The 47th wedding anniversary is known as the cashmere anniversary. Cashmere is one of the finest and warmest wools — light, soft and long-lasting. After 47 years, a relationship is just as tender, warm and time-tested. Here is what this anniversary means, how to celebrate it, what to give the couple and how to word your wishes, from short messages to a poem.
More on this topic: 45th anniversary wishes, 50th anniversary wishes, anniversary gifts for parents.
The cashmere anniversary celebrates graceful, mature love. The couple no longer need to prove their feelings in words: love shows in the small things, in how they care for each other and the warmth they give the whole family.
Anniversary names vary between sources, as the tradition grew up orally and differently from country to country. The most common Ukrainian name for the 47th anniversary is the cashmere anniversary.
Forty-seven, cashmere soft and fine,
Like the tenderness tested by years —
May your home with gladness shine
And your joys outnumber your tears.
Celebrate cosily and elegantly: dinner out, a classical concert or an intimate evening at home with family. Look through your wedding photos and write down memories for the grandchildren.The previous anniversary is the 46th (lavender), and the next is the 48th (amethyst).
Symbolic gifts are made of cashmere: a jumper, cardigan, scarf, gloves, throw or robe. Soft slippers, silk scarves and gentle flowers in cream and pink also suit.
Flowers suit any anniversary: a husband gives his wife a bouquet in the morning, and guests bring flowers along with their gift. For ideas for parents, see anniversary gifts for parents.
For the 47th anniversary, give lavish roses or flowers in cream, beige and blush pink tones. A morning bouquet is the simplest way to say you still care.
See roses and flowers for women.
The cashmere anniversary.
A cashmere jumper, scarf, throw or gloves — and soft cream and pink flowers.
Wish the couple what the anniversary stands for, recall their journey together and add a bouquet — see the ideas above.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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