Five years of marriage is traditionally called the wooden anniversary. Wood symbolises a family that has put down roots: by now the couple has weathered its first storms, built a home and perhaps become parents. Below are short wooden anniversary wishes, words for a wife and a husband, messages from parents and friends, funny lines, poems and gift ideas for five years of marriage.
Other anniversaries: first (cotton), silver (25), golden (50); plus wedding anniversary wishes.
Five years together, like a tree,
Your roots have grown both deep and strong;
May love keep growing, wild and free,
And joy stay with you all along!
The wooden wedding is no joke,
It is a home that's built on love;
May peace surround you like an oak
And blessings shine from up above!
The traditional fifth anniversary gifts are made of wood: an engraved board, a jewellery box, a photo frame, a wooden clock or a piece of furniture. Flowers can come in a wicker basket, another nod to wood, while lavender hydrangeas add a tender touch.
See flower baskets and hydrangea bouquets.
The fifth wedding anniversary.
Wood symbolises a family that has put down roots and grown strong.
Wooden items such as a box, a frame or an engraved board, plus flowers, for example in a wicker basket.
The next big date is the tin anniversary (10 years).
Ten years later the couple reaches the crystal anniversary (15 years).
Two years after the wooden anniversary comes the copper anniversary (7 years).
The next anniversary after the wooden one is the cast-iron anniversary (6 years).
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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