Having lived together for 12 years, the couple celebrate their Nickel wedding. By its name, this anniversary is believed to remind husband and wife not to forget the importance of maintaining cleanliness and radiance in the family. In this way, the newlyweds are hinted that the main guarantee of family happiness is fidelity and care for each other.
A nickel wedding does not have to be celebrated magnificently; according to tradition, the spouses spend this day together, walk around memorable places, remember their first dates and their wedding day. Great as a gift for the wife suitable decoration made of nickel or its alloy with silver. For your husband, you can choose a keychain or an ashtray made of shiny metal.
Congratulating your friends on this symbolic anniversary is as easy as shelling pears - you can choose nickel utensils for a gift or buy any other useful thing for home. Bed linen sets, bathrobes, table sets, Wall Clock.
It is interesting that the couple will celebrate the Nickel wedding for the second time exactly 28 years from the date of their marriage. When congratulating your friends, you can wish them to live in love and harmony until their next anniversary.
You've been married for 12 years...
Not just a number or a date,
She carries destiny:
12 zodiac signs,
12 months a year.
Nickeleva is popularly called:
Feelings in everyday dance
After all, we have been hardened for years,
So may the union always grow stronger.
And if time flies by,
Let love turn into eternity.
Twelve years of you together is a lot:
Hand in hand, soul lives in the soul.
May the love journey never end
And fortunately it guides you confidently!
Let there be ups, there will be downs,
Help each other in everything.
Work hard, don't rely on luck,
Then the house will be cozy and warm!
Rejoice kids, appreciate all the moments,
They are your reward from the Lord from heaven.
Love is both help and patience,
It’s a lot of work and a long process!
Congratulations with all my heart on your nickel wedding, happy 12th anniversary life together. This is not a lot, but not a little, you have managed to create a strong fortress and a happy hearth called family. I wish you further well-being and prosperity, family comfort and warmth, peace and understanding in your home, strong love and untold joy for many years to come.
12 years hand in hand,
What could be more important in fate?!
What is your secret of happiness?
There is nothing more important in the world than family!
Congratulations on your anniversary
And we sincerely wish you,
Let it always be like this for you!
Hand in hand, eye to eye!
So that both sorrows and adversity,
And so that any bad weather,
And let us meet happiness together,
Let them not offend each other!
You've been together for 12 years,
This is a joyful date.
And there is no more beautiful family,
Keep it up guys!
Let goodness come to the house,
Staying alive forever.
Happy anniversary, have a bright day
Congratulations to you!
Your marriage has strengthened, it has become strong,
What amazing metal
What is nickel called:
As soon as a ray of sun hits -
It will be filled with glare.
Not for nothing in ancient years,
He was highly valued
And together with gold and silver
Kept safe.
And you keep your union,
Always loving each other
Like a nickel your spouse will become,
If his wife is next to him.
Twelve years of marriage,
It's called a nickel wedding.
On such a date there is a sea of happiness
We would like to wish you.
May your home be a full cup.
We wish you love from the heart.
Please accept our congratulations
And be happy forever!
Twelve years is neither more nor less,
And these years seemed to fly by like the wind.
Your love has only become stronger,
And it’s like a bird conquers the heights.
You also experience everything together:
And their joys and sorrows.
Discover everything new in each other,
And may your days be only joyful.
Not a short period of time, 12 years,
Live even longer.
Together in happiness and without troubles,
There would be more love and money.
Today is a nickel holiday,
A wedding day is like an anniversary.
Live brightly, diversify your life,
And it will be even more fun.
After all, twelve years is no longer enough
For great and devoted love,
The heart never stops beating loudly
From those feelings that warm in the chest.
Children's laughter is a gift for patience
And you couldn't find it more beautiful.
Gives life to your passion and inspiration,
Dispelling obstacles along the way.
Your marriage is 12 today!
We wish you to always smile,
Live only in happiness - beautiful, carefree,
Your love will continue forever!
So that you take care of each other,
Don’t open your hands in difficulties,
Joy was also shared all the time,
May the days only last bright!
Congratulations: 46 in verse, 15 in prose.
Each year lived together in the life of a couple carries with it special meaning, and it is possible (and even necessary!) to celebrate not only “round” anniversaries.
Such annual holidays provide an opportunity to stop amid the bustle, look back, and re-evaluate everything that happened to the spouses during the years they spent together.
After all, with each new year the family gains more experience and the realization that a certain number of years ago the choice of a life partner was made correctly, and they are still dear and loved to each other.
History and traditions of nickel wedding
The nickel wedding symbolizes the 12 years that have passed since the wedding.
During this time, the family has grown stronger, they have a lot of shared joys and experienced difficulties behind them, they are used to resolving any issues together. Why was the 12th anniversary called “nickel”? It is generally accepted that the tradition dates back to the distant 18th century, when nickel was considered precious, and jewelry made from it was an expensive gift.
N 
Ikel is a silver-white, strong and durable metal, very resistant to external influences, and is not easy to obtain. So that he saves natural shine, metal needs to be looked after.
And the name, on the one hand, reminds the spouses that their feelings have not faded over 12 years of marriage.
And on the other hand, that they continue to work on their relationship, despite its apparent strength.
And there is also such a mysterious tradition: for some reason nickel wedding It is customary to celebrate not on the wedding day, but six months later.
They say that previously, by the cleanliness and shine of nickel dishes in the house, they judged how homely and clean the housewife was, and whether she skillfully maintained the comfort of her home. This can be transferred to relationships - if after 12 years the relationship is still shining, then the test of time has been successfully passed.
Usually such an anniversary is celebrated with close people and family. You can invite guests to homemade dinner or for a country barbecue (a barbecue set as a gift is suitable). A cozy cafe or small restaurant is also a good choice for a celebration. And, of course, this is a wonderful occasion to present gifts to the family, expressing your respect and affection. But the spouses themselves, as a rule, have something to give each other on this day.
Marital gifts
Usually the festive day begins with the exchange of gifts between husband and wife. Since the main metal on this day is nickel, it should be given as a gift. The choice is not very wide, but there is still room for imagination to run wild.
It is advisable to give something that, on the one hand, will remind you of the years spent together, and on the other hand, talk about a future together.
You can give it to your spouse nickel cigarette case, lighter or ashtray. Of course, if he smokes. If not, you can order engraved nickel ring.
Or choose nickel car model of his favorite brand. Men and mature age remain children, such a gift will definitely please him.
And if your husband is a numismatist, then you won’t have to think long about the gift: a rare nickel coin addition to the collection will simply delight him.
You can present your wife with an original set: nickel earrings and ring, or please her beautiful nickel figurine.
Good gift - nickel photo frame, and if you put your family photo in it, you will get double joy.
Any of the gifts can be decorated with engraving with some personal, touching inscription and the number “12”.
Flowers always best gift for a woman, but what is better to choose for her 12th anniversary? It’s not a flower made of nickel, although this is also an option for a creative gift.
The peony is considered to be the symbol of the 12th wedding anniversary. Bouquet of peonies It looks very beautiful and romantic, it is an unusual flower. But if it didn’t work out with peonies, don’t be upset.
Rose is a timeless romance bouquet of roses It is always appropriate for the woman you love.
But it can be done original design, shiny paper will look like nickel.
And if you succeed, weave a beautiful basket from nickel wire and present flowers in it.
Gifts from guests
For those invited to a nickel wedding, we can recommend the following gift ideas:
By the way, for the 12th anniversary of a nickel wedding, you can also give something inexpensive, small, but always in quantity of 12 pieces, by subject for each year lived: 
- 12 spoons;
- 12 razors;
- 12 glasses;
- 12 hair clips, etc.
If you can't find a nickel gift, that's okay. Is there some more a lot of beautiful and useful gifts for family comfort:
- set of expensive bed linen
- blanket with pillows for the sofa
- household appliances for the kitchen (multi-cooker, coffee maker, toaster, etc.)
- a small TV for the kitchen or bedroom and much more.
Usually by this anniversary the couple already has a child, or even more than one.
12 years family life– this is 12 years of happiness, love, as well as difficulties experienced and overcome together. 12 year wedding anniversary, what kind of wedding is it? In the vastness former USSR This date is called the nickel wedding. And in some foreign countries it is also called silk or pearl. But the meaning is similar. All these are quite expensive materials.
So relationships after 12 years of marriage become “precious”. In fact, the nickel wedding should be celebrated at 12.5 years old, because this milestone is halfway to silver jubilee(25 years). But since in six months it is necessary to celebrate again, the celebration, as a rule, is scheduled for the day of the wedding anniversary.
Traditions and customs
On the day of the nickel wedding, spouses, as a rule, visit memorable places (registry office, places of first dates) or repeat the route of a walk around the city that was taken on the wedding day. It is the 12th anniversary that is celebrated as a second wedding. On this day you can even have a “second” wedding or renew your marriage vows. In this case, it is recommended to invite guests to the restaurant where the wedding itself was celebrated. You can also invite a toastmaster so that the similarity is absolute. But you can also wonderfully celebrate this significant event at home or outdoors.
By the age of 12 years of marriage, a married couple should already have time to acquire household items that contain nickel. This could be cutlery (knives, spoons, forks), a samovar, a Turk for brewing coffee. And all these items must be polished to a shine. It is this shine that is an indicator of a happy and well-established family life. And if nickel kitchen utensils look dull, it means there is no agreement in the family.
Festive table
On this date, it is recommended to invite guests to the same restaurant where the wedding itself took place. The hall should be decorated accordingly to create a true wedding atmosphere. When decorating the room, you can also focus on “nickel” colors - light gray, shiny, white. Use silk fabrics and Balloons the color of pearls.
The wedding table on the 12th wedding anniversary should not be overloaded with fatty dishes. It is better to offer guests a variety of light salads, cold cuts of meat and cheese, place dishes with chopped vegetables and fruits, and also make several types of canapés. This type of serving can easily be converted into a buffet table. In this case, the tables will take up significantly less space than at traditional “gatherings”, and more space will be freed up for dancing.
Particular attention should be paid to desserts nickel wedding, symbolizing sweetness and prosperity in the relationship between spouses. A chocolate cake in the center of the table or chocolate figurines evenly placed throughout the table will be quite impressive.
Among alcoholic drinks, preference is also given to sweet cocktails, liqueurs, champagne, and wine.
Anniversary gifts
What to give on this day? The gift can be chosen in accordance with the name of the 12th wedding anniversary, that is, it can be products made of nickel, pearls or silk:
- A set of cookware containing nickel;
- Nickel souvenir figurines;
- Silk tablecloth;
- Silk bed linen;
- Items with metal, nickel edging;
- Cupronickel silver cutlery.
Close relatives and friends usually donate household appliances, a TV, and a computer. For fans of cultural recreation, tickets to the theater or ballet will be a wonderful gift.
On the day of the nickel wedding, spouses can congratulate each other by exchanging nickel rings and going to Honeymoon. Also, after 12 years, spouses are already quite capable of predicting the desires of their other half, so they can give a gift exactly as needed. A wife can give her husband an engraved cigarette case, and a husband can give his wife, for example, earrings with pearls.
Invited guests on the 12th wedding anniversary bring their congratulations to the spouses with wishes for a further happy family life. At the same time wonderful an inexpensive gift Bouquets of silk flowers or, for example, a painting made of silk materials can serve. It is better to write wishes and toasts in poetic form. Poems can also be found on the Internet, but it is better that the texts are original or adapted specifically for this date and specifically for this married couple.
How to celebrate the 12th anniversary of spouses? Do not forget that a wedding anniversary is a holiday for a married couple, so they can easily celebrate it alone without guests and by sending the children to their grandmother. In this case, a trip to the resort will come in handy. You can even repeat your honeymoon with the condition of booking even the same hotel room. This ritual of repetition will allow you to renew marital relations and strengthen the family unit.
Video on the topic of the article.
Each joint wedding date unites the family even stronger. It is celebrated in each home in its own way, according to traditions, level of income and scope of imagination. You can spend a significant day with your dear guests, but a private holiday can also leave indelible impressions on your soul. Even if we are not talking about a round date, such as 12 years of marriage.
What is the anniversary called?
Twelve years lived together is called a nickel wedding. This name may sound completely unpoetic, but nickel symbolizes the strength of relationships. And this is exactly the quality that all married couples strive for. This date is usually not celebrated on a grand scale, preferring to have a romantic celebration for two or get-togethers with family. On this day, socially active spouses invite close friends and relatives to visit to share with them the joy of a significant event.
The wedding that happened twelve years ago is still alive in the memory as a vivid and dear memory. The two halves have long become one and are attracted to each other like a magnet. Life together has already had many difficulties and delights. Common children were born, life improved. It's time to take the time to strengthen relationships, light the fire of sensuality and establish harmony.
On the 12th anniversary of marriage, a married couple exchanges nickel gifts, emphasizing that feelings are still strong and indestructible. There are still three years until the anniversary, but that’s how long years together behind our backs we managed to unite for the sake of joint plans and goals. There are so many shared achievements and touching moments ahead. A nickel wedding is a wonderful occasion to remind each other of marital fidelity and love.
Traditions
The significant date of marriage has its own established traditions. This concerns folk beliefs and intra-family structure. Many spouses return to memorable places of past meetings and acquaintances. Often couples order colorful professional photo sessions, create a romantic atmosphere in their home, or retire to a cozy hotel. The honeymoon suite is the perfect place to become... new tradition one strong family.
Another beautiful tradition can be “repeat marriage.” To do this, it is not at all necessary to spend money on another wedding celebration. It’s enough to just buy nickel rings and exchange them at the place of your fateful meeting or first kiss. You can prepare new vows of fidelity as a symbol of undying love. Try to forget the grievances and do everything to bind family ties stronger.
An excellent tradition would be to shower spouses with nickel coins. They symbolize wealth and promise it to the “newlyweds,” and they predict harmony and comfort for the couple’s home. It so happened that a couple who has been married for 12 years wraps gifts in foil and prepares congratulations in prose or poetic form. Gifts made of metal are welcome, according to the interests of the family as a whole or to each spouse individually.
What can you give?
On this anniversary, it is difficult to spontaneously choose nickel gifts. You don’t have to focus on this particular metal. An ideal gift from family and friends would be household items such as:
- cupronickel silver set of spoons and forks;
- a lamp as a symbol of light illuminating a family alcove;
- memorial cards for husband and wife;
- silk tablecloths or bed linens.
Silk is also a durable material that can be used to emphasize the strength of a marriage bond. It’s not for nothing that a nickel wedding is also called a silk wedding. In principle, any gift from guests will be meaningful if you invest it in it and convey it to the heroes of the occasion.
What to give your spouse from your wife?
Having crossed the ten-year mark, the spouses are already well versed in each other’s preferences. Based on her husband’s taste, the wife will easily select the right gift and will enjoy finding it and presenting it on the cherished date. So, if the head of the family likes long hikes or fishing, a nickel flask would be a suitable gift. It is worth decorating it with engraving as a keepsake and it will undoubtedly become the thing that the spouse will not part with during a short separation from home.
In general, you should always choose gifts for your loved ones, focusing on their hobbies and interests. But a new gadget, accessory or decoration will please the stronger half of the couple in any case.
What to give to your wife?
The woman you love is easy to please beautiful decoration– it will become the perfect gift. But it’s worth finding out in advance which stone suits her according to her zodiac sign, then the new ring, earrings or pendant will also become a talisman for her, namely:
- An Aries can be pampered on their 12th wedding anniversary with an amethyst bracelet;
- Taurus will be amused by a necklace with turquoise or agate earrings;
- Gemini will love jewelry with jasper or beryl;
- Cancer will appreciate a ring with a bright ruby;
- Leo will be delighted with jewelry with amber and chrysolite;
- Virgo's wife will be delighted with earrings with jade;
- Libra will definitely appreciate a pendant with coral or lapis lazuli;
- a strong Scorpio will look harmonious in a ruby or aquamarine set;
- enterprising Sagittarius will be happy to try on a ring with topaz;
- Capricorn will be surprised by an onyx brooch;
- Aquarius will be amused by sapphires in earrings or a gift in the form of a garnet bracelet;
- Pearls are suitable for Pisces.
Important! The decoration will protect its owner from illness and ward off the evil eye. As a rule, women are very attentive to significant gifts and will be grateful to their husband for his care.
Celebration of the occasion
After a day spent together, with or without a photo shoot, the spouse can have a symbolic feast in honor of their couple. According to tradition, the table is set with nickel silver cutlery or a set with a nickel sheen.
As for the dishes festive table, then here each family cooks own preferences and budget. If the weather permits, you can grill meat or fish steaks over an open fire. The preferred alcoholic drinks are wine and champagne.
An important condition is not to bother the hostess with preparing the table, since this is her holiday, on which she should shine and rest her soul. A successful idea would be to organize small script twelfth anniversary. Dancing and competitions are welcome, and the toastmaster does not have to be called from the agency. Family holiday Your own person would be more suitable in the role of the table ringleader. Surely one of the guests will easily cope with this role.
It is recommended to end the event with a tea party with a real nickel samovar. By not being too lazy to get this rarity, the couple will provide unforgettable experience to yourself and to everyone gathered for the holiday. A symbol of comfort and warmth will decorate the table with a birthday cake and treat everyone to unusually aromatic tea. Coffee is traditionally served in a nickel pot. For those who like to surprise on a grand scale, a chocolate fountain instead of sweets is suitable. Chocolate-covered fruits are a good substitute for cake, although few couples refuse this dessert.
Pie is not something that is served to guests attending a twelfth anniversary. The gala evening deserves custom baked goods that symbolize something personal for each individual couple. This could be the equivalent of the birthday cake with rings and swans cut twelve years ago on your wedding day. Or a delicious biscuit and cream surprise from close friends of the spouses who wish them a sweet life together for many years. How to celebrate, everyone will decide for themselves, but advice in this event will not be superfluous. Especially when it comes to strengthening a marriage that has endured and improved over the years.
About the celebration and pleasant surprises for a married couple who are celebrating 12 years of marriage, you can find out from the video.
Yana Volkova
Couples who love to celebrate their wedding anniversaries look forward to their twelfth year as husband and wife with some trepidation. After all, a nickel wedding is a special period in life after 12 years of marriage. The children are already grown up. Their priorities are school and friends. The economy has already been established, the grinding-in has long been completed. Even some property has been accumulated. It's time for husband and wife to remember former passion and restore the romance of relationships.
Not a damn dozen yet
A long time ago the nickel wedding was defined as the middle between the wedding day and the silver wedding. But silver wedding– 25 years of family life. An odd number that cannot be divided exactly in half. So how many years later is the nickel wedding celebrated?
If you follow traditions, then correct date occurs exactly after 12 years and 6 months
Let's just say it's an anniversary and a half. But nowadays no one bothers with such details, and everyone celebrates a nickel wedding as exactly twelve years of family life. And 6 months are credited as a bonus.
Reliably answer the question “Why is the 12th wedding anniversary called nickel?” hardly anyone can. There is an opinion that this means that beautiful, shiny and very durable metal nickel symbolizes a marital relationship that has become considerably stronger after so many years together. In addition, for nickel items you need ongoing care. They are cleaned and polished. The feelings between husband and wife also need the same care. They need to be refreshed regularly and don't let your emotions fade.
How to celebrate the 12th nickel wedding anniversary - twelve years ago they shouted “Bitter!”
Psychologists say that living together for 12 years can significantly dull the romance of marriage. And the 12th anniversary is a good occasion for husband and wife refresh your senses and remember about love.
Invitation to celebrate 12 years married life The closest friends and relatives of the “newlyweds” should receive it. Let holiday script for your 12th wedding anniversary it will be simple but warm. Gather with the people closest to you in your favorite cafe or restaurant where the celebration took place a dozen years ago. Share memories, photographs and plans for the future with those who are sincerely happy about your happiness.
According to tradition, a nickel wedding should repeat the green wedding as accurately as possible. But if you don’t want to share love and warmth with anyone other than your significant other, just remember the audacity of youth and run off on a date, as happened 12 years ago. There is no need to plan it at all. Let it be a park with amusement rides and cotton candy. Or a boat ride. Have a picnic on the roof where they once kissed. Or remember the details of the first meeting and visit this place.
12th wedding anniversary ideas should definitely be as romantic as possible for the couple. Despite the grown-up children and the joy of friends and parents, a nickel wedding is a celebration of the two hearts of the heroes of the occasion.
If dishes are chosen, then they are favorites of the couple. If flowers, then those that the spouse adores. If music, then let it be meaningful songs for both.
- Book a table where you celebrated your wedding day.
- Walk through the locations of a wedding photo shoot or organize a similar one.
- Visit your wedding palace or the church where you got married.
- A walk near the maternity hospital where your first child was born can also help awaken forgotten feelings.
Happiness is not only in expensive things, large apartments and luxurious trips to the resort. It is in the small details that made up the wonderful 12 years of life together.
And definitely! Necessarily! Include a birthday cake for your 12th wedding anniversary in your program - big, chic and delicious. Maybe less of that same wedding one. But it should be enough for all family members and close friends. If possible, let it be the same type as its predecessor 12 years ago.
And the craftswoman who baked sweet gift, of course, will be delighted with the new holiday order.
The exchange of wedding vows will also be a romantic moment. Even if on the day of your marriage you did not make a speech about love for your partner, the anniversary is a great day to perform this solemn and important ritual.
It's nice to start the celebration with cute gifts - the mood for the whole day is guaranteed!
How silver glitters nickel - gifts for the 12th wedding anniversary
If you decide to celebrate a nickel wedding, be prepared for good and interesting gifts from friends and relatives. As a rule, on this day the “newlyweds” it is customary to give:
- nickel dishes,
- jewelry or accessories that contain nickel,
- household appliances - somewhere in the depths of all toasters and coffee grinders there are nickel parts hidden,
- home decor containing nickel.
And, oddly enough, you can give silk products (clothes, scarves, ties, scarves, etc.) and even pearls.
Gold ring with pearls, Primaexclusive; gold bracelet with pearls, Monakhova(prices via links)
And the point here is in the differences in traditions of the countries of the world. What kind of wedding is called a nickel wedding in our culture, this kind of wedding in the USA is celebrated as a Pearl wedding. And in Europe - Silk. That is why, if you don’t have enough imagination to come up with an original and stylish gift made of nickel, an assortment of pearl and silk items will make choosing a gift easier. You can find out more about gifts for a nickel wedding.
And also a symbol of 12 years of married life in Chinese tradition is an inflorescence of fragrant and luxurious peony.
Knowing this nuance, you will be able to add some zest to both the gift surprise and the celebration scenario.
You, walking together, have successfully completed the first dozen family years!
Twelve years of marriage is a long time during which you can either fall in love with your partner even more or lose everything warm feelings to him.
But more often than not, a dozen years of married life happens to those who have not forgotten their love.
A nickel wedding anniversary is a kind of impetus for husband and wife, a reason to think about how to awaken the passion of the first wedding night, the tenderness of the first kiss and the romance of the first date.
By the way, don’t forget to update the status of your nickel wedding on social networks. A dozen years of marriage - cause of family pride, about which you can shout to the whole world.
22 February 2018, 21:39
