2 years of marriage: the name of the wedding and the features of its celebration

The first five years of marriage, until the first significant anniversary, the couple try to celebrate each anniversary. Two years after the wedding, the young celebrate a paper wedding. It is worth considering what traditions and customs exist, what to give to spouses.

2 years of marriage is the first serious step towards long-term family happiness. The second wedding anniversary is popularly called paper. The name for the two years of marriage is very symbolic. After just two years, the relationship between the spouses has not yet become strong, they are very fragile and can be easily broken, like a sheet of paper.

Having lived together for only two years, the spouses are just beginning to get used to each other's company, they are beginning to get to know each other's habits and preferences better. Young spouses are not yet wise enough to avoid petty conflicts and quarrels, so small misunderstandings still happen between them. And even a small quarrel can break their fragile relationship. Spouses try to avoid conflicts, learn to be more restrained, patient and wise. Mutual love and respect help spouses not only happily celebrate their second wedding anniversary, but also gain energy and strength in order to live a long and happy life together. The second anniversary of life together is also called paper because young people can start a new stage of life together, as they say, from a “blank slate”.

There are several interesting traditions that are worth discussing in more detail. On this day, young spouses should write on a blank sheet of paper all those qualities of their soulmate that they do not like at all. Afterwards, the husband and wife exchange notes and read them aloud. According to tradition, this should be done at the festive table or at least in the presence of your parents. Representatives of the older generation should help young spouses understand the situation, suggest how to behave in order to avoid conflicts in a given situation. Young people should carefully listen to the advice of their elders, and then apply all the recommendations in life.

If young spouses do not want to let their relatives know about their problems, then there is another tradition, more modern. Again, the husband and wife will have to write all the negative points, all those nuances that seem to them to be significant shortcomings of their soulmate. After that, you need to make the most ordinary airplanes from these sheets of paper, which we all made in childhood. And launch them together. It is advisable to do this in the morning so that the whole day will be positive. Thus, spouses let go of the worst things in their lives and leave only happiness, love and joy.

Traditionally, the place where the anniversary is celebrated should be decorated with paper figurines or flowers. You can order beautiful paper garlands or a variety of paper flowers. And it is also quite possible to use original origami figurines for decoration, each of which has its own special meaning. After celebrating the celebration, be sure to take home a few figurines or flowers with you as a reminder of your paper anniversary and as a symbol of your togetherness and love. You can store such souvenirs from the celebration in a beautiful casket or box.

Traditionally, on this day, young spouses should wear outfits made of light-colored cotton fabric. The wife can choose a light and comfortable dress in beige or some other light shade. And the spouse must wear a shirt of the same shade as the wife's dress. In addition, many spouses try to heed old beliefs on this day. One of them says that the wife should be at the party in old shoes. That is, you should not put on new shoes. The older the shoes, the stronger the married life will be.

For the second anniversary of their married life, a husband and wife must definitely prepare gifts for each other. Of course, any holiday is not complete without flowers. For this family celebration, the spouse can present his beloved with an unusual bouquet. These can be original paper flowers. But to make it even more unusual, you can order a special bouquet of flavored chocolates. If you want to present your beloved with ordinary natural flowers, then let the bouquet be in an unusual wrapper. Nowadays, you can easily find wrapping paper that resembles a newspaper or old papyrus.

On this day, spouses can present each other with symbolic and even playful gifts. For example, you can pre-order a pair of T-shirts with the words "Best Husband" and "Best Wife". You can exchange letters or diplomas, which will indicate the best qualities of a husband and wife. It is quite possible to order paired mugs with original inscriptions and your common photo.

If we talk about practical gifts, then you can give your husband a diary with an expensive cover. Such an item will be useful to every man, and such a present will be very symbolic for a paper wedding. If you wish, you can order a personalized or commemorative inscription on the cover. You can also choose a diary for your wife as a gift, but not an ordinary one.Now on sale you can easily find a variety of diaries, on each page of which there are cool inscriptions. You can choose a diary "For a business woman", "For a beautiful blonde", "For delicious recipes" and others. The choice is large and you can always find something original and suitable.

In addition, you can give each other unusual coloring pages. Now they sell options specifically for adults with a set of colored pencils. These coloring pages help to cope with anxiety, relax and calm down. And there are special coloring pages with magic circles for the fulfillment of the most cherished desires. With the help of such unusual coloring, each of the spouses can not only calm their nerves, but also get closer to their dreams.

Friends and family can give both symbolic and practical gifts to young spouses. Of course, the most traditional paper wedding gift is money. Try to present them in some original way. For example, you can buy a large nesting doll and put a bill of a certain denomination in each. Or you can put a certain amount in an unusual envelope, for example, in the form of origami or a beautiful heart.

And also friends can give spouses a family calendar. Of course, on each page of the calendar there should be joint photographs of the spouses. You can give the heroes of the occasion a beautiful family album for photos. And as an addition to such a present, you can give the spouses a certificate for a family photo session. They will definitely be happy with such a gift.

Since the spouses are just starting their long and happy family journey, it is quite possible to give them something from small household appliances. But only if you know for sure that they do not yet have such a device in their house. For example, you can present a coffee machine. And you can supplement such a gift with paired cups for spouses or a book with coffee recipes. Or you can donate a humidifier with a book of original tips or a set of aromatic oils.

You can order a special newspaper or magazine about the life of young couples. There you can print interesting stories about their acquaintance and family life. You can add your favorite recipes and tips for a happy family life. Each page of such a newspaper or magazine must be decorated with a photograph of the heroes of the occasion. And you can also donate a beautiful painting, a family portrait, rare collectible books or tickets for a new performance in the theater.

Parents can give their children more expensive gifts. For example, you can please the young with a ticket at least to a country holiday home. After two years of living together, young people most likely want to spend several days alone with each other, away from work and life. In addition, you can give children various certificates that will definitely come in handy, for example, for the purchase of large household appliances. You can give your husband and wife separate gifts. The spouse should be provided with a gym membership, and the wife - with a fitness center. Ideally, it is better to give such season tickets from the same institution so that the spouses can go there together. And also parents can surprise their children with a romantic dinner for two.

You can celebrate the celebration in a cozy home atmosphere or in the banquet hall of the restaurant with all your relatives and friends. It all depends on the desires and capabilities of the spouses. Wherever you celebrate your paper wedding, the room should definitely be decorated. As mentioned above, paper figures, flowers and other paper details should be present as the main decorations. And you can also ask to make large paper swans to order. Such volumetric figures look very unusual and beautiful, they should stand at the table of the spouses.

There are no specific traditions and recommendations regarding the choice of color. Therefore, young spouses can decorate the interior using their favorite colors and shades.By the way, when choosing a particular color for a celebration, remember that each of them has its own specific energy, which will directly affect the atmosphere of the holiday. For example, white attracts joy and positivity, red adds passion, strength and energy, but this bright color should not be too much in the interior, otherwise it will attract a dangerous situation. The color blue is a symbol of friendliness and devotion. Green is the color of vitality, positivity and tranquility.

It is quite possible to choose several colors at once. For example, the tablecloth and napkins can be green, the dishes white, and the candles red. It all depends on the personal preferences of the married couple and on what kind of atmosphere they want to spend their festive evening.

As treats, you can choose any dishes that the spouses like best. Do not forget that at any holiday there should be a lot of different dishes. As they say, for every taste. Fresh and juicy fruits on the festive table will become a symbol of youth and love. Usually, for such an anniversary, they try to choose fruits, red berries as a symbol of love and devotion.

Of course, the decoration of the festive table should be a luxurious and tasteful cake. You can choose the classic version with roses or doves. Or you can show your imagination and order an unusual cake that will symbolize a paper anniversary. For example, you can ask the pastry chefs to decorate it with "clippings" of a sweet newspaper. And you can also ask to make a scroll from sweet mastic that will decorate the cake. An interesting congratulatory inscription can be made on the scroll. In addition, the birthday cake can be decorated with figures that will resemble origami paper figures.

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