We’re often asked what is the name or symbol of an anniversary of an event which do tend to vary depending upon the actual event e.g. if we were asked what is the 50th Anniversary we would say ‘Golden’ this is because … Read more
Anniversaries have been celebrated effectively since the year after the wedding ceremony was invented and references can be found in records stretching back centuries. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens cites a celebration for an 8th wedding Anniversary in Chapter 14 (June 1838) … Read more
The earliest known references to celebrations for wedding anniversaries which have symbols associated within them we have found to date are to the Silver Wedding (25 years of marriage) and Golden Wedding (50th Wedding Anniversary). Originating in the middle of Europe (Germany/Austrian … Read more
We’ve been continuing our investigations into what each Wedding Anniversary is called and why, we’ve noticed that Wikipedia have an entry stating that the 80th Anniversary is the Oak Anniversary. Now we’ve got to say this just seems to be wrong! You’ve … Read more
The holding of celebrations on the anniversaries of different epochs of Married Life has become a very pleasant feature of modern times from our research it appears these were popularised in the Victorian era. These celebrations appear to be larger and more … Read more
The holding of celebrations on the anniversaries of different epochs of Married Life has become a very pleasant feature of modern times from our research it appears these were popularised initially in the Victorian era. These celebrations, then, appear to be larger … Read more
The holding of celebrations on the anniversaries of different epochs of Married Life has become a very pleasant feature of modern times from our research it appears these were popularised in the Victorian era. These celebrations appear to be larger and more … Read more
There are two main types of gemstones people often refer to; Precious and semi-precious. A gemstone is considered precious if it is rare or difficult to obtain, these particular stones often attract a high commercial price. A Semi-precious gemstone is classified as … Read more
Whilst researching Wedding Anniversaries we found a 10th wedding anniversary poem. We hope it gives you some inspiration! The holding of celebrations on the anniversaries of different epochs of Married Life has become a very pleasant feature of modern times from our … Read more
Whilst researching Wedding Anniversaries we found a poem dedicated to the 5th Anniversary which lists a number of gift ideas. The holding of celebrations on the anniversaries of different epochs of Married Life has become a very pleasant feature of modern times … Read more
