What to give a married couple for their 15th wedding anniversary?
15 years of marriage are marked by the melodious ringing of expensive glass - crystal, and the anniversary is called crystal. On this day, a beautiful bouquet in a crystal vase, or an elegant crystal shoe can be a good gift.
Crystal is a symbol of purity and beauty of relationships. But at the same time, expensive glass suggests that you can easily break up a marriage with one ill-considered action, without even wanting it.
To my husband
Over 15 years of marriage, the couple have already become well acquainted with each other’s habits and tastes.
The following gifts are perfect for your spouse:
- Expensive perfume in a glass bottle with an interesting cut reminiscent of crystal.
- A pin, tie clip, cufflinks with rock crystal inserts are a good solution.
- For a spouse with a sweet tooth - a “crystal cake” (there are such delights) on a beautiful crystal stand.
A new smartphone on an original transparent stand will delight the heart of a fan of modern gadgets. You can immediately write down your wife’s number in your contact list so that your husband calls more often.
Wife
What gift for a crystal wedding can you give to your wife:
- A beautiful bouquet in an elegant crystal vase.
- Your spouse will gratefully accept a gift certificate to a fashion boutique of branded goods - cosmetics, perfumes, haberdashery.
- A romantic dinner in a cozy restaurant outside the city is another win-win option.
- A glass slipper can be an original addition or act as an independent gift. And if you put a gold ring with a rock crystal insert in the shoe, it will turn out even more interesting.
You can also exchange crystal hearts with your own portraits from 15 years ago. Original personalized glasses will also be in place.
Children from parents
Parents usually give practical gifts:
- A set of beautiful home textiles for serving a festive table
- Modern household appliances are an excellent solution
- Give the gift of a vacation to a romantic place
To parents for 15 years of marriage
- photo collage or presentation reflecting the most striking moments of family life.
- A family portrait in a beautiful frame will undoubtedly delight your parents on their crystal wedding day.
To friends from friends
A year ago you gave your friends gifts made of agate, now it’s the turn of crystal.
A traditional set of glasses or wine glasses is, of course, beautiful, but rather boring. An original personalized decor in the form of portraits of those celebrating the wedding anniversary will allow you to add a touch of originality.
What else do you give to friends for a crystal wedding? A glass figurine of an angel, a crystal samovar, and other touching and kind-hearted souvenirs symbolizing friendship and sympathy for the spouses.
With your own hands
Gifts made with your own hands are a special item that gives a wide scope for imagination:
- Figurines of swans, hearts, flowers made of beads can be charming.
- Homemade cup napkins are also nice to receive for both a lace anniversary and a crystal anniversary.
- Homemade soap or candles of original shape are not inferior to other gifts that are given to spouses on this date.
Original and inexpensive
When choosing a gift for the wedding anniversary of friends or family, you want to find something original and not necessarily expensive:
- A unique video greeting will not cost much and will bring pleasure to both the spouses being honored and those present at the celebration.
- A crystal souvenir in the shape of a heart, crown or owl with wishes for a happy and long married life will be a pleasant memorable gift.
Cool (comic) gifts
And what wedding is complete without funny gifts? Often they serve as an addition to the main gift, which can be the same money.
You can take a family nesting doll and also invest money in the last figurine. If the nesting dolls have a portrait resemblance to family members, it will turn out even more fun.
You can also present a money tree, on the branches of which real money and joke bank notes are hung interspersed.
Unusual
A gift for 15 wedding years can be quite unusual:
- The rock crystal druse looks interesting and at the same time corresponds to the theme of the holiday.
- Glasses on a stand in the shape of a heart are a non-standard solution for a gift.
- A portrait using modern technology, capturing the kiss of the newlyweds at a wedding, also makes an unusual impression.
Interesting
You can go on a trip in a time machine and return to the day of the newlyweds’ wedding, repeating with maximum accuracy the most interesting moments of the wedding celebration.
The ceremony of presenting cups and medals for 15 years of impeccable marriage with the inclusion of various nominations will also make the celebration of the wedding anniversary more interesting.
A crystal bell, topped with symbolic gold rings and a pair of swans, will attract goodness into the house with its melodious ringing and drive away negativity.
Practical and useful
The first thing that comes to mind is various household appliances - from an electric kettle to a home theater. Everyone can choose the appropriate option based on their financial capabilities and awareness of the desires of the crystal celebrants.
Home textiles, gift sets of bed linen and towels can be donated by close relatives. Crystal vases, salad bowls, sets, mugs, glasses are both beautiful and useful.
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.
Is it worth giving money?
The question is not whether you should or should not give money. There is nothing wrong. It’s better to hand over some money than something that will gather dust in the corner on the far shelf.
The main thing here is how to arrange a cash gift:
- If you just hand it over, even in a beautiful envelope, that’s one thing, but if you use your imagination, it can turn out quite original.
- A bouquet of banknotes of different denominations is the most common option, but it can also be made extraordinary if you approach the matter creatively.
- A bag filled with sweets and money looks interesting.
- A crystal casket with money embedded inside is a themed gift for a fifteen-year wedding anniversary.
Bad ideas for gifts
Above are enough options for worthy gifts for a crystal anniversary to choose a successful present.
What you should not give for your wedding anniversary:
- Cutlery, like mirrors, is considered a bad omen;
- Cosmetics, since tastes are known only to the closest people, and you can easily make a mistake;
- Socks;
- Empty bags, wallets.
Now you know what a wedding is like at 15 years of marriage and what gifts are given to the spouses, and you can also imagine how unusual it is to present a gift to the heroes of the occasion.
Customs and traditions of a crystal wedding
Each culture has its own characteristics and traditions for celebrating the 15th anniversary of family life.
- The tradition of placing crystal glassware on the table comes from Russia. This is not only a designation of the name of the event, but also a symbol of prosperity in the family. Perhaps it is for this reason that our parents so carefully store crystal sets in their sideboards and are proud of such a dowry.
- Another popular tradition is to drink from wedding glasses at the festive table every anniversary, even a paper or chintz one. Yes, the same ones that were at your wedding 15 years ago. If they did not live to see the current event, do not be upset. This is an excellent occasion to choose a pair of crystal glasses as a gift for your family together with your spouse.
- It is at the crystal wedding that a couple of glasses (not wedding glasses!) are broken at the end. It is generally accepted that the sound of breaking crystal attracts love and happiness into life.
- For the French, a mandatory moment at a crystal wedding is the release of white doves into the sky. They symbolize eternal fidelity, peace and family well-being.
- In England, spouses do not wonder what to give for their 15th wedding anniversary, but rather give crystal buttons. A slightly interpreted option for a gift for a spouse is cufflinks with crystal inserts.
- The Germans have a slightly different name for the 15th anniversary, they call it the violet anniversary, so vases with live violets are always placed at the celebration.
