Friday, August 19, 2011

Historical Inspiration for Modern Anniversaries

By Ann Daniels


Your wedding anniversary is a special occasion every year, but certain years are meaningful milestone anniversaries as well. In the past, every anniversary year up to 100 had a specific gift, theme, flower, gemstone, and other symbolism attached to it, but these days we tend to concentrate on getting a nice gift each year and perhaps doing something extra special for the major ones.

In the modernized version, the tenth anniversary is the diamond anniversary, which makes the ideal gift a straightforward option.

The 5 year anniversary, the first milestone anniversary after your first, is another occasion for which a diamond ring would be particularly well received due to the growing popularity of five-stone diamond rings given to signify each year of marriage.

There are also flowers, colors, and gemstones traditionally associated with each anniversary that can inform your choices. For the 5 year anniversary, these are pink, daisies, and sapphires, so a five stone ring with a yellow center diamond or an eternity band with white diamonds and pink or yellow sapphires would be well received. The ten-year symbols, besides diamonds, are daffodils and the color blue. This is another case in which colored gemstones like blue or yellow sapphires can be a thoughtful addition to an elegant piece of jewelry.

Setting the right scene to unveil your ten or five year anniversary gift also plays a role. Wine, especially port, has a history in anniversary symbolism, as does mead, so dinner or tapas paired with one of these will set a perfect romantic mood.

Whatever you choose to celebrate these important moments in your marriage, picking out and giving a gift with love and consideration of your beloved's interests is the key to making this a perfect day.




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