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25
Dec
Today is not only Christmas Day but also my 27th wedding anniversary. How time flies! I can still remember my wedding held in Kuching. And the wedding photos we took at Monica Salon in Kenyalang Park now looked really “outdated” compared to the stylish wedding photos we see today.
My 27th Wedding Anniversary
Wedding anniversaries are the remembrance of the most special day in a persons life when he or she agreed to share his or her life with that special someone. When two persons exchange marriage vows it is a solemn and sacred rite which binds these two persons in holy matrimony for the rest of their lives. Sadly in our modern society these very same vows are not treated with the respect that they deserve. Nowadays a lot of marriages last only for a short period of time. This sorry state of affairs threatens the very sanctity of marriage institution. Anyway for those few couples who make it through their first year of marriage they have every right to celebrate their wedding anniversary.In fact every year of a wedding anniversary should be celebrated in a special way.
Candlelit dinners, romantic holidays, gifts and bouquets of flowers are all commonly associated with wedding anniversaries. A carefully planned and executed anniversary will no doubt show your spouse how much you still love him or her
As the old saying goes its the thought that counts. The most important thing is to remember the wedding anniversary date itself. Woe betides any spouse who forgets this day as there will be hell to pay later.
Here are the corresponding symbols and gifts for each Anniversary:
1st Wedding Anniversary — paper
2nd Wedding Anniversary — cotton
3rd Wedding Anniversary — leather
4th Wedding Anniversary — flowers or fruits
5th Wedding Anniversary — wood
6th Wedding Anniversary — sugar or candy
7th Wedding Anniversary — wool
8th Wedding Anniversary — bronze
9th Wedding Anniversary — pottery
10th Wedding Anniversary — tin
11th Wedding Anniversary — steel
12th Wedding Anniversary — linen or silk
13th Wedding Anniversary — lace
14th Wedding Anniversary — agate
15th Wedding Anniversary — crystal
16th Wedding Anniversary — silver hollowware, peridot
17th Wedding Anniversary — furniture, watches
18th Wedding Anniversary — porcelain, cats-eye
19th Wedding Anniversary — bronze, aquamarine
20th Wedding Anniversary — china
21st Wedding Anniversary — brass or nickel
22nd Wedding Anniversary — copper
23rd Wedding Anniversary — silver plate
24th Wedding Anniversary — musical instruments
25th Wedding Anniversary — silver
26th Wedding Anniversary — original pictures
27th Wedding Anniversary — sculpture
28th Wedding Anniversary — orchids
29th Wedding Anniversary — new furniture
30th Wedding Anniversary — pearl
31st Wedding Anniversary — timepieces
32nd Wedding Anniversary –conveyances (including automobiles)
33rd Wedding Anniversary — amethyst
34th Wedding Anniversary — opal
35th Wedding Anniversary — coral or jade
36th Wedding Anniversary — bone china
37th Wedding Anniversary — alabaster
38th Wedding Anniversary — beryl and tourmaline
39th Wedding Anniversary — lace
40th Wedding Anniversary — ruby or garnet
41st Wedding Anniversary — land
42nd Wedding Anniversary — improved real estate
43rd Wedding Anniversary — trips
44th Wedding Anniversary — groceries
45th Wedding Anniversary — sapphire
50th Wedding Anniversary — gold
55th Wedding Anniversary — emerald or turquoise
60th Wedding Anniversary — diamond
65th Wedding Anniversary — diamond
70th Wedding Anniversary — platinum
75th Wedding Anniversary — diamond
To my wife Jennie, I just wish to say this:
After 27 years in this sacred institution of marriage, I can safely say: There is no one with whom I would rather be institutionalized.
Loving Couple Sculpture
