A sapphire wedding anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate 16 years of marriage with a beautiful stone that symbolizes a strong union. To mark this important milestone in your life, a sapphire jewel is the most beautiful gift. Discover different possibilities, as well as other ideas to find inspiration and pay tribute to your couple.
16 years of marriage: the meaning of the sapphire wedding
Couples have been exchanging gifts to celebrate their wedding anniversaries for centuries. Lists of symbols, such as the sapphire wedding for 16th wedding anniversaries, appeared in the 19th century. They serve as inspiration for finding gift ideas.
There meaning of sapphire Being primarily about fidelity, loyalty and wisdom, this gemstone is one of the most magnificent representations of a love that has grown stronger over the years.
THE blue sapphire embodies 16 years of union, but that's only the sapphire color the most well-known and traditionally used for jewelry creation. In recent years, there has been an increasing search for other sapphires, purple, green, pink or teal sapphire…
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What gift to give a woman for her sapphire wedding?
Sapphire is one of the most prized gemstones in jewelry. It is ideal for making a unique creation, on an occasion as special as a wedding anniversary. This very hard stone can be set in a multitude of rings that are worn every day. It is extremely popular for earrings and a pendant, often in a round, pear shape or adorned with diamonds, as on a daisy ring.
But you can offer a jewel for the sapphire wedding like a “blue gift”:
- a weekend at the sea,
- a dinner under the stars,
- a cruise,
- a thalassotherapy weekend,
- blue flowers: hydrangea, periwinkle, iris…
- a painting where blue predominates...
Find a gift idea for a man's 16th wedding anniversary
Different men's jewelry can be adorned with a sapphire, a ring, a bracelet, a necklace or even a signet ring.
Personalized gifts are often the most appreciated, so consider a photo album showcasing your best memories, a gourmet gift box, or even tickets to a concert, festival, or sporting event. A class is another good gift idea for a man on a sapphire wedding anniversary, based on his interests, or something to take together, such as a dance class.
An experience out of the ordinary and will create new memories is usually a great wedding anniversary gift, or a surprise, for example, secretly gathering the family or organizing a mystery trip to a romantic destination.
As a nod to the symbolism of the sapphire wedding, note that any gift can be given in a blue box or paper, such as a watch or a beautiful leather item.
Also discover ideas for a 10th wedding anniversary ring.
Blue jewelry for the sapphire wedding
Wedding anniversary symbols give ideas and a gift for a sapphire wedding is not exclusively sapphire, including a piece of jewelry.
Blue stones are used for the creation of rings, bands, necklaces or bracelets, such as aquamarine, which makes a lovely stone of 20th wedding anniversary ring also, lapis lazuli, turquoise (even if it is associated with 18 years of marriage), the tanzanite and other stones that can be of different colors including blue, such as sapphire.
This can help you choose a particular shade of blue or find a precise meaning, since each stone embodies specific virtues.
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