The first wedding anniversary is a special occasion for any young couple. Memories of the wedding celebration are still fresh, friends and relatives remember the feast. And the newlyweds themselves want to revive the holiday atmosphere and again find themselves in a romantic atmosphere full of happiness and declarations of love. It is no coincidence that the wedding year is the third most popular holiday for spouses after the gold and silver anniversaries. And it is necessary to celebrate this first date of life together so that then for another year there will be something to remember.
Instructions
Step 1
According to the old custom, according to which each anniversary of a married life has its own name, the first year of marriage is a chintz wedding. In the old days, this date was widely celebrated: relatives and friends came to visit the young, brought gifts, mainly from chintz: cuts of fabric for a dress and shirt, bed linen, kitchen utensils. You can recreate the atmosphere of an ancient rite with its symbols and have a party in chintz style. Or invite your guests to give all gifts from any fabric, not necessarily chintz. By the way, on the first anniversary, the young wife usually put on the same chintz dress that she was in on the second day of the wedding and which she had not yet had time to wear, since little time had passed since the day of the wedding.
Step 2
In many registry offices, a service has appeared: a solemn celebration of a wedding anniversary. For a certain fee, young people will again be able to feel like a bride and groom. They will have a decorated hall, balls and flowers, Mendelssohn's waltz and repeated oaths of allegiance. In general, everything, except for repeated stamps in the passport. Those who could not attend the wedding can be invited to such a celebration. If celebrating the anniversary on a grand scale, the bride and groom are better off dressing up in their wedding clothes - or buying new ones for the occasion.
Step 3
Many Orthodox couples today prefer to celebrate the first year of their wedding with a church wedding. As a rule, these are those who, for some reason, did not get married immediately after the registry office, or wanted to test their feelings, to establish themselves in marriage. True, it will be possible for the young to consolidate their union by God interruption only if the horoscope of their wedding does not fall on the time of Lent. It is better to learn about this in the church in advance. They also sign up for the wedding ahead of time, especially if they want to get to a certain priest.
Step 4
If the husband and wife are not adherents of noisy festivities, it would be better to arrange a chamber party for two. Go to a restaurant, a concert, take a walk around the memorable places where you once met and met … It is worth looking at the light and to the parents on both sides on this day, or arrange a modest tea party at home, inviting only close relatives and witnesses to it.
