Anniversaries
	Anderson 50th Anniversary Last Updated: 4:36 PM 07/30/10 - Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Anderson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 5. (Full Story)
	Gardner 50th Anniversary Last Updated: 3:39 PM 07/23/10 - James A. Gardner and Joelda W. Gardner of Conyers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 17. (Full Story)
	Spires 50th Anniversary Last Updated: 12:38 PM 07/17/10 - Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Spires of Conyers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 17. (Full Story)
	Watkins 50th Anniversary Last Updated: 7:52 PM 07/01/10 - Herman L. Watkins and Judy A. Watkins of McDonough celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 26. (Full Story)
	Grimes 60th Anniversary Last Updated: 4:21 PM 06/24/10 - Charles and Betty Grimes of Conyers celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 3. (Full Story)
	Brown 50th Anniversary Last Updated: 6:46 AM 06/11/10 - Bobby and Mattie Brown of Conyers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 7. (Full Story)
	Thompson 60th Anniversary Last Updated: 4:05 PM 06/04/10 - Frank and Oletha “Pug” Thompson of Conyers celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 2. (Full Story)
	Jordan 50th Anniversary Last Updated: 4:00 PM 06/04/10 - Alton H. Jordan and Sara H. Jordan of Covington celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 24. (Full Story)
	Mewborn 50 Anniversary Last Updated: 3:56 PM 06/04/10 - Marshall and Lois Mewborn of Milstead will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 14. (Full Story)
	Gibby 65th Anniversary Last Updated: 3:49 PM 06/04/10 - Lee and Velma Gibby of Conyers celebrated their 65th anniversary on April 13. (Full Story)
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Where did the Anniversary Celebration and Gift giving tradition originate?
In early times a man would present his wife with a silver wreath on their 25th anniversary and a golden one on the 50th anniversary. Hence arose silver and golden wedding anniversaries. The practice of giving peculiar gifts on various wedding anniversaries originated in Central Europe. Among the medieval Germans it was customary for friends to present a wife with a wreath of silver when she had lived with her husband twenty-five years. The silver symbolized the harmony that was assumed to be necessary to make so many years of matrimony possible. On the fiftieth anniversary of a wedding the wife was presented with a wreath of gold. This practice, borrowed from the Germans, has been elaborated upon in modern times.

Why give Gifts for an Anniversary?
By the mid-to-late 1930s, people began to celebrate 1st, 10th, 20th and 70th anniversary along with 25th and 50th anniversaries. A gift for each of these milestone anniversary years was also decided by the society. The logic of presenting gifts was that stability deserves a reward and the more the stability, the greater should be the reward.

What is the 12-and-a-half-year anniversary celebration?
In Denmark, it’s traditional to make a big fuss of the 12-and-a-half-year anniversary. This 12 ½ marriage anniversary is said to be a copper wedding. The family members and friends build the couple half an arch made from spruce (you get the other half when you reach your 25th). Then this customary arch is decorated with flowers and lights and positioned at the door of your home.

What is the story behind Queen Elizabeth’s wedding veil?
It is said Romantic lace is often associated with weddings. The veil made for Queen Elizabeth’s 1923 wedding to George VI required 12,000 hours of work and 12 million stitches.

Who holds the record for the longest marriage? It is believed that a Taiwanese couple who celebrated their 86th anniversary together in 2003 hold the record for the longest married couple in the world. They beat the previous record of 83 years by a couple from America.

Some Interesting Wedding Day Mementos :

• For your first wedding anniversary celebration it is traditional to have the top layer of your anniversary cake and share it with one another.
• Melt the candles that were used at your wedding ceremony or reception into one big candle that you can light each year on your anniversary date.
• If you have saved or dried your wedding bouquet, you can use it as a centerpiece for any anniversary dinners that you have at home.
• You probably have a pile of unused napkins from your wedding reception. Use them on your anniversaries.

Wedding Anniversary Day of the Week:
The day of the week when wedding anniversaries takes place has it’s own superstitious beliefs. It is considered unlucky to get married on a Friday – especially the 13th.

Monday: Wishes happiness and health for the Bride
Tuesday: Wishes wealth and prosperity for the Bride
Wednesday: Brides do best of all.
Thursday: Brings suffering and Loss for the Bride
Friday: Will Bring suffering and crosses for the Bride
Saturday: Brides will have no luck at all.

Wedding Anniversary Month:
Like the week days, the month of the anniversary also has its own importance. Check out below to learn the importance of months in a married life.

January: Marry when the year is new, always loving, always true
February: When February Birds do mate, you may wed or dread your fate
March: If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know
April: Marry in April when you can, joy for maiden and for man
May: Marry in the month of May, you will surely rue the day
June: Marry when June roses blow, over land and sea you’ll go
July: They who in July do wed, must labor always for their bread
August: Whoever wed in August be, many a change are sure to see
September: Marry in September’s shine, your living will be rich and fine
October: If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry
November: If you wed in bleak November, only Joy will, remember
December: When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last

Wedding Dress:
In the ancient times of the Greeks and the Romans, brides used to wear white gowns. These white robes were the symbol of youth, joy and purity. However, in recent times, the bride tends to choose the wedding dress as per their preference and fashion. The following is an interesting rhyme to caution the bride about her selection of colors:

White Wedding Dress: Married in white, you have chosen alright.
Green Wedding Dress: Married in green, ashamed to be seen.
Red Wedding Dress: Married in red, You will wish yourself dead.
Blue Wedding Dress: Married in blue, you will always be true
Yellow Wedding Dress: Married in yellow, ashamed of your fellow.
Black Wedding Dress: Married in black, you will wish yourself back.
Pink Wedding Dress: Married in pink, of you he’ll think.

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Year	Traditional (U.S.)	Traditional (U.K.)	Modern (U.S.)	Flower
1st	Paper	Cotton	Clocks	Carnation
2nd	Cotton	Paper	China	Lily of the valley
3rd	Leather	Leather	Crystal, Glass	Sunflower
4th	Linen, Silk	Fruit and Flower	Appliances (electrical)	Hydrangea
5th	Wood	Wooden	Silverware	Daisy
6th	Iron	Sugar	Wood objects	Calla
7th	Wool, Copper	Woollen	Desk sets/ Pen & Pencil sets	Freesia
8th	Bronze	Salt	Linens, Lace	Lilac
9th	Pottery, China	Copper	Leather goods	Bird of paradise
10th	Tin, Aluminium	Tin	Diamond jewelry	Daffodil
11th	Steel	Scent	Fashion jewelry, accessories	Tulip
12th	Silk	Silk and Fine Linen	Pearls, Colored gems	Peony
13th	Lace	Barometer	Textiles, Furs	Chrysan- themum
14th	Ivory	Clock	Gold jewelry	Dahlia
15th	Crystal	Crystal	Watches	Rose
16th		Holloware	Silver Holloware
17th			Furniture
18th		Coloured Gems	Porcelain
19th		Furniture	Bronze
20th	China	China	China	Aster
21st			Brass, Nickel
22nd			Copper
23rd			Silver plate
24th			Musical Instruments
25th	Silver	Silver	Silver	Iris
30th	Pearl	Pearl	Pearl	Lily
35th	Coral, Jade	Coral	Jade
40th	Ruby	Ruby	Ruby	Gladiolus
45th	Sapphire		Sapphire
50th	Gold	Gold	Gold	Yellow roses & violets
55th	Emerald		Emerald
60th	Diamond		Diamond
65th		Blue Sapphire
70th		Platinum
75th	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
80th	Oak	Oak