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The Reverant Importance of Wedding Anniversary Invitations

Written by Jeff Fain

Monday, 27 October 2008

Wedding anniversary invitations are more sacred, precious, and less likely to be sent out than ever before. With divorce rates as high as 60%, it's not surprising that the market for anniversary invitations is dwindling. A wedding anniversary commemorates a milestone in a lifelong commitment. Its special significance is understood by all the guests, and that's why the invitations should be as unique as possible. Oftentimes, the guests associate anniversary invitations with the first wedding invitations they ever received from the couple. Some people collect invitations in scrapbooks so make them appropriately serious and elegant. The wedding anniversary is on the same date as the wedding. Because friends give gifts to the couple on this special day, it's usually a special event that entails dining, dancing, and gift-giving. There are certain traditional gifts that are given to mark special years within the couple's marriage. For example, fine China, bronze, silk, or other materials are given on different years. Different regions mark certain years with different gifts.

Whatever region you're in, wedding anniversary invitations are a staple of a couple's goings-on's in the course of their marriage. Each country has different procedures for wedding anniversaries, but they all require invitations to alert the guests. Gold, emeralds, diamonds, and platinum are given, for example, on the 50th, 55th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries, respectively.

Wedding anniversary invitations, like other invitations, simply need to address the location, time, day, date, and a short, simple greeting at the beginning of the message. The invitation does not need to be filled with wedding-exclusive imagery or illustration because the time for the wedding has passed. Any image that notes the special connection between you and your spouse is appropriate. It could be a reflectively important image. Images of a boat, dock, lake, river, or fishing expedition are perfectly ok as long as the guests will understand the special internal significance that represents to you and your spouse.

Guests tend to give certain kinds of flowers like the Carnation, Lily of the Valley, Sunflower, Hydrangea, Daisy, Calla, Freesia, Lilac, Bird of Paradise, Daffodil, Tulip, Peony, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Rose, Aster, Iris, Orchid, Lily, Gladiolus, Yellow Rose, and Violet. These flowers are appropriate, however the Orchid can signify death so it's safer not to give it.

When you pick out wedding anniversary invitations, there are free samples that can be sent to your house if you can't make up your mind about types of paper or typefaces or images, etc.

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Jeff Fain is an author for Dependable Printing. Please visit Dependable Printing for a great selection of wedding invitations, wedding anniversary invitations, bridal shower invitations, party invitations, and much more.

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