Wedding Anniversaries nowadays are one of the most important days to celebrate for a married couple. Some couples I've known have been celebrating it by having another pair of custom ring that symbolizes on what anniversary the couples have reached. The history of celebrating wedding anniversaries dates back to the middle ages it was traced as a tradition of Germanic origin. After getting married for 25 years, a husband would give his wife a silver wreath, and for the 50th year, a gold wreath. From this tradition transpired the recognition of silver and golden wedding anniversaries. Originally, only these two anniversaries were celebrated, the other anniversaries in most cases passed unrecognized. In New Zealand Origins, European settlers carry with them the practice of celebration silver ad golden anniversaries. These were relatively uncommon occasions. Low life expectancy conveys that it was unusual for a couple to reach a silver and of course a golden wedding anniversary. During the 19th century, celebration of wedding anniversaries became more popular. The celebrations, combined with gifts that is made out of different materials which signifies the worth of a marriage and the commitment that the couple had made with each other. In the 1920's, additional anniversaries were celebrated. The first anniversary was cotton, fifth-wood, tenth-tin, fifteenth-crystal and twentieth-china. There were couples who made it to their 75th wedding anniversary and they gave each other diamonds. Later on, the 60th anniversary became the diamond wedding anniversary. In 1937, the American National Jewelers’ Association disclose a list of the type of gifts to give in each wedding anniversary. The list has been accepted as a basis, though modern adaptations suddenly came up, alongside with gemstone anniversary lists and flowers anniversary lists. Anniversaries are as equally as important as your wedding. It is the best time to assess how your relationship have grown now as a couple. It is also the best time, (aside from New Year) to set new dreams and goals for the betterment of your relationship. Wedding anniversaries, like other celebrated days, are worthy of your time and effort into creating more memories to cherish and moments to be remembered. The Gift Idea In our Modern Period, Gold, Silver and Diamond wedding anniversaries are commonly celebrated as a feast because it is usually a large gathering of family and friends. Some couples suffered their marriages that is why fewer people now are not doing it together in their wedding anniversaries. However, many are still reaching the 25th anniversary, which is called the silver anniversary. Others celebrate it by proposing again for marriage, having another engagement ring and remarrying again their partner. This time isn't it be more thoughtful and sweeter if you will be the one to create your own beautiful ring. Yes, a custom ring! Many of us have been proposing once again to their love of their life. In this modern period, you have all the chances to design your engagement ring for the renewal of vows. Build an engagement ring according to the years you were celebrating your wedding anniversary. So that, it would serve as a representation and at the same time as a keepsake for what year and symbol of wedding anniversary have you reached as a couple.
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