26 years, what a wedding

26 years of life together is a huge amount of time. Exactly a year ago, the young couple probably celebrated another celebration - the Silver Wedding. This wonderful date indicated that two people had spent 25 years together, and, most likely, they simply could not imagine their life without each other, since they had become very close. Let's find out, 26 years old, what kind of wedding is this? and what gifts are customary to give.

Gifts for husband

You can give your spouse something original and inexpensive on their 26th anniversary of marriage, but it’s better to still emphasize the value of feelings and years lived. Therefore, you should always give your beloved man the best gift that you could come up with. Usually they give the husband:

jewelry with jade (the ancient Chinese believed that this stone gave courage and had a beneficial effect on the sexual aspect);

Jade bracelet

car seat cover with jade inserts;
a jade cup with a symbolic inscription;
jade rosary;
cigarette case with stone inserts;

Cigarette case with jade

ashtray or lighter with jade.

What do you give your husband for a jade wedding?

Of course, this date is not round, but it is still necessary to choose a gift for your husband that he would like. Below are the most interesting options for this:

Buy a jade frame and insert a photo into it - a collage of your photos together.
Wedding glasses are a valuable gift. Today their choice is huge, and you can even find glasses made of jade. This is durable cookware and will serve you for decades.
Bed sheets. Also a good option, especially since you use it together. You can choose green underwear.
Engraved watch. Such a gift will remain a memory of your wonderful date for life.

There are many options for gifts, and you will certainly be able to surprise and please your beloved husband.

Gifts for wife

For a jade wedding spouse, you can also find a gift associated with the symbol of the event. If you are specifically interested in jade gifts, you can use the following list of ideas:

rings, earrings, bracelets made of jade - every woman will appreciate them, because this stone has a unique shade and a positive effect on health;
Boris Akunin's book “Jade Rosary”;
a box made of this stone;

Jade box

jade-colored wallet;
pendant with jade.

Gifts for children

Gifts for a daughter and son on their wedding anniversary are always different from those given by spouses to each other. Also, parents will not give their children funny or unusual gifts; they will definitely choose something practical:

You can give your daughter and son a set of jade glasses;
a set of bed linen in a symbolic color;
household appliances;
blankets;
a beautiful tray with jade inserts;
an icon of Peter and Fevronia, who are the patrons of the family.

Gifts for parents

Parents will appreciate any sign of attention from their children, but they still need to take the choice of a gift seriously. Parents, as well as close relatives - a brother or sister, are given something useful on their wedding anniversary, because after 26 years of living together, people will definitely find something to update, replace or purchase.

You can give mom and dad a family tree decorated with jade stones.
It is unpleasant for parents to receive money from their children, so it is better to veil a monetary gift: order dinner at a restaurant at your own expense or give a certificate for purchases in a store.
Children can make repairs in their parents' house.
Mom and dad will benefit from a gift in the form of a trip to a sanatorium or resort (it doesn’t have to be an expensive tour, you can pay for a house in the forest or by the river for the weekend);
You can give mom a beautiful jade-colored head scarf, dad a belt for trousers;
Jade massager.

Sweets

After all, why not just please your loved one with a delicious surprise? Moreover, you can bake a cool cake yourself. The complexity and originality of the recipe depend only on your desire and culinary skills.

We wish you success in choosing gifts and hope that you will seek our advice for future wedding anniversaries as well. Don’t forget to please your significant other and parents - this is the key to a harmonious family life!

DIY gifts

You can make an inexpensive and creative gift with your own hands. Going to your friends for an anniversary is inexpensive - it is possible if, as they say, “your hands grow from the place where you need them.” Although otherwise there is a way out - to use someone else’s “hands”. What you can do for spouses:

a large wedding cake with a photo of the couple made of rice paper or with the number of years lived together made of mastic or in the form of candles;
you can use handmade techniques, for example, present a bottle of champagne, but decorate it with decoupage;
Having mastered the scrapbooking technique, you can make a large postcard for the spouses, a themed photo album for the Jade Wedding, or a congratulations board with your own hands, where the other guests will add their congratulatory words;
handmade soap that can be given a symbolic shape or shade to match the symbol of the 26th wedding anniversary.

What can guests give?

Guests can give practical gifts such as a jade foot massager. It has a lot of positive properties and has a positive effect on health. Jade has a very good effect on the functioning of the central nervous system. Such gift options can take many different forms, but the purpose of use is the same - strengthening a person’s psychological health.

You can gift the couple with large household appliances after preliminary discussion. The financial side does not always work out well, so this kind of help will not be superfluous. or give a small cosmetic renovation to the room of their choice, for example, a balcony.

An unusual gift option for a couple would be an oil painting, painted in a wide variety of forms. Other gift options for relatives or friends may include:

tablecloth of excellent quality and appropriate color;
curtains, blankets and other textiles;
ordering an original album with photographs from different periods of life;
A wedding cake with memorable symbols would be an appropriate gift.

You can decorate the sweet with symbolic figures of spouses made of mastic. During the feast, you can show guests a pre-edited film from footage of married life with built-in wishes. Such a gift is sure to touch any couple. A rare indoor flower would be an interesting gift. Before presenting, it is important to study its features. Because ignorance of subtleties and superstitions can cause an awkward moment.

If the spouses have a country house, you can give them garden furniture or decorative items. Also, lovers of country life will find barbecues, kebab sets and other similar additions.

A sports couple can be given a sports kit or a trip to a resort with a sports focus. And if a couple is in times of crisis, you can chip in and donate a round sum of money. The symbolism in a gift can be preserved, for example, by choosing jade-colored bills.

If a couple hasn’t found time for themselves for a long time, you can help them with this by getting a ticket to a concert of your favorite joint band. Or in a movie in a genre that suits both of them. The main thing is that both are free on the booked date. An ideal gift would be a vacation package to the Celestial Empire or any other eastern country if both partners have a visa and foreign passports. The couple will be able to find time for themselves with the help of a donated subscription for a joint massage or a visit to a beauty salon at an elite salon.

Symbolic and inexpensive gifts

Symbolic gifts can be presented to a friend who was a witness at a wedding 26 years ago, or simply to good acquaintances, even if they were not invited to the celebration and are not going to celebrate it. As such a gift you can prepare:

photo frame or photo collage;
candlesticks and a set of candles for them;
inexpensive vase;
piggy bank;
picture;
towels;
a board game so that spouses spend time together more often;
Croton is an indoor flower symbolizing home warmth and comfort.

Celebration

This anniversary is the right time for a noisy celebration. You can gather your closest circle of family and friends. Or invite those who were with the couple 26 years ago at the time of the union. Another holiday option is to have a romantic dinner together. Due to the fact that the date is not considered round, many couples prefer to celebrate the date in solitude, spending a romantic evening or going on a joint trip to a neighboring city.

If the couple decides to invite friends, it is worth taking care of the table and program in advance. It is believed that jade originated from China. Consequently, products of national Chinese cuisine will be appropriate dishes. Priority can be given to dishes such as shrimp, seaweed, sauces, rice and other oriental themes. For dessert, the ideal option would be walnuts served roasted with burnt sugar. You can also make or order Peking pears at a restaurant.

It is important to competently approach the issue of decorating the room in which the celebration will take place. Family photographs at different periods of the relationship, balls of appropriate colors, as well as vases with fresh flowers would look appropriate on the walls. An original idea would be to use posters with ready-made congratulations or templates. On which guests can write their wishes. A white tablecloth with vases filled with fresh flowers would look appropriate on the tables. Music and scented candles will help create additional coziness. When choosing their scent, it is important to ensure that none of the guests are allergic to it.

An excellent option for holding an event would be to celebrate the occasion in a restaurant. A light buffet with a cake finale is perfect for a jade wedding. The cake can be decorated with anniversary symbols. For additional fun, the presence of a toastmaster is not prohibited. Games and entertainment can make your wedding memorable and fun. At the end of the evening, you can arrange the launch of Chinese traditional lanterns.

Original gifts and jokes

You can give something cool to friends who have a sense of humor, so that the gift does not become a source of rifts in the relationship. So, the following options are suitable as an original gift:

a quest that spouses must go through together (you don’t even have to use your imagination, you can turn to the services of companies that specialize in this - today there are enough of them, including on the Internet);
funny and useful little things in the form of cool slippers, erotic aprons for both spouses and similar things and souvenirs that can be found in the online joke store;
arrange a draw on air of a popular radio station;
order a congratulation on a billboard in the place in the city that the heroes of the occasion will most often see.

Gadgets

We can’t live without gadgets now—every day they are becoming more and more integrated into our lives. This is what makes them such a good, although often not cheap, gift. Smartphones, smart watches, headsets and many other useful things will definitely please your spouse.

Universal gifts

To congratulate you on your 26th wedding anniversary, you can use gifts from the “for all occasions” category. If for some reason you couldn’t think of a gift idea in advance, you can quickly buy something universal and go to an event in honor of the Jade Wedding with a gift no worse than others. A universal gift is:

collection cognac;
home textile sets;
sets of dishes;
indoor fountain;
handmade chocolate;
envelope with money.

Money is certainly the most useful gift, but spouses do not always feel comfortable receiving it in a postcard or envelope. And the congratulators themselves begin to choose words like “buy what you want yourself” or “I didn’t know what to give.” You can give money in an original way if you at least know approximately what the heroes of the occasion need. This could be a certificate for the purchase of household appliances, cosmetics, and even building materials in a store, for that matter. Money can be “disguised” as a subscription to a spa, fitness center and similar establishments that spouses regularly visit.

Congratulations on your 26th wedding anniversary

Gifts for a jade wedding from guests

If you have been invited to such a wonderful holiday, then when choosing a gift, first of all you need to pay attention to jade products. For example, you can give some jewelry or souvenirs. You will undoubtedly delight the newlyweds with such a gift. Jade has healing properties and can also bring good luck and income.
It is worth noting that jade is used very often in Chinese medicine, because it really has miraculous properties. Therefore, take care of the health of your spouses and give them, for example, a head or body massager with jade inserts. This gift will not only please them, but will also be useful.

We must also not forget that all gifts must be paired. This is what will symbolize the inseparability of the family for many years.

You can't do without flowers on this day! And what will be important is not even what varieties they are, but what kind of petals they have. Their color should resemble jade. Nowadays, any florist will be able to select the desired composition; you just need to mention what kind of celebration you need flowers for. Everything else is up to the professional.

What flowers to give for your 26th wedding anniversary

A beautiful bouquet of flowers in honor of your 26th wedding anniversary should definitely be part of the congratulations. Flowers will emphasize the significance of the event, add some romance and make any gift bright. For a jade wedding, you can create an original bouquet of chrysanthemums in any shade of green.

Flowers for a 26th wedding anniversary

White tulips, lilies and classic roses are also suitable for this event. You can get closer to the symbol of the 26th wedding anniversary - jade by decorating flowers in the appropriate shade. An insert card in a bouquet can remind you of jade.

Properties of jade

Despite the fact that this mineral is, for the most part, a fake, it has found wide application in the jewelry industry. They are also often used to decorate various works of art. As mentioned above, jade is very durable and difficult to split into separate pieces. In the scientific community, this property is called increased viscosity. The color range of the mineral is extensive, starting from white and passing through all shades of black and green.

There are several varieties of the mineral, and some of them are officially considered precious. This became possible due to the rarity of a number of species. The mineral also has magical properties, the main ones being the granting of longevity, as well as the strengthening of marriage.

In the 26-year wedding anniversary itself, there is a relationship between the properties of the mineral and the date. After 26 years of marriage, the couple is considered truly strong. Their relationship has undergone a number of changes, and it is no longer practically possible to split the family by external influence. Over the course of so many years, the attitude towards family life has also changed: for some it seems bland and ordinary, but for other people it becomes a real precious moment.