7 years of marriage: what kind of wedding is it and how to celebrate it?
Seven years of married life is a rather long period, during which a lot has happened. Holidays and sorrows, joy and resentment. The spouses are connected by a lot, because there are so many passed stages behind that they can no longer imagine life without each other. The seventh wedding anniversary, or in other words, copper, is a great occasion to express all gratitude, devotion and love to your soulmate!
What is the name of such an anniversary?
The seventh wedding anniversary has two names - copper and wool. Such names were given to the celebration for a reason. Each of them is filled with deep meaning, because if you think carefully, you can notice a lot of similar qualities between these materials and the seventh anniversary of married life.
Copper is a noble metal in itself and capable of taking absolutely any shape, however, its strength is inferior to many other, more expensive metals. After 7 years of marriage, the relationship between the spouses is already strong, but still not completely strengthened. Under the influence of various factors, they can both become stronger and completely collapse.
As for wool, at this stage of life, married life is very similar to this matter. After 7 years from the date of the wedding, the relationship of two people is filled with tenderness and warmth, however, in some places, there is a sharpness and rudeness in them. Wool has the advantage of being able to keep you warm. This fully characterizes the relationship of two loving people who have lived side by side for 7 years. They warm each other with real warmth, manifested in sincere love and fidelity.
Traditions
Like any other celebration, a copper wedding has its own traditions and rituals, in the power of which people have believed since ancient times. It is believed that if you adhere to them on your wedding anniversary, you can strengthen love, fidelity, and also fill the family hearth with warmth and harmony.
Consider how to properly celebrate a copper wedding anniversary, and how to start this momentous day. This question is asked by every loving woman who wants to fill the hearth with warmth, love and tenderness.
First of all, the holiday morning should start with a general cleaning. On this day, the hostess must bring the house into a truly solemn look. It is necessary to thoroughly wash every corner of the home from dust, dirt and cobwebs. This procedure is mandatory, because dirt and dust are the main enemies of harmony and tranquility in the house. Since there is absolutely no need to fill this solemn day with unnecessary bad energy, a woman needs to be 100% clean, as well as get rid of all old and unnecessary things. Without hesitation, you should send all cracked dishes, broken vases, faulty floor lamps and other trash to the trash bin.
It is worth moving to a new stage of life together in cleanliness and order, so that the whole next year is happy and carries only positive emotions.
In addition to cleaning up their home, spouses need to mentally unload on this day. The couple must talk heart to heart, confess all the secrets and secrets, no matter how unpleasant they may be. It is necessary to fully speak out and ask each other for forgiveness for everything, even if these are the smallest quarrels and resentments. Even if this is not the most pleasant procedure, it is mandatory to strengthen spiritual contact between spouses. After all the confessions and remorse, you should thank your soulmate for all the good things. This should be done sincerely, with all your heart.
After such a tiring conversation, you should remember all the happy moments.lived together. You can revisit old photo albums or videos from the family archive, remember funny stories, or just have a glass of wine and tell your soul mate how much you love her.
The seven has strong magical properties. For this reason, it will be great if she meets as often as possible at the celebration. In addition to the fact that it will be symbolic, because the seventh anniversary, it will attract a lot of positive energy and fill the hearth with happiness and tranquility. You can decorate the table with seven copper candlesticks or arrange seven vases with beautiful bouquets in the house. The more sevens there are on this day, the more prosperous one more year of married life will pass.
And also there are two rituals that a husband and wife are required to perform on this day when the marriage was concluded. The first ritual is to present copper coins to each other. It is believed that such a talisman will provide wealth in the house. The second ritual is the exchange of copper rings. This should be done solemnly with music and candles. Such a present symbolizes a strong and immaculate union of spouses. Rings should be worn very carefully, because they are the main talisman of a couple's spiritual contact.
How to mark?
It is recommended to celebrate a copper wedding in a large and cheerful company of loved ones. You can invite friends, colleagues, distant relatives and, of course, parents to the holiday. Such an anniversary should be noisy, with loud music and bright congratulations.
The place where the holiday will be held should be new and unusual. You can have a picnic outside the city, or celebrate your anniversary in a cafe. If possible, you can take a vacation and go to some beautiful and warm place, for example, to go to the sea. Of course, the holiday can also be celebrated at home. To do this, you need to decorate your home, place as many bright and unusual lamps as possible. The house should look like New Years Eve.You can celebrate the seventh anniversary wherever your heart desires, here everything is decided by the imagination of the heroes of the occasion.
For a copper wedding, a husband and wife should dress up brightly and beautifully. On this day, a woman should literally "ring". The more decorations the hostess has, the more happiness and good luck awaits her in the next year of married life.
The table must be served with the most expensive dishes in the house. Crystal glasses, souvenirs, candlesticks - on this day, you should arrange all the attributes that create comfort in the house. If there is a huge copper plate in the house, then it must be the main decoration of the table.
You can try to cook something new from the dishes. The wife can bake a huge chocolate cake or spicy pizza, or use recipes from other countries and surprise guests with some exotic side dish.
Present
On this significant day, gifts should be presented sincerely, from a pure heart. These can be both attributes of home comfort, and various techniques that will be useful to spouses.
For husband
A good gift for a spouse can serve as various men's accessories made of metal, symbolic for the seventh anniversary, - copper. It can be stylish cufflinks, a bracelet, or a tie clip. And you can also pick up a present associated with your spouse's hobby. In addition, the wife can make a gift on her own by knitting warm mittens or wool socks. Such a thing will carry the semantic load of the celebration and warm the beloved man in the cold.
If a man is a connoisseur of expensive alcohol, then you can please him with an original glass of wine or a flask. When choosing the last option, you can dream up and engrave with congratulations on the flask. If your spouse smokes, you can present him with a beautiful copper ashtray complete with quality cigars. A man will definitely like such a surprise.
In addition, you can please your beloved man with the following gifts:
- an expensive leather belt with a copper buckle;
- collection of copper coins;
- beer glass;
- an elegant leather-bound diary complete with a luxurious writing pen;
- a custom-made copper figurine will successfully complement the interior of your spouse's office.
And also the wife can purchase two paired copper pendants, which will be very symbolic. Such a gift will always remind of a loved one, while warming the soul with love and tenderness.
Wife
The best gift for a beloved woman on this day will be copper jewelry. Bracelets, earrings, pendants, various hair accessories - all this will delight the soul mate, and will also be very symbolic on the occasion of such an anniversary. Since comfort in the house plays an important role for a woman, she will be pleased to receive a figurine or a souvenir made of copper, which will perfectly complement the interior and fill the house with light and warmth. You can present your lady with an original vase or casket, be sure to put a copper coin inside.
The best gift options for a woman on this day are:
- high-quality woolen set, consisting of a hat, mittens and a scarf;
- all kinds of copper decor elements;
- bright lamp or light fixture;
- expensive perfumery;
- pendant made of copper with an inset from a precious stone.
In addition to all of the above gifts, there is another one that will be pleasant to every woman. A luxurious bouquet, necessarily consisting of seven roses, and a postcard in which a man can write an original congratulation expressing all his love and tenderness for his wife. This present can be supplemented with an expensive wine drink and a box of chocolates.
Friends
When such a solemn date as a copper wedding anniversary comes, many have no idea what to present to spouses as a gift.
It is best to give things that will serve as interior decoration. Beautiful curtains, curtains, an expensive set of dishes or a floor lamp - these are exactly the things that each of the spouses will like. Modern technology, such as a slow cooker, a blender or an electric kettle, which is useful for a couple, and she will use it together, can also serve as a good gift.
When choosing a gift for friends celebrating the seventh wedding anniversary, you should be guided by the following three nuances.
- Symbolism. The gift should be somehow connected with the wedding anniversary or personify the love and loyalty of the couple.
- Practicality. You can choose as a gift a thing that will be useful to spouses in everyday life, and they will often use it.
- Originality. The gift does not have to meet the previous two points. If it is original, and you are sure that the couple will appreciate it, donate it more boldly.
How to find gifts for a copper wedding, see below.