Leave Your 25Th Wedding Anniversary Invitations To The Pro's

By Ida Dorsey


Wedding anniversaries are special and something you want to share with friends and family - especially if you and your spouse spent a whopping 25 years happily together in loving matrimony! Most happily married couples celebrate their wedding date every year with a romantic occasion. However, silver, gold and diamond anniversaries are true milestones and calls for a huge festivity. Therefore, 25th wedding anniversary invitations should be stylish, unique and reflect the love and personalities of the couple.

The idea of celebrating a wedding anniversary comes a long way. It dates back to the days of the Holy Roman Empire, when husbands demonstrated their appreciation and love for their wives by crowning them with a silver wreath on their 25 wedding anniversary and a gold one on their 50th. Like with everything, this noble tradition soon became commercialized and today there is a specific symbol or gift for each year of marriage.

Today, there are a number of gifts made of different materials to symbolize the various wedding anniversaries. They range from the most common such as wood and tin for fifth and tenth anniversaries to the most precious such as pearl, ruby, gold and diamond for 30, 40, 50 and 60 years of marriage respectively.

Deciding how to celebrate one's 25th year of matrimony can already be daunting. One must decide how many people and specifically who to invite without offending some friends or family members. The location and nature of the event can be equally difficult. Outdoor events are mostly weather permitting and indoor events require a venue with the right ambiance and size to accommodate all guests. Should it be formal or informal?

With so much to plan and organize, the last thing a couple wants to worry about is invitation cards. Some arty people can design and make their own personalized invitations, but most people need some help. It is no use planning a glittery gala-event if the invitations look as though a kid made them and/or do not contain all the required information.

The invitation in itself is equally important as it represents the first impression of what guests can expect. The style, shape and general appearance of an invitation is a personal issue and a reflection of the sender's personality. There are literally as many styles and shapes of invitations as there are events. Each to their own.

There are zillions of mass-produced cards of all kinds in shops and on the internet. Some of them may be perfect for a small, first or second wedding celebration, but a 25th wedding anniversary require something as special as the occasion itself. The best option is to get general ideas for a design, theme and wording from the mass-produced cards and then seek the help of a professional person to design your own, unique personalized invitations.

There are myriads of mass-produced invitation cards in retail shops and on the internet. Finding one that exactly suit your needs is almost impossible. It is best to steal with the eyes to get an idea of what you like and then get a professional graphic artist to create a personalized one according to your specific taste and style.




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