It’s already been 29 years since you said yes to each other… Find out why this wedding anniversary is also called the velvet wedding anniversary. And find gift ideas!
What weddings for 29 years of marriage?
(Updated May 27, 2022). We call the anniversary of 29 years of marriage the velvet wedding.
Why a velvet wedding?
This fabric comes from the Latin villosus, which means “covered with hair”. Short on one side, the velvet is thick on the other thanks to its numerous threads similar to erect hairs and held tightly together. It is extremely soft to the touch and has a reassuring side, like a romantic relationship! Made of cotton, silk, wool, hemp or jute, velvet has a meaning, and depending on the orientation of the threads, its color is slightly modified… A bit like the two personalities that make up your couple!
29 years of marriage: what gifts to give for the velvet wedding?
To celebrate your 29th wedding anniversary, you can of course make velvet eyes to your partner during a romantic evening… But also take them to the opera or the theater to have the joy of watching the traditional velvet curtain rise. For travel lovers, take a trip to the lands where velvet was born: in the land of Cashmere ! But you can also honor this material by visiting Italian cities like Venice, Florence, Milan or Genoa, where people loved to wear velvet regalia during the Renaissance. For the fashion fansvelvet is available in both women’s and men’s wardrobes… So you will have no trouble finding a piece of clothing or an accessory in this material to offer to your partner!
What texts for the velvet wedding?
If you have always loved using words, now is the time to express your talent by writing a pretty love letter to your partner! If this exercise is not familiar to you, here are some ideas to melt your other half…
- “For 29 years, life with you has been as soft as the velvet that symbolizes these weddings”
- “No need to be gentle with you: you read me like a book open for almost 3 decades”
- “For 29 years we have been facing the ups and downs of life together and enjoying the small and great joys it offers us. Thank you for this immense gift!”
