Wedding anniversary 15 years: what kind of wedding is it
The 15th anniversary of the creation of a family is called a crystal wedding. This name suggests that by this moment the relationship between the spouses is already pure and transparent, they know each other’s strengths and weaknesses very well, and know how to enjoy them or put up with them.
Like crystal, relationships shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow, because, like in crystal, light breaks up into all the colors of the rainbow, glares and gives a beautiful glow to everything around. So, a married couple, 15 years from the wedding day, shimmers with all its facets - children, friends, home.
Traditions and rituals
The main traditions of a crystal wedding are breaking dishes, breaking old mirrors and setting tables with crystal dishes.
It is better to choose dishes that are tired or cracked, and which are a pleasure to break.
This ritual cleanses the house of old, outdated things that carry bad energy, helps spouses relax, let off steam and bring not only new dishes, but also new sensations into family life.
Old mirrors, especially those passed down from relatives, also contain reflections of all the events that happened. Therefore, breaking them symbolizes freedom from the unnecessary, dark, extraneous, and gives the spouses the opportunity to buy mirrors that will suit their interior, characters and life in general.
Setting tables with crystal provides protection against damage and the evil eye, since these are the properties that are attributed to this material.
Gifts for the fifteenth wedding anniversary
For 15 years of marriage, a married couple is presented with items made of crystal or glass. The following gifts have become traditional:
- glasses, tea sets;
- vases, including for sweets and fruits, salad bowls;
- decorative elements: candlesticks, figurines, boxes, photo frames.
Gift for husband/wife
The wife will be delighted with jewelry (crystal items are appropriate). A bottle of perfume or a crystal jewelry box would also be a good gift.
You can present your husband with an expensive luxury drink in an interesting bottle. You don't have to get attached to the anniversary symbol. Men are usually less romantic, so any practical thing will suit your spouse: a mobile phone, a new tool, etc.
Gift from guests to spouses
Guests traditionally present crystal glassware to the family. It is advisable to first agree with other invitees about who is giving what. A non-standard gift would be a lamp or sconce made of colored glass. A good option is a glass photo frame with a wedding photo of the newlyweds.
If guests want to congratulate each spouse separately, then the wife can be presented with a crystal necklace, and the husband with a crystal pen holder.
How to celebrate your 15th wedding anniversary
It is customary to celebrate the anniversary with relatives, friends and children. Those with whom the family has become friends during its existence must definitely join.
Every anniversary is a summing up, gratitude for successes, reflection on miscalculations, and planning for the future.
Therefore, close people who support the family, creating an aura of happiness around the spouses, must certainly be present when summing up such results and making plans.
To celebrate a crystal wedding, a good choice would be a cozy restaurant, cafe, or, in the summer, a veranda. The couple is already firmly on their feet, so you can afford to enjoy the holiday without cooking or further washing dishes. The children have grown up and there is no need to supervise them.
Choose a place with a bright interior, crystal chandeliers or delicate glass lamps. You can discuss with the staff in advance so that beautiful wine glasses and glasses are displayed on the tables, drinks are served in decanters, and the dishes are white or transparent. Any glass or crystal decorations will also work.
If space allows, a crystal wedding can be celebrated at home. Then there is an opportunity for the imagination of the hostess and her assistants to unfold. Decorate the house with flying fabrics, gathered floral or stone decorations, inflate balloons, arrange glasses, plates, decanters, and bottles.
Take out your grandmother's crystal salad bowls and glasses, they will be appropriate on this day.
Anniversary theme and design
The Crystal Wedding is the 15th wedding anniversary. Anniversary. Accordingly, everything should be organized with taste and chic. Flying fabrics, balloons, flowers, ribbons, hanging crystal chandeliers, glass beads, light sources creating a shimmering and cozy atmosphere.
The design should be dominated by light colors and shades, with highlights in the form of inclusion of bright rich shades of darker colors in the color palette.
A photo zone for guests with an unusual colorful glass background will fit well into the interior.
15 years of marriage: what a wedding without dresses
On their 15th anniversary, the wife and husband are still young, but they already know their worth and know how to emphasize their strengths.
The wife should give preference to a light dress or suit; the highlight of the look will be jewelry made of transparent stones, for example, brooches, long earrings, shiny rings and pendants.
Shoes decorated with rhinestones will look incredibly beautiful.
The husband can also choose a light suit or set off his beautiful wife, become her cut, choosing a dark suit with a tie in the color of his wife’s outfit. A highlight can be cufflinks and a tie clip with iridescent crystals, and a watch.
What to cook for the holiday
For your wedding anniversary, prepare those dishes that the spouses have loved over 15 years of marriage, and of course, what wedding would be complete without a wedding cake?
Let the entire table sparkle and shimmer from the shine of crystal and glass.
Meat, fish, snacks, salads, small sandwiches and canapés, a large number of fruit and vegetable slices - any of these dishes will look especially festive among transparent, clean glass.
Crystal wedding cake
The cake and all sweet items should also support the overall theme of the evening. Therefore, it is better to make them to order. Any culinary master will be happy to create a masterpiece for you in light colors, decorate it with edible stones and the same flowers.
Also important are dishes and stands from which goodies will beckon. They should either be glass or highlight the decorative elements of the cake. So, for example, if the cake is white with golden splashes, then to complete the look, the stand should also have a gold pattern.
How to celebrate 15th wedding anniversary
Fifteen years is an important anniversary in the life of the spouses, which must be celebrated on a grand scale, solemnly and magnificently, so that the day will be remembered for a long time. To do this, you can use a ready-made version of the script for the 15th wedding anniversary. Besides, what would a wedding be without the presence of parents, which is required by custom, because they are a symbol of respect for the traditions of life itself. In addition to parents, wedding witnesses, best friends, and relatives are invited to the wedding anniversary. In addition, children, who are the personification of the continuation of the family line on earth, must certainly be present at the table on the anniversary of 15 years after the wedding. Depending on the wishes of the spouses and the time of year, the celebration can be held by choosing one of the following options.
- If the anniversary falls during the cold season, then guests can be gathered in a restaurant or banquet hall.
- If you decide to celebrate with your family, then you can hold the celebration at home. Include bright, intriguing moments and be sure to include poetic congratulations, music and intimate conversations at your crystal wedding celebration.
- In warm weather, especially if the wedding is in the summer, you can go to the forest or park, set up a table in the garden, at the dacha, in a country house. Fresh air, barbecues, fun wedding competitions, outdoor games. Then your guests will be recharged with energy that will last until the next wedding anniversary.
When setting the festive table, try to use glassware, and if possible, you should decorate the room with glass or crystal decorative elements, such as figurines and vases. Lighted candles placed in transparent glasses look very beautiful. They can be distributed throughout the room. Also a mandatory attribute of this wedding anniversary are crystal glasses for the heroes of the occasion.
Happy 15th wedding anniversary greetings, funny and humorous
Let me congratulate you on your crystal wedding and praise you for how many years, our dears, you have been in a strong and happy union. I wish to blow off specks of dust from each other, regularly fluff up mattresses, sofas and beds in the house, spending days and nights cheerfully and sweetly. Burn each other's hearts with love, humor and passion, see through each other and indulge in all the pranks! I wish you to live richly, beautifully and intensely!
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Congratulations on your crystal wedding anniversary! You have lived 15 years since your wedding, met all the cockroaches of each other and made friends with them, distributed the corners of the apartment, and learned what you can do to poison and how to please your beloved half! So, let me congratulate you on 15 years of practice in survival in real conditions! May your souls be pure and open to the eyes of your spouse, may the crystal of your heart always remain intact and unharmed, and may transparent glass tears never roll from your eyes! Be happy, satisfied and loved by each other!
Original congratulations in prose
Let me congratulate you on your crystal wedding and, in addition to the gift, give you a card for your 15th wedding anniversary and read out the congratulations! May your relationship be as transparent, pure, subtle, sparkling as crystal. I wish prosperity and good luck to your family. Let your home be full of happiness, smiles and warmth!
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Please accept congratulations on your family’s 15th anniversary, on your crystal wedding. May your feelings always be crystal clear, pure, sparkling, may calm happiness always reign in the family, may a good attitude towards each other, may the house always smell delicious of fresh baked goods, and may the doors be happy to open for friends! Wealth and prosperity to you!
Happy 15th wedding anniversary pictures and cards
If you are not going to the family celebration itself, but want to congratulate the couple, then send one of the postcards with sincere congratulations.
