The 22nd wedding anniversary is called a bronze anniversary. What traditions should be observed on this day, how to decorate the holiday, what should be served on the table? Gift ideas will certainly come in handy for you as well.
Not everyone knows what the 22 year anniversary is called, what kind of wedding is it? And it is called bronze, and for good reason. After all, the spouses have been together for more than 2 decades. Although bronze is considered a metal, it is quite malleable. Likewise, the relationship between husband and wife had become flexible by this time. They learned to give in to each other, kept a good relationship, since so many years together.
Bronze is also an alloy of tin and copper. So the relationship of the spouses has already become a single whole. They are an alloy that has hardened over time, able to withstand life's difficulties.
22 years of wedding - what an anniversary, traditions
It is interesting that the bronze wedding got its name during the time of Louis XIV. It was he who decided to celebrate this date, to call it bronze. This material is noble, it embodies sophistication and beauty. After this time, the couple were able to maintain the warmth of their relationship. In order for their further life together to be wonderful, this day must be properly celebrated.
It is important for the husband and wife to say warm words to each other right in the morning, because it is considered that as the morning begins, so will the day.
Let the husband and wife indulge in pleasant memories, recall all the happy moments that were in 22 years of marriage.
An anniversary like this is a great excuse to spend time together. You can go to a master class, where the spouses will make a bronze souvenir with their own hands. Then he will be the talisman of the family, passed down from generation to generation.
If the spouses are not yet married, then 22 years of marriage is a great occasion to tie the knot and before God. The wedding will become a significant event not only of this day, but also of their entire life together.
But what tradition is important to observe on this day. No need to invite outsiders. After all, they can envy a couple who have been together for so many years. Invite only loved ones to the celebration.
Also, on this day, you should not walk until the morning. This is another tradition for 22 wedding years. It is also not recommended to turn this day into a second wedding. It is necessary to celebrate the event in the circle of only the most dear and close people.
How to decorate a holiday for your 22nd wedding anniversary?
The main thing on this day is not to put on the heroes of the occasion and guests too elaborate outfits. No need for ball gowns, bronze armor. The main thing is to look elegant and restrained. But if you want some kind of bronze accessory to be present in your outfit, then you can use masks of this color. Men can be advised to wear pink-style ties. Also, shoes of such shades are not prohibited.
Since the wedding is bronze, let there be candlesticks made of this material and dishes on the tables on this day. And the tables will be populated with bright silk tablecloths, which are in harmony with the decoration of chairs and curtains.
If in choosing an outfit it is still worth adhering to restraint, then this does not apply to the general decoration and decoration of tables. Let bright vegetables and fruits dominate on them, you can make figures from vegetables and also decorate dishes with them.
For the life of the spouses to be sweet, there should be a lot of such delicious things on the tables. Bake or order in advance cakes that have bronze decorations. It is also possible to purchase this type of chocolate in advance to present to guests as a souvenir.
Here's what you want to serve on the table:
- Liver dishes. It can be a cake prepared according to a special recipe. Also, seafood, French meat can be the main dishes.
- Prepare some salads, decorate them. Make a cut, arrange beautifully. Then the tables will look amazing.
- Prepare light alcoholic drinks. Cocktails and wines will be appropriate. To emphasize the warmth and soulfulness of the holiday, serve hot chocolate and cocoa for dessert. These homemade drinks will also come in handy.
- Better to make sweets with your own hands. This can be: cookies, pies, cakes, other desserts. These dishes are able to convey the atmosphere of home comfort and show that the life of the spouses is very sweet.
What to give for a 22 year wedding - gifts and congratulations
Presentations can be made by hand or bought. If you need ready-made gifts for a 22 year wedding, see what they can be. To please a man, you can give him something from the following list, made of bronze:
- ashtray;
- cigarette case;
- watch;
- lighter.
The hero of the occasion can be presented with something from the following list, also made of bronze:
- statuette;
- samovar;
- cauldron or saucepan;
- container for making jam;
- table lamp;
- mirror in a beautiful bronze frame.
And here is a joint gift for spouses that guests can give them:
- paired bronze medals engraved with this significant event;
- a horseshoe for luck from this material;
- bronze candlesticks;
- cutlery made from this material.
The heroes of the occasion can present small but pleasant souvenirs to guests. In addition to sweets, magnets, key rings, pens that have bronze components will be appropriate.
Spouses can order in advance a commemorative medal for each other in the workshop, on which it will be written to the best wife and the best husband on earth.
Other gifts are also possible, which will also be pleasant for the husband and wife.
If you want to make a gift for a 22 year wedding yourself, when you watch a detailed master class with step by step photos that will allow you to do this. Perhaps you will want to master bronze casting, and this will become not only your hobby, but also a source of income.
Bronze casting as a gift for a 22 year wedding
First, you will need to melt the wax in a water bath and pour it onto a flat surface. Wait for it to cool down, then the selected pattern will need to be applied to this blank. In this case, it's a cat's face. Use a sharp object to create the outline.
Take a pyrographic apparatus, you can use a thermal spatula with such a thin rounded tip. With its help, begin to add volume to the workpiece.
To further make a gift for a 22 year wedding, use a dental spatula to remove the excess on the workpiece.
You only need the center piece, the cat's face. The rest must be removed with a scalpel.
Now you will need various tools, not only a scalpel, a spatula, but also graters of different sections. With the help of these tools, you need to bring the cat to perfection.
This is how it should look like at this stage. Make more small details if you like. So, you can attach a collar to her. Solder the sprue and remove excess wax from the back to keep the area full.
Using a soldering iron, attach this piece to the top of the cat. Oddly enough, this is a tail. It is needed in order to make it more convenient to tinker with a rubber mold. After all, the tin casting process moves on to the next stage. When you have mastered all of them, you will know what to give for a 22 year wedding. This is an author's gift, made by hand.
Now you need to place the side cap on the wax circle, to which you will attach the cat model using the thermal spatula. To save materials and time, craftsmen usually solder several such products at once.
Now you need to wrap the workpiece with foil so that then the gypsum does not flow out of here.
Then it is necessary to prepare the molding mass from plaster. To do this, weigh this material. Pour water into the container, and then start pouring gypsum here and stir with a construction mixer or otherwise. The consistency should be similar to fermented baked milk.
Now you need to pour the gypsum into the vacuum unit. This device will expel excess air from this material.
Then the prepared gypsum is poured into the so-called flasks, which are pre-wrapped with foil.
To continue making a gift for a 22 year wedding, you need to be patient and wait until the solution dries. This can take 2 hours. At this time, you will take the square bronze rods and measure out as many as you need.
2 hours have passed, remove the tape. Now you need to make sure that the wax flows out of the mold under the influence of temperature, leaving empty cavities in this place. They will repeat the wax. This is where you then pour molten tin. To do this, you need to put the container in the oven, turn on the desired temperature and wait. This took about 15 hours.
Using tongs, remove the hot container from the oven and place it in the opening of the caster.
Close the lid and load the bronze rods through the special hole in this fixture.
The metal will quickly melt and fill the mold. Then you will need to get the flask, cool in air for 10 minutes, then cool under running cold water.
It will remain with a hammer to knock out the gypsum and the casting from the container.
Rinse the blanks. Here's what happens.
Now it remains to saw off these castings from the pancake and process their sharp edges at the cut. This is the kind of cat you get as a result.
You can think over such a design in advance so that it at the same time becomes a decoration of the glass. A similar gift for a 22 year wedding will surely be appreciated by the heroes of the occasion.
You can get ideas for other gifts from the following story.
Prepare a selection of photos, songs for the heroes of the occasion and congratulate them.
And the second video will show you ideas for gifts from bronze.
