Diamond wedding anniversary: how to celebrate 60 years of marriage
The tradition of celebrating wedding anniversaries is centuries old. Each duration of union has a specific name, which can vary from one country to another. Diamond wedding anniversaries are among the most significant wedding anniversaries. This importance is reflected in the choice of its name!
Diamond is indeed the hardest material on the planet. A diamond is forever, as they say. Miller, the specialist in second-hand luxury jewelry in Paris, invites you to immerse yourself in the exciting subject of wedding anniversaries in general, and more specifically diamond weddings. Discover our wedding jewelry.
Diamond wedding: 60 years of marriage
The diamond wedding anniversary celebrates a 60th wedding anniversary . In France, it is common to organize a family party, or a larger one, to celebrate such an event. It is often an excellent excuse to gather all the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Such an event can be brightened up in several ways:
- Diamond wedding congratulations text and other speeches
- Recitation of a poem on the theme of 60 years of marriage
- Diamond wedding animation , like what is done for weddings
- Guestbook to immortalize congratulations and wishes
In particular, you can organize, yourself or through professionals, a retrospective of the couple's life. On the occasion of the diamond wedding anniversary (60 years) , it is not uncommon for the spouses to renew their vows .
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What gift for 60 years of marriage (diamond wedding)?
As with a wedding, you can give a gift for a diamond wedding . It all depends of course on your proximity, your budget... For the extended circle of the happy couple, a diamond wedding congratulations card is probably enough.
If you really want to make a splash, here are some diamond wedding gift ideas:
- A diamond jewel: a perfect themed gift!
- An antique jewel, contemporary to the wedding date 60 years ago
- A perfume
- A book
- A beautiful photo of the couple in a beautiful frame, for a joint and personalized diamond wedding gift
- An excursion, if the physical health of the spouses allows it
For a beautiful diamond jewel , check out the selection from Miller, the antique jewelry specialist in Paris!
The History of Wedding Anniversaries
Wedding anniversaries have been celebrated since at least the 18th century. First by members of the lower middle class, later in the countryside. It was in the 19th century that this practice became established in all strata of society .
At that time, the diamond wedding celebrated a 75th wedding anniversary . It was only later that this celebration was dedicated to 60 years of marriage .
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The different names of wedding anniversaries
Did you know that each wedding anniversary year has its own name ? While you probably know the cotton wedding anniversary (1 year), the golden wedding anniversary (50 years) or the silver wedding anniversary (25 years), can you name any others?
For example, the oak wedding celebrates 80 years of marriage. In France, only a handful of couples have managed to achieve such marital longevity. In 2022, the record is held by Marcel and Berthe Brouard .
They celebrated their vanilla wedding anniversary (83 years) in November 2021. Sadly, Marcel passed away on April 6, 2022 at the age of 107. His wife, still alive, is also a centenarian.
Wedding anniversary names from 1 to 60 years
| Duration of marriage | Wedding of… |
| 1 year | Cotton |
| 2 years | Leather |
| 3 years | Wheat |
| 4 years | Wax |
| 5 years | Drink |
| 6 years old | Cyprus |
| 7 years old | Wool |
| 8 years old | Poppy |
| 9 years old | Earthenware |
| 10 years | Tin |
| 11 years old | Coral |
| 12 years old | Silk |
| 13 years old | Thrush |
| 14 years old | Lead |
| 15 years old | Crystal |
| 16 years old | Sapphire |
| 17 years old | Pink |
| 18 years old | Turquoise |
| 19 years old | Cretonne |
| 20 years old | Porcelain |
| 21 years old | Opal |
| 22 years old | Bronze |
| 23 years old | Beryl |
| 24 years old | Satin |
| 25 years old | Money |
| 26 years old | Jade |
| 27 years old | Mahogany |
| 28 years old | Nickel |
| 29 years old | Velvet |
| 30 years old | Pearl |
| 31 years old | Swarthy |
| 32 years old | Copper |
| 33 years old | Porphyry |
| 34 years old | Amber |
| 35 years old | Ruby |
| 36 years old | Muslin |
| 37 years old | Paper |
| 38 years old | Mercury |
| 39 years old | Pancake |
| 40 years old | Emerald |
| 41 years old | Iron |
| 42 years old | Mother of pearl |
| 43 years old | Flannel |
| 44 years old | Topaz |
| 45 years old | Vermeil |
| 46 years old | Lavender |
| 47 years old | Cashmere |
| 48 years old | Amethyst |
| 49 years old | Cedar |
| 50 years old | Gold |
| 51 years old | Camellia |
| 52 years old | Tourmaline |
| 53 years old | Cherry tree |
| 54 years old | Sable |
| 55 years old | Orchid |
| 56 years old | Boxwood or Lapis lazuli |
| 57 years old | Azalea |
| 58 years old | Maple |
| 59 years old | Olive tree/mink |
| 60 years old | Diamond |
And what is the name of the wedding anniversary after the 60th diamond wedding anniversary ? For a 61st wedding anniversary, we speak of a plane tree wedding anniversary.
