| ---------- One of the most memorable days in the life of | | | | celebrated her 60th anniversary since becoming |
| a married couple is their wedding anniversary. This is | | | | Queen, and thus, 60 also became accepted as a |
| understandable given that this day "x" number of | | | | Diamond anniversary. There is also a 100th |
| years ago was a moment in time when they were | | | | anniversary, for those who live to see it, however, the |
| very much in love and very happy. The memories | | | | longest recorded marriage lasted 81 years. |
| alone are enough to bring a smile to ones face despite | | | | Each milestone year of a wedding anniversary, |
| the current circumstances surrounding the marriage. | | | | according to wedding anniversary etiquette, is a |
| Whether your wedding anniversary is 1 year, 5 years, | | | | symbol of accomplishment and therefore milestone |
| 25 or 50 years its is indeed a feat of gargantuam | | | | years are usually met with the appropriate gift. Suffice |
| proportions in modern times that requires a lavish | | | | to say modern gift giving ideas are taking over from |
| celebration. Traditionally 25 years is regarded as the | | | | the traditional themes associated with the year of |
| Silver Wedding anniversary and 50 years as the | | | | celebration. |
| golden wedding anniversary and rightly so. These days | | | | Precious stones and gems are always the first choice |
| however it seems 1 year should be a Golden | | | | as anniversary gifts, only in recent times gems do not |
| anniversary. | | | | necessarily come in the form of jewelry, but rather |
| There are currently two Diamond anniversaries | | | | can be impressed on oak jewelry boxes or frames of |
| celebrated, one at the traditional anniversary after 75 | | | | family portraits. However, antique clocks and |
| years of marriage. However in 1897 Queen Victoria | | | | Chinaware are still wonderful anniversary gifts. |