Happy Wedding Anniversary

A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date of the wedding and comes once a year to remind married couples as to why they got married and to renew the vows again. It is time to celebrate this day with your life partner by recreating your first date, going on another honeymoon and to enjoy yourselves and have a great time.

Origins of Celebrating Wedding Anniversaries

Historians trace the origins of wedding anniversaries to the period of Roman Empire, when husbands would crown their wives with a silver wreath on 25th year of marriage and with a gold wreath on their 50th years of marriage. The origins of wedding anniversaries have also been associated to medieval times in Europe, where silver and gold garlands were presented by husbands to their wives on their 25th years and 50th years of marriage. In this way, the silver and golden jubilee wedding anniversaries came into being celebrated.

Over the centuries the symbols and customs have changed. The origins of the current custom of giving gifts on wedding anniversaries date to 1937. In that year, the American National Retail Jeweler Association introduced an elaborate list of gifts which can be given every year on the occasion of wedding anniversary right up to the silver jubilee celebrations. In the beginning the custom was to give household items as gifts on wedding anniversaries. Today different kinds and varieties of gifts are given, like expensive dresses or exquisite expensive pieces of jewellery.

Ways to Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries

There are so many ways to celebrate the special occasion with your sweetheart to make it an unforgettable memory to be cherished for a long time to come. Go on a holiday to a nearby hill station or new romantic place. You can also go camping and enjoy camping, fishing and campfires. The idea is to find a private, romantic place to be with your sweetheart and celebrate the wedding anniversary. If going outside the town is not possible to plan a lovely night out together in a restaurant. The restaurant has to be special with reservation done in advance. Make sure that the lovely couple gets the royal treatment at the restaurant.

If it is not possible venturing far and you want to celebrate at home then enjoy a romantic anniversary at home with candles lit around in your room and music playing in the background. You can if you want to give body massages to each other while sharing special memories together. A nice home-cooked meal around the dim candlelit dinner table with wine or champagne is thrown in. You need to give special attention to this special day in your lives. Make it more special and memorable by presenting each other special gifts to show how much you love each other.

Celebrate with Family and Friends

The wedding anniversary becomes more special if celebrated with family and friends in a grand style with a very special wedding cake cutting, food, wine, and dance party thrown in. Here’s wishing best wishes for marriage anniversary for those whose wedding anniversary is coming soon.