That flew a whole year after the wedding ceremony. You learn to live together, adapt to each other's shortcomings. The bright flame of love slowly turns into a steady fire of home.
What is the first anniversary called?
The first anniversary of living together ... The roots of its name - a print wedding - lie in the long tradition of donating diapers and clothes for babies on this date, because spouses often become young parents. Yes, and the relationship is partly reminiscent of this material: first, the color and bright chintz quickly loses color and changes its structure, often it happens with relationships.
According to tradition, a chintz wedding is celebrated in a narrow circle of relatives and friends, although, by and large, this is your personal holiday and you do not need extra guests.
There are many different signs and rituals relating to the calico anniversary.
- For example, it is undesirable to let strangers into the house on this day, as the infidelity of the spouses can wake up.
- If you woke up on your anniversary at one time - you should expect replenishment in the family.
- Bed linen and clothing should be clean and well-ironed, wrinkled and wet things indicate family problems.
- On 1 anniversary, the spouses should bestow on each other any item of clothing. If this is a handkerchief, life together will be built on daily work, if the shirt is on mutual love and loyalty.
- If this day brought only joy and harmony, then the future life together would be even. If the newlyweds quarrel - the relationship is still immature, the spouses have not “gotten over”.
- If you invited guests, you need to pay attention to the one who first crossed the threshold of your house. A man is for money, a woman is for child.
- In Russia, the ritual of tying knots has long been held on the calico wedding day. The couple gave each other handkerchiefs from chintz, knots were tied at the corners. It was believed that they were a symbol of the desire of the newlyweds to carry their feelings through the years.
What spouses give each other?
If you are young spouses, then for sure you know what your half wants, how to please her / him. Whether to buy a bouquet, favorite sweets, beautiful lace underwear, a new phone (laptop, tablet) for your wife or to make an original gift with your own hands - the choice is yours. Wives can sew a shirt to her husband, embroider a scarf, a picture on a fabric, knit a scarf, a sweater, or buy something in the store for the spouse.
Of course, it is most pleasant to receive and give things made by yourself, especially for a loved one.
What gift to cook the newlyweds?
According to long-standing traditions, as a gift to the newlyweds they are presented with fabric products, wishing for a smooth and even life together. It can be:
- tablecloths;
- bed sheets;
- textile mats;
- curtains, drapes, tapestries;
- aprons;
- napkins with an embroidered ornament / pattern;
- handkerchiefs;
- diapers;
- baby clothes;
- stitched toys for children.
It is also not forbidden to give items to the toilet. Or you can simply make a gift in the form of a certificate from the store of ready-made clothes.
- “Aesthetic” sets are very popular as gifts, for example, a set of embroidery with a fabric under the base, threads (for example, floss), a guide to embroidery. If you paint beautifully, you can do it yourself with watercolors. Photo printing on fabric is also a good way out.
- Original processed photos are a great surprise.
- Notebook for your favorite recipes, a beautiful jewelry box and jewelry - for the young wife it will be a pleasant gift.
- Tickets to the theater, to the concert of your favorite performer, to the seminar or master class will not leave the newlyweds indifferent either.
- If you find out what the newlyweds want, give exactly that. After all, the main thing in the gift is the joy that the bestowed people will experience.
From parents
- A traditional gift from mother-in-law to a young wife is a print dress.
- Parents who have lived and seen many people usually give the necessary things. Household and digital equipment, clothes dryer, heater, plastic chest of drawers - the list of practical gifts is truly endless.
- If you do not know what your children want or they cannot choose, give money. Yes, unoriginal, but definitely useful, because they are never superfluous, especially for a young family.
- A good surprise from parents will be a trip to a country holiday home or a tourist tour to the sea, a romantic dinner for two in a restaurant.
Handmade gifts made with love for children will warm them with their energy.
From friends
It is not accepted to give expensive gifts for a print wedding, but if there are many of you (friends), you can throw one big general gift. If you are giving individual gifts, consult not to duplicate each other. A photo session on this momentous day will also bring joy, as well as a long good memory. If you cannot find the necessary and pleasant gift, the money as a gift will always be in place, the young spouses will find a worthy use for them.
Cool gifts
If you are invited to a calico wedding of your friends, think of something original. You can (with the consent of the owners, of course) arrange a fun coloring monochromatic calico t-shirts as a keepsake. Funny photos, original figurines, funny toys - you can give everything that the newlyweds will definitely like and what your imagination is enough for!
You will learn more about what to give for the first wedding anniversary by watching the following video.
