18th Wedding Anniversary Wishes (Turquoise)

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The 18th wedding anniversary is known as the turquoise anniversary. Turquoise is a sky-blue stone long regarded as a charm for happiness, fidelity and peace at home. Eighteen also marks a marriage “coming of age”: by now the couple has raised children, moved house, weathered ups and downs at work and learned to read each other at a glance. Below are turquoise anniversary wishes: short messages, notes for a wife or husband, wishes from friends and parents, poems and gift ideas.

Other anniversaries: 17th anniversary wishes, 20th anniversary wishes, all wedding anniversary names.

Short 18th anniversary wishes

• Happy turquoise anniversary! May the sky above your home always be clear and your hearts full of peace and love.
• Eighteen years together — your marriage has come of age! May it have a long, happy and wise life ahead.
• Happy anniversary! May turquoise guard your happiness and every new year bring you joy.
• Eighteen years of love and trust is truly admirable. Wishing you harmony and warmth!

For a wife or husband

• My love, eighteen years ago you became my wife, and I am still grateful for that day. You are my sky, my calm and my dearest home.
• My husband, I have spent eighteen years with you and never regretted a single day. Thank you for always being there. I love you!
• Today our love comes of age. I want to share as many years again with you, and more. Happy anniversary, darling!

From friends and parents

• Happy 18th anniversary! You are proof that true feelings only grow deeper with time.
• Happy turquoise anniversary, kids! May your home always be peaceful and may your children follow your example.
• Friends, your marriage comes of age today. May there be many more shared dreams and bright days ahead!

Longer messages

• Eighteen years ago you said “yes” to each other, and since then your marriage has grown from young love into a mature, calm devotion. May turquoise, the stone of fidelity and happiness, keep quarrels and troubles away from your home, and may the sky above you be as clear as the stone itself.
• The turquoise anniversary is a celebration of trust and calm. May you keep supporting each other, enjoy your shared victories and dream of new horizons together.

18th anniversary poems

Eighteen years of turquoise blue,
As gentle as a summer sky —
May love stay bright and ever new
As all the happy years go by!

May turquoise bring you joy and grace,
Keep faith and calm within your home,
And may you find in each embrace
That you will never walk alone!

18th anniversary gift ideas

Turquoise jewellery is the traditional gift: earrings or a bracelet for her, cufflinks or a ring for him. Friends might choose something blue for the home, such as a tablecloth, a tea set or a vase. A bouquet in soft blue and white — hydrangeas, delphinium, lisianthus — brings the colour of this anniversary to life.

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See hydrangea bouquets and flowers in a box.

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FAQ

What is the 18th wedding anniversary called?

It is known as the turquoise anniversary. The stone stands for happiness, fidelity and peace in the family.

What should I give for an 18th anniversary?

Turquoise jewellery, blue homeware or a blue-and-white bouquet such as hydrangeas.

Why is the 18th called the marriage’s coming of age?

Just as a person becomes an adult at 18, a marriage at this point has plenty of experience behind it and a mature, solid bond.

A year later comes the 19th, or garnet, anniversary.

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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.