Do you know why we talk about mahogany weddings to celebrate the anniversary of 27 years of marriage? Discover the history of this tradition as well as gift ideas that will make an impression.
What weddings for 27 years of marriage?
(Updated May 23, 2022). 27 years of marriage anniversary corresponds to the mahogany wedding.
Why mahogany weddings?
This tropical wood, whose brown and reddish color is so special, comes from the Meliaceae family which includes different types of mahogany depending on the region of the globe. On the Americas side, we find mahoganys, swietenia mahogani (also called Cuban mahogany) or S. Macrophylla; while in Africa, we find the great bassam Khaya ivorensis and the white mahogany K. Anthotheca. It is widely used in cabinetmaking and marquetry for its finesse, beauty and resistance… So many qualifiers that are perfectly suited to a love story, perhaps yours! Because every year, the material depicting the wedding anniversary symbolizes the increasingly strong solidity of the union. After 27 years of living together, your relationship is well constructed, like a piece of mahogany wood!
27 years of marriage: what gifts to give for the mahogany wedding?
Several choices are available to you. If your other half has the soul of a musician, opt for a musical instrument mahogany like a guitar, a didgeridoo or a tom-tom? But perhaps your partner will prefer a model of a boat or plane, made from this precious wood. You can also set your sights on a mahogany box to store jewelry or little couple secrets… Or a frame in this material to accommodate a beautiful couple photo. Another idea: many small creators are using this wood to create jewelry like rings, pins or earrings. Finally, why not choose mahogany furniture to boost your interior decor?
What poems for mahogany weddings?
Our greatest authors have written magnificent poems about their loved ones. It’s time to draw on their works to fill your companion with joy! Here are some ideas:
- Loving complaint. “Yes, from the moment I saw you, Fierce Beauty, I liked you. Of the love that I took in your eyes, You immediately noticed. Ah! Was it necessary for you to please me, That I so ingenuously told you, That with pride you kept silent! Was it necessary for me to love you, for you to drive me to despair, and finally for me to be stubborn, and for me to idolize you, so that you would assassinate me? (Alphonse Allais)
- To the beloved. “You are my palace, my evening and my autumn, And my silk sail and my lily garden, My golden cassolette and my white column, My by this my pond of reeds and iris. You are my perfumes of amber and honey, my palm, My foliage, my songs of cicadas in the air, My snow which is dying to be haughty and calm, And my algae and my landscapes and sea. And you are my bell monotonous sobbing, My cool island and my helpful oasis… You are my palace, my evening and my autumn, And my silk sail and my lily garden“. (Renée Vivien)
- The olive. “The night is short for me, and the day lasts too long for me, “I flee love, and follow it in its tracks,” Cruel follow me, and require your grace, I take pleasure in the torment I endure. I see my good and my evil I procure, Desire inflames me, and fear gives me thanks, I want to run, and never move, The dark is clear to me, and the light obscure. Yours I am, and cannot be mine, My body is free, and with a close bond I feel my heart in prison held. Obtain want, and cannot require, So hurts me, and does not want to heal This old child, blind archer, and naked” (Joachim du Bellay)
