What gifts are customary to give on 2nd wedding anniversary?
According to tradition, young spouses are presented with gifts associated with the symbol of this anniversary - paper. Moreover, their choice is huge. Inexpensive gifts from the “the main thing is attention” series are relevant, for example, beautiful cards with warm wishes (select examples of congratulations here), calendars, notebooks, and diaries. As well as handmade souvenirs: homemade postcards or origami crafts.
A great way to demonstrate your affection is to give a personalized gift. To make such a gift, you will need photographs of the spouses.
It can be:
- a painting painted in oil or printed on high-quality paper;
- photo collage in a beautiful frame;
- desk calendar;
- wall clock with the inscription “2 years have passed” against the background of a wedding photo.
It is better to give a gift in person. In this case, you need to choose a few heartfelt words that will cheer up the spouses and explain its meaning.
1. For example, when presenting a painting, say : “On the day of your paper wedding, I give you the first painting for your future family gallery. I wish to collect my own “Tretyakov Gallery” from portraits of your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all other descendants.”
2. The following words are suitable for presenting a wall clock : “17,520 hours have already passed since your wedding day. How many of them did you spend together? Give each other your time, because time is priceless. I wish that the hour hand of this clock will make at least 73,000 360-degree rotations during your family life.”
3. A universal gift and, perhaps, the “most paper” of all, will be an envelope with money ! But so that it does not look like a faceless custodian of banknotes, it must be designed in an original way and presented in an unusual way. Instead of a boring store-bought envelope, use a box made using the scrapbooking technique. Or “disguise” your gift as a photo album, inside of which, instead of photographs, arrange multi-colored banknotes from different countries into files. When you present such a surprise, wish the spouses to visit those places where the donated currency is the national currency.
A gift to a young family for 2 years of marriage may not be at all related to the anniversary symbol! In this case, simply pack the gift in a beautiful paper bag or box, be sure to include a card with congratulations on your paper wedding (choose cool congratulations here).
Paper gifts that are so nice to exchange
Pleasant and inexpensive tokens of attention given by spouses to each other on their paper wedding day can be of the same type, differing only in taste preferences. In two years, you have probably already studied the tastes of your loved ones well. So, you can present each other with a wide variety of surprises on this day.
- Book. For those who love to read, it will always be a wonderful gift. The main thing is not to make a mistake with the genre and author. Choose one of the new books, a novel based on your favorite movie, or thus start a family library.
- Subscription to the print edition. For your wife, subscribe to fashionable glossies, like Elle, VOUGUE, Cosmopolitan. The stronger half will probably be grateful for “GQ”, “Men`slife”, “Maxim”. Well, if you subscribe to Playboy, you will become a model of boundless trust for your husband!
- Poster, poster. Inexpensive and creative if you guess correctly with the image. Are you a fan of a musical group or a football club, a fan of beautiful landscapes or interesting sayings on an abstract background? A collage of your photos can also decorate the room.
But you can order posters and collages using this link.
The service offers many templates to help you choose the right design. By the way, you can also order many suitable gifts there, for example, a checkbook of wishes, a calendar, sweets in funny paper packaging, and so on. Three balls is highly recommended!
- Notebook. This accessory will certainly be useful to both a businessman and a housewife, and if presented with love, it will be doubly appreciated.
- Postcard. On a day like this, a must! You can buy a ready-made version or make it yourself using various techniques. Write words of love on it, you can also add a monetary addition.
- Telegram. If you worry about this in advance, your significant other can receive a telegram of congratulations on beautiful letterhead that day.
- Poem. If you can compose yourself, this is a great opportunity for creativity. Rhyme a confession for your loved one, write it on a beautiful card or something like a scroll and present it or read it out loud at a romantic dinner. If you do this in front of guests, you will rise even more in the eyes of your loved ones. Poetic creativity is alien to you, but are you sure that such a gesture will be appreciated? Order the writing of a poetic congratulation to craftsmen: of course, on the Internet you can find lines for all occasions, but we need an exclusive version, created for the only person in the world.
- Letter to the future. Write a message to your loved one that he should open at the next family anniversary. And don't forget that the third anniversary is called a leather anniversary.
Gifts from parents to children for 2nd wedding anniversary
Spouses who have been married for 2 years, although they already form a separate unit of society, still need help from their parents. A paper wedding is a great occasion for moms and dads to give their children a good, useful gift.
A great option is to give vacation tickets to young people. This does not have to be an expensive trip to an exotic country; a trip to a Russian resort will also be quite pleasant. But, if you really want to surprise, and the funds allow, then you can give tickets to the country in which the paper was invented - to China. In this way, you will immediately have a double connection with the second anniversary of your life together: both the gift itself is paper (printed tickets) and the vacation spot is symbolic.
You can play with congratulations like this : parents give their children a large paper map of the world, which they usually hang on the wall, and say: “Today marks only 2 years since your wedding. You are young and active, your whole life is ahead of you, all roads are open to you. Since you have decided to go through life together, then you need to conquer new horizons, holding hands. Take a look at this map and select those countries and continents that you definitely want to visit. Set yourself a goal to do this and strive to achieve it. In the meantime, you are dreaming and making plans on how to make your plans come true, we are giving you 2 magic pieces of paper! With their help, you can visit one of the places on your future travel map.”
A short list of gifts from parents for a paper wedding
- Wallpaper, photo wallpaper . From 870 to 8709 rubles per roll. Depends on the manufacturer.
- Painting . From 294 to 553 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer.
- A set of bed linen . From 1,100 to 1,775 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer.
- Icon . From 15,000 to 45,000 rubles. Depends on the manufacturer.
- A money tree with banknotes attached to its branches. From 490 to 5,500 rubles.
- Certificate for the purchase of goods for children . From 200 to 11,000 rubles.
- Towels with names . From 199 rubles.
- Disposable tablecloth . From 28.00 to 78.00 rubles.
- Holofiber blanket . From 651.00 to 2760 rubles.
- Bedspread . From 15,000 to 45,000 rubles.
- Plaid . From 1,795 to 1,995 rubles.
- Cotton blanket . From 1,330 to 1,620 rubles.
- Blanket "Bamboo" . From 699 to 2,000 rubles.
- Blanket "Swan's Down" . From 1,320 to 2,115 rubles.
We honor traditions: gifts for every anniversary
We all know that each wedding date has its own name, so you can choose thematic gifts.
1 year after marriage (calico wedding)
On the first anniversary, it is customary to give items made of chintz. You can choose a practical option: a beautiful shirt, or cotton scarves decorated with symbols of love, a stylish jacket, or a bathrobe would be an excellent solution. Present a gift in an original design, wrap it and tie it with ribbon.
2 years wedding (paper)
For your second wedding anniversary, you can give something original and unusual. You can choose options for what to give your husband for a paper wedding at a stationery store.
An excellent gift would be a deluxe edition of interesting books, a paper certificate for some men's entertainment (an ATV ride, concert tickets or paid time at a gaming club), a diary, a notepad, family puzzles.
A gift for a husband for a paper wedding can be made with his own hand - an album in scrapbooking style will store memorable moments of life together, you can put wedding photos there.
3 wedding anniversary (leather)
Choosing a gift for your beloved husband for a leather wedding is not as difficult as it seems, because there are many leather products that will please him. For the third anniversary, you can present leather goods that are used every day: a solid belt, leather slippers, a coin holder, gloves, a key holder or a purse.
4th anniversary (linen wedding)
On the fourth holiday, you can choose a set of clothes as a gift, a picture painted on linen canvas, or prepare a set of bed linen with exclusive embroidery. You can give a bottle of expensive wine or cognac, wrapped in linen, and decorate it beautifully with your own hands.
Five years (wooden wedding)
This anniversary can be considered a small anniversary and you want to surprise and please your loved one. A simple, but at the same time original, symbolic gift would be wooden jewelry (rings and bracelets). Don’t worry too much about what to give your husband for a wooden wedding; remember the practicality of the thing you present:
- Wooden case for smartphone;
- Stands for knives;
- Coffee table or laptop stand. made of wood;
You can weave a “Dream Catcher” - it is both an interior decoration and a talisman that is used as a guardian of peace and well-being at home. It is based on a wooden hoop, or a willow or birch rod.
6 years of family life (cast iron wedding)
Your union is strong enough, so for your cast-iron anniversary you should choose quite “weighty” surprises: table clocks, writing sets. Also, for 6 years of married life, you can give a photo book or a collectible model of a steam locomotive, a set of metal glasses in a convenient case, which will be indispensable if you go on a picnic, hiking, fishing or barbecue with friends.
What to give your wife on her 2nd wedding anniversary
The two years spent together probably allowed the husband and wife to learn a lot about each other's tastes and preferences. Therefore, gifts for the second wedding anniversary, as a rule, are chosen exactly those that can definitely please the other half.
When choosing a gift for your wife from your spouse, the main thing is not to offend her with a rude hint of some shortcomings. For example, you shouldn’t hand her a book about cooking with the words: “So that you finally learn how to cook.”
But giving an invitation to a culinary master class for two would be quite appropriate. By the way, you may have to create and decorate the invitation form yourself, since registration for such events often takes place over the phone or via the Internet, and invitation cards are not required in most cases.
To present such a surprise, you can perform a mini-play : In the morning, the husband prepares breakfast for his sweet wife in honor of the second anniversary of family life. But at the same time, the scrambled eggs are deliberately overcooked and over-salted, the sandwich bread is cut 10 centimeters thick, and too much sugar is added to the coffee.
At that moment, when the surprised wife is choking on another portion of the “romantic breakfast,” the husband should give her invitation cards to the master class with the words: “I wanted to please you on our paper wedding, but I didn’t really succeed.” To rectify the situation, I suggest we have dinner at a restaurant today, but we will cook the food there ourselves under the watchful supervision of a professional chef, so that I don’t ruin everything again!”
If the spouses are already excellent cooks, then the husband can present the desired gift on any holiday - jewelry, for example, a gold bracelet. To link it with your paper anniversary date, you can add a number 2 pendant to it.
A gold chain around your neck with a pendant in the shape of a paper airplane will be a symbolic gift. If your spouse does not like this metal, then you can choose silver jewelry, and at the same time think about what words to emphasize the connection of such a gift with the paper anniversary.
A short list of popular gifts for a wife on a paper anniversary
- Cookbook . From 119 to 2,849 rubles.
- A subscription to a gym or spa . For a month – from 2,000 to 5,200. For six months – from 5790 to 30,600. For a year - from 7,990 to 45,000 rubles.
- A trip to any country . Greece – from 23,630 rubles. Cyprus from 31,168 rubles. Thailand - from 69,902 rubles. Türkiye – from 20,275 rubles. Russia – 9,302 rubles. Spain – from 15,500 rubles. Cuba – from 42,500 rubles. Mexico – from 42,700 rubles. Jamaica - from 49,500 rubles. Dominican Republic - from 55,900 rubles. Vietnam – from 32,300 rubles. Emirates - from 20,900 rubles. Bahrain – from 24,800 rubles.
- A large and colorful bouquet of paper with sweets . From 1,000 to 10,000 rubles.
- Desk or wall calendar . From 410 to changeover for 2550 rubles.
- Large family photo album . From 990.00 to 2,300 rubles.
- Two paper swans . 2000 rubles.
Useful gifts
A surprise prepared for your loved one on their second wedding anniversary can be not only original and unusual, but also useful. It is especially better to choose a practical gift if your husband is a serious business person. It is recommended to give a man who belongs to this category of people the things he really needs.
