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Traditional Anniversary Gifts

First……………………………………..Paper Second………………………………….Cotton Third…………………………………….Leather Fourth…………………………………..Fruit or flowers Fifth……………………………………..Wood Sixth…………………………………….Sugar, candy, iron Seventh…………………………………Copper or wool Eighth…………………………………..Bronze Ninth……………………………………Pottery Tenth……………………………………Tin, aluminum Eleventh………………………………..Steel Twelfth………………………………….Silk or linen Thirteenth………………………………Lace Fourteenth……………………………..Ivory Fifteenth………………………………..Crystal or glass Twentieth……………………………….China Twenty-fifth……………………………Silver Thirtieth…………………………………Pearl Thirty-fifth…………………………….Coral or jade Fortieth………………………………….Ruby Forty-fifth……………………………..Sapphire Fiftieth………………………………….Gold Sixtieth………………………………….Diamond Sixty-fifth……………………………..Diamond Seventieth……………………………..Diamond

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No Food or Drink in the Receiving Line – Wedding Etiquette

It is inappropriate to have food or beverage with you when going through the receiving line. Either wait to have a cocktail or hors d’oeurves until after you have greeted the wedding party, or leave your glass and or plate … Continue reading

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Prom Etiquette – Corsages and Boutonnieres

It is customary to give your date a corsage or boutonniere when attending the prom. Ladies wear a corsage, gentlemen wear a boutonniere. This tradition comes from a time period, long ago, when flowers were worn to make one smell … Continue reading

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