It is customary to celebrate 4 years of the wedding in a circle of loved ones. Ideas for gifts, decoration, dishes, clothes for a married couple, contests will allow you to celebrate the event unforgettably.
Not everyone knows what the 4 year wedding anniversary is called. It is called linen. Although it is a fabric, it is quite durable. Such a wedding is considered a transitional one, which leads to the accumulation of various material values, they should lead a young family to prosperity and prosperity. But in European countries, such an anniversary is called a wax anniversary. After all, this is such a material that takes almost any shape. And spouses need to adjust to each other, become softer. Warm as wax, the relationship is flexible, but strong.
Wedding anniversary 4 years - customs and greetings
If you honor traditions, then check out the following:
- Early that day, the wife covered her sleeping husband with a long cloth. But such a fabric had to be created by the wife with her own hand and only on those days when the husband was sensitive to her, that is, presented gifts and showed other signs of attention.
- Also, the skills of the young wife are manifested in the following sign. After all, the girl had to sew a linen sheet and decorate it with lace and embroidery. When the 4 year wedding anniversary came around, the young woman had to put this sheet on the bed. This custom can be explained by the fact that the sets of underwear that were presented to the spouses earlier have already become unusable during these 4 years. Therefore, now the husband and wife should have their own bedding, which will replace the old one.
- The woman also expressed her talent for needlework in the following. The young wife was supposed to sew trousers and a shirt from linen for her husband and present to him that day. But during this time she already properly recognized him, so it is necessary to sew without taking measurements. The invited guests will appreciate the skills of the spouse, see if there will be new clothes. It is quite possible to take this tradition into service and examine a young woman in this way.
- Not only the wife presented gifts to her husband, but he gave her to her. The spouse on this day had to make figurines from flax stalks in advance. They were placed on the festive table to decorate it. Such statuettes were kept for another year, and when the 5th wedding anniversary came, they were burned.
- The guests also did not stand aside. They were given flax seeds in advance, with which they showered the heroes of the occasion and congratulated them at the same time.
- Another interesting ritual associated with guests is that they had to tie the spouses sitting on the chair well so that they could not get out. This ceremony symbolized the strong love of the young.
- Since the fourth wedding anniversary is not an anniversary, it was therefore customary to celebrate it only in a circle of loved ones. Now you can also not do too lush feast, but have a fun party on a certain topic. You can dress up those present in the costumes of fairy-tale heroes, pirates or as characters of your favorite movie.
- Do not forget to invite not only friends and close relatives to the wedding evening, but also the parents of the husband, bride and godfathers. It is the parents of the young who should be the first to congratulate the heroes of the occasion. It would be nice if congratulations are rhymed.
What do they give for a 4 year wedding?
If you are invited to such an event, then you can make a gift with your own hands.
In such a linen bag, you will put what you decide to present to the heroes of the occasion. You can sew several similar bags of fabric, in which the spouses will store all sorts of things and remember the fun holiday.
Take:
- cotton canvas with a pattern;
- the cloth;
- lace braid;
- twine;
- scissors;
- threads.
To make a gift for 4 years, you need to cut two rectangles from linen and the same amount from cotton. Their size is 18 by 15 cm.
Fold the printed fabric and linen fabric in pairs, right sides together, fasten along the edges with pins.
Step 1 cm from the edge and stitch. Unfold the canvases and iron them out. Step 1 cm away from the seam, attach the ribbon here and pin with a pin. Decorate the other half of the bag in the same way.
Expand the first and second halves, connect these parts and secure with pins. Now sew on the sewing machine, but leave approximately 3 cm (3 inches) intact on the cotton lining. This trick will help you turn the product inside out, which you will do. But first you need to cut the corners.
When you turn the linen bag inside out over your face, sew this gap over your arms.
Straighten the printed fabric, put it like a pocket in a linen bag. Iron on top.
Sew on top. It remains to tie the bag with a string and you can give it to a linen wedding.
You can make other flax containers to put a gift in it. The master class and step-by-step photos will teach you this.
Take a rectangular canvas and stitch along the bottom and side. Now turn 90 degrees and sew the corners. Twist the top of the pouch two times, stitch here too.
You can decorate a similar container with lace, embroidery.
Here's another great gift for a 4 year wedding.
You can buy a bedding set or sew it yourself. Embroidery will decorate such a thing.
If you need an inexpensive gift, then make the next panel.
- Cut a rectangle from the linen fabric. Use a 5mm needle to open the edges, removing excess threads.
- From the mesh fabric, make the semblance of two birds, and make the head from padding polyester, tying it with a thread at the neck level.
- Cut a heart out of a soft red fabric; to give it volume, you can also put a little padding polyester.
If a wife wants to make an unusual gift for her husband, then she will sew him a linen shirt. It would be nice to embroider it to decorate this way.
If a woman knows how to embroider, then she can decorate towels in this way, which will be an excellent gift or decoration for the interior of a linen wedding.
Here are some other gifts for 4 years of wedding you can give. The wife can give her husband:
- Linen canvas if your spouse likes to paint.
- Gadget case.
- Ticket for a trip, for a ride in a hot air balloon. The main thing is to wrap the ticket in a linen napkin.
- Glasses case made of this material.
- Home trousers, linen pajamas.
And the husband can give his wife for 4 years of marriage:
- linen cosmetic bag with cosmetics;
- clothes made from this material;
- designer linen toy;
- diary or photo album with linen cover.
Also, a husband can surprise his wife by inviting her on a date in a linen tent. There will be a table decorated with a tablecloth and napkins made of this material. Since the 4th wedding anniversary is also considered a wax one, candles will be appropriate. But you need to take those that will not lead to a fire.
By the way, it is not customary to give candles for a 4-year wedding. You can present a romantic handmade lamp.
Places of celebration are also decorated with similar items. And in similar tents, you can have not only a romantic dinner for your husband and wife, but also celebrate a linen wedding.
Even if you have very little linen fabric, use it by making a photo frame like this.
This thing is made of wood. It is artificially aged, a photograph is attached, and a linen bow is glued on top.
If you are familiar with the art of macrame, then by taking linen threads, you can weave similar gifts for 4 years of your wedding.
And from linen rope you can make decorations for a stool, transforming it radically.
It is easy to sew linen towels and napkins to present to spouses.
Still sometimes speaking about what kind of wedding is 4 years old, some argue that it is a rope one. Therefore, you can donate not only macrame and stools decorated with threads, but also such a loom.
How to dress for a linen wedding?
Linen is a natural fabric. In clothes made of such material, it will not be hot in summer.
When choosing outfits for the heroes of the occasion, you need to remember that the clothes of the husband and wife should be in harmony.
A woman can wear an elegant dress made of natural fabric, decorated with appliques and embroidery. Delicate beads and a braided headband complete the look.
The husband will wear a colored shirt with or without embroidery. He can wear light-colored trousers or jeans.
We decorate the room for a linen wedding
Since 4 years of wedding is not a round date, not so many people are expected, then the decoration elements may not be numerous. If you had an eco-style wedding and there are candles decorated with linen threads, burlap flags, then take them out and decorate the room this way.
If young people are planning to arrange a photo session in nature, then you can make a canopy from bars and decorate it with linen curtains.
A good photo session will turn out against the backdrop of a picturesque village wall. Then the young can put on linen suits that resemble old ones. You can decorate with embroidery not only clothes, but also a towel, on which the memorable date of the event will be written.
Since on this day traditionally guests and young spouses drink champagne, decorate these containers with burlap capes, and rewind the tops of the bottles with threads made of this material.
Make garlands from natural fabric in the form of triangular, rectangular or other flags. On such decorative elements, you can embroider wedding paraphernalia or sew it on as an applique.
To decorate the table, cover it with a cotton tablecloth, put a linen napkin for each guest, decorate it with silk braid and write the first letters of the names of the young. It is also easy to sew cutlery cases from this material and decorate using the same technique.
If the holiday is celebrated in nature, decorate the tables in the same way. Even wooden boxes can be used as them. And curtains made of linen decorate the space and help to hide from the wind.
White linen napkins with embroidery will look great. Rewind them with satin ribbons and place them on top of a pretzel.
Attach a burlap ribbon to each chair, tying it around it.
Linen burlap goes well with silk braid. You can sew such decorations not only for the table, but also decorate the floor with such a path. A couple of spouses will go along it.
And with the rest of this material, you will decorate flower pots so that they are made in the same style.
If you have round tables, lay a thick linen tablecloth on top of them, and decorate the sides with a fluffy ruffle made of thin linen. Burlap is an inexpensive material, so you don't have to spend too much to make decorations for light-colored tablecloths out of it.
You can also use lace fabric to decorate a wooden table.
Place the candles in glass containers and place them on tables.
If you decide to celebrate a rope wedding at home, then decorating this space with pillows would be a great solution. These textiles are made of light linen, decorated with sewing, buttons, ribbons, fabric flowers, beads. Make not only rectangular pads, but also made in the shape of a heart.
Place the boxes made of long threads using the macrame technique here.
Hang on walls or fix on a horizontal surface a linen panel with fabric flowers.
4 year anniversary treat
Since this is not an anniversary date, the holiday is more related to home, simple dishes should be on the table. Boiled potatoes with garlic and dill, herring, hot meat dishes will be appropriate. Our ancestors put homemade sweets and honey on the tables. It was believed that such food will bring harmony and happiness to the house. Vegetable salads, fruit drinks, compotes prepared by the hostess and her friends will also be very appropriate.
The cake can also be made using this theme.
Decorate it with paper flowers or edible ones. And if you want the design to clearly read the rustic style, then make the cakes slightly sloppy, decorating them with fresh berries and fruits.
Linen Wedding Contests and Ideas
To make this event fun and interesting, you can accept the script for the wedding, so that the main heroes of the occasion and guests dress in the costumes of fairy-tale heroes.
Here are some fun contests for such a wedding.
Rope
This competition is fraught with ancient traditions. The husband and wife are tied together with a rope. On command, they must extricate themselves. If they cannot do this, then their marriage will be happy and long.
Tug of War
To organize such an old game, you need to divide everyone into two teams. At the signal from the leader, they will begin to pull the rope in different directions. Prizes are awarded to the winning team.
Create a bright image
The presenter should put bright things in the box in advance, such as:
- purple wig;
- pink boa;
- large clips.
Music turns on, the audience passes the box to each other. When the instrumental composition is over, the guest who has this container must put on these bright accessories.
This is how entertaining you can spend 4 years of your wedding. If you are interested in this topic, then check it out in more detail by including videos. The first plot will tell you what to give for a linen wedding.
The second video will tell you what kind of congratulations for 4 years of the wedding you can say.
