Wedding Anniversaries

firefaery

19 February 2009

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Last year, on December 27th, my grandparents had their Golden Anniversary wedding. Their real wedding anniversary was on the 28th, but they decided to celebrate it a day earlier. A golden anniversary is celebrated by a married couple when they reach the 50th year mark of their married life. My whole family worked hand in hand to make the event possible. We divided labor by assigning a task to each family member, with my aunt as the main planner. The whole entourage was comprised of all the members of our family, from my grandparents’ children to their grandchildren. Organizing the event had been very tiring but it was a really fun and memorable experience for my whole family. We are proud of my grandparents for reaching their Golden Anniversary because it’s not a common feat for couples to accomplish.

More about wedding anniversaries
For the first fifteen years of marriage, the anniversaries are called paper, cotton, leather, books, wood, iron, wool, bronze, copper, tin, steel, silk, lace, ivory and crystal respectively. After that, the wedding anniversaries are named after every five years. For year 20 - china (ware), 25 - silver, 30 - pearl, 35 - coral, 40 - ruby, 45 - sapphire, 50 - gold, 55 - emerald, 60 - diamond, 65 - blue sapphire, 70 - platinum, and finally, 75 - diamond and gold. As far as I know, the naming of the anniversaries stopped at 75 because even with love so pure, can couples stay ALIVE until their 80th? Kidding! But yes, people stopped naming the anniversaries on the 75th year. Though they are not only used for weddings, sometimes companies who are celebrating their anniversaries also use these anniversary names.

The secret
During the homily, the time when the priest gives his sermon, the priest asked my grandparents their secret instead of giving his homily. He asked my grandparents how they made their relationship last for 50 years. Well here’s their secret: the 4 C’s. The 1st C stands for Communication. It is really important for couples not to have misunderstandings and to keep their love alive. The 2nd C stands for Cooperation. In a relationship, the couples should work together in building and keeping the family, since when they were married, they are already made as one. The 3rd C stands for Coordination. Couples should be of a harmonious combination or interaction. This can only happen if they follow the first 2 C’s. And finally, the 4th C stands for Commitment. The couples should keep the promises they made when they said “I do”. Keeping this promise for a long time takes a very vital foundation, which is unconditional love.

The priest also added that one of the major keys in marriage is PATIENCE - this first word to describe love in the book of 1st Corinthians. Mistakes are inevitable, and we should learn to be patient with our partner’s wrongs and help them grow as a person. We should also remember that we too, commit mistakes and should learn from them.

People say that couples are drawn to each other by Romantic Love, and that love can’t be kept for long. When couples grow old, of course they lose their charms. But what keeps old couples together is their love that has already grown into a deeper kind of friendship.

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