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Wedding Anniversaries are a great occasion to
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celebrate an important couple in your lives
• initiate a gathering
of family and friends
• document family stories
by holding a "This is Your Life As a Couple" style ceremony.
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| Finding an opportunity in our busy lives to get together with family and to record family history (and her story) information can be a real challenge. |
Whether you have a wedding anniversary coming up for yourself or your parents, make the occasion special by hiring a celebrant to design a personalised ceremony that can create great memories for years to come.
Some couples mark the importance of their relationship by having a Renewal of Vows ceremony. But many Aussie blokes don't feel at all comfortable doing that "mushy stuff" a second time round.
So wedding anniversaries can be a perfect opportunity for family time together.
Your celebrant may consider incorporating some of the traditional themes or symbols associated with the particular anniversary. See table below. |
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Traditional |
Modern |
Flowers |
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Traditional |
Modern |
Flowers |
| 1 |
Paper |
Clocks |
Pansy |
20 |
China |
Platinum |
Day Lily |
| 2 |
Cotton |
China |
Cosmos |
25 |
Silver |
Silver |
Iris |
| 3 |
Leather |
Crystal /Glass |
Fuchsia |
28 |
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Orchid |
| 4 |
Fruit/Flowers |
Appliances |
Geranium |
30 |
Pearl |
Diamond |
Sweet Pea |
| 5 |
Wood |
Silverware |
Daisy |
35 |
Coral |
Jade |
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| 6 |
Candy/Iron |
Sweets /Iron |
Calla Lily |
40 |
Ruby |
Ruby |
Nasturtium |
| 7 |
Wool/Copper |
Desk Sets |
Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
45 |
Sapphire |
Sapphire |
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| 8 |
Bronze/Pottery |
Bronze /Pottery |
Clematis |
50 |
Gold |
Gold |
Violet |
| 9 |
Pottery/Willow |
Linen /Lace |
Poppy |
55 |
Emerald |
Emerald |
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| 10 |
Tin/Aluminium |
Leather |
Daffodil |
60 |
Diamond |
Diamond |
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| 11 |
Steel |
Jewellery |
Morning Glory |
65 |
Diamond |
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| 12 |
Silk/Linen |
Pearls |
Peony |
70 |
Platinum |
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| 13 |
Lace |
Textiles |
Hollyhock |
75 |
Diamond |
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| 14 |
Ivory |
Gold |
Dahlia |
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| 15 |
Crystal |
Watches |
Rose |
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A Sample Format for Ceremony:
• Welcome
• Introduction
• Reading
• Couples Story - Part 1 How met and times before marriage, the wedding & honeymoon
- Reminiscences - Reading
- Music from the era - Photos etc
• Couples Story - Part 2 The earlier years, adventures, challenges and achievements
- Reminiscences - Reading - Music from the era - Photos etc
• Couples Story - Part 3 The later years, adventures, treasured memories, wisdom gained
- Reminiscences - Reading - Music from the era - Photos etc
• Cutting the Cake, Toast and Presentation of Certificate
• Couples Story - Part 4 Dreams fulfilled, future plans. thank yous
• Closing Reading or Singing or Ritual
• Quests Good Wishes
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Conclusion
Obviously there are many variations on the way such a ceremony may be conducted.
• Talented family and friends may be willing to perform in a variety of ways.
• Personalised rituals may be developed
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An Appreciation Album
• Family & friends
wishes wishing well
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DVD of photos and/or a variety of others aids may be created or used to enhance the occasion.
Remember though that 90% of the effort in creating such a special occasion is in the organising and planning the ceremony, and 10% in the delivery.
That's why we say: Let the celebration be your gift ! Club together to hire an independent professional celebrant to work with you to the depth you desire.
Most celebrants will offer you a variety of packages to suit your situation.
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Please contact us if you need assistance locating such a
celebrant.
If you have been to such a ceremony and would like to share with others
the things that worked and things to avoid:
please register, then go to Forums and submit your experiences or suggestions.
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