welcomed guests with a silver crown for the 25th year of marriage, or with a gold crown for the 50th anniversary.
The diamond associated with 60 years of marriage was not chosen by chance. The word comes from the ancient Greek adamas, or “inflexible”, “indestructible”, therefore it is a symbol of firmness and represents the determination of a life spent together. In addition, the diamond also stands out for its purity and brilliance, and when it is worked it acquires the so-called "fire", like the one that feeds the flame of love.
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Ideas to celebrate 60 years of marriage
60 years ago it was not customary to celebrate a wedding in a big way: a small ceremony in the family was enough to celebrate love, so many people who arrive at the silver, gold or diamond wedding can have the opportunity to redeem themselves with a dream party. How to do? You have to think and everything in the smallest details, here are our tips.
1 - The choice of location
If it were possible to celebrate the exact day of the anniversary it would be perfect, but in any case the first thing to do is to choose the date and place. Our advice is to agree to repeat the rite of exchanging the rings, preferably in church, accompanied by renewal of promises made 60 years earlier A simple ceremony will suffice: the bride could walk down the aisle accompanied by a nephew and we are sure that her husband's gaze on her will be the same as the first time.
Everything could continue later in a restaurant or an outdoor location if the summer allows it. It will be the perfect time to find yourself all seated around a table set with the whole family, letting yourself be overwhelmed by memories.
2 - The floral decorations
The presence of flowers will be essential to recall the tradition. You can decide to reproduce the bouquet that the bride had when she was young (using some photos or the simple memory of her grandmother) or create a new one. In any case, for the diamond wedding there are two types of bouquets to be preferred:
- Diamond wishes: with simple and elegant freesias and white roses, to recall the brilliance of diamonds.
- Diamond anniversary: white roses and lavender with a relaxing scent to reassure even the most agitated of brides.
3 - The invitations
After having drawn up the list of guests who will be present for the 60th anniversary of the wedding, it is time to send out the invitations. Let your imagination run wild: simple invitations in inlaid cardboard will be perfect, or you can look for something that evokes the shape of the diamond by exploiting the game of contrasts between glossy and matte paper. The invitation is also a memory that remains both for the spouses and for the participants, who may decide to display it at home for an original touch. If you have the time and desire (... and the guests are few!) Write each invitation by hand. , it will be even more personalized.
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4 - The wedding cake
The cutting of the cake is always the highlight of the party, but how to make it even more special?
For 60 years of marriage, the cake must be well thought out.
- You can try to reproduce the cake of the era, if they had one.
- You can choose a typical dessert of the area where you live (to remain tied to traditions)
- You can leave the choice to the grandparents, so that the wedding cake they choose is to their liking.
To make things big, balloons, music and fireworks can't be missing!
5 - The favors
Favors and sugared almonds will be a must: choose the second courses in white, snow white, pearly white or creamy white. For the favors the ideal is the do-it-yourself; here are some ideas to choose from.
- A frame with a 60-year-old wedding photograph next to a photo of today. There will be moments of nostalgia and a few tears, but it will be joyful!
- A small diamond-shaped paper box containing sugared almonds. The ribbon that wraps it can be chosen in contrast, perhaps in a brilliant white like diamonds.
- Jars of preserves packed directly from the grandmother's hands: jam or honey, for example, to which you can add a handwritten note.
6 - The gifts
For such an important wedding anniversary, the gift will be the icing on the cake! How to choose it? There are three criteria to follow: the first is to make a symbolic gift which could be a pendant with diamonds for the bride and a watch for the groom. Secondly, instead, the idea is that of a useful gift, perhaps something that grandparents have always wanted but never bought. Finally, there is the unexpected gift, which is also what we recommend: a honeymoon, a "experience out of the ordinary, theater tickets or something similar.
Accompany it all with a card expressing your feelings towards the celebrated.
Avoid copied and pasted phrases, just let your heart speak.
7 - The dress code
If the bride and groom have had a modest wedding in the past, the diamond wedding becomes the opportunity to buy and show off a ceremony dress. It is better to avoid pure white and dark colors in the case of the bride, in favor of warm or cold pastel shades. depending on its colors.
For the groom, things are easier: a classic black, blue or gray suit will be perfect.
For a self-respecting ceremony, all the other guests will also have to pull their best outfits out of the closet!
8 - Best wishes for the wedding anniversary
A goal in life, a goal of the heart, in the joy of every day, in the splendor of every moment. Many dear and heartfelt wishes for your diamond wedding!
Congratulations on the anniversary of your diamond wedding, we send you our best wishes for this event.
Our warmest congratulations on the anniversary of your sixty years together, the love and respect that has united you shine in your future.
Every moment was love, every day was a moment, so for sixty years, so for the rest of your wonderful life together. Best wishes to you for your diamond wedding!
On the path of life you have taken many steps together, sowing the love that illuminates your marriage. May you be accompanied by the wish to rejoice in the serene and happy union that you have built.
