Calico wedding is the first joint anniversary of young spouses. The holiday is very touching, and the choice of a gift becomes a matter of responsibility.
What gifts are given for a cotton wedding?
Cotton items are traditional gifts for the first anniversary. In general, the name is associated with the tradition of donating a cotton cloth for diapers, because by that time a new member could have appeared in the family - a baby. And although today the views on life are very different from the previous ones, and young people often do not hurry to acquire offspring, traditions have been preserved to this day. For the first year of living together, textiles are still given:
- festive tablecloth;
- warm plaid;
- curtains;
- blankets;
- linens;
- smart wipes;
- bathrobes ;
- towels;
- terry sheets.
As a rule, such gifts are received with great gratitude by young spouses, since this good in the house is often not enough.
What else to donate to a calico wedding for friends?
In stores today, a huge selection of gifts that will fit as a presentation on a cotton wedding. These are decorative pillows with the possibility to order any inscription on them, and funny pair pajamas, and creative aprons.
Not bad and, besides, a useful gift for a cotton wedding friends - a photo album with a cotton cover, decorated with the help of a tissue box.
Original gift for a cotton wedding
If you want to stand out from all and present an unusual gift to your friends on a cotton wedding, you need a non-personal idea, such as a fabric picture painted with the most successful family photo or a pair of t-shirts with creative drawings and inscriptions.
If you preoccupy yourself with a gift in advance, you will have time to make a picture of yourself. Or you can make an unusual textile picture of scraps and textile paint. The gift will certainly be unique and, probably, will become a family heirloom.
Another version of the original gift - arrange a cheerful "artistic-calico" party for friends. During the holiday, let all guests and the initiators of the celebration themselves plunge into the world of creativity. You will need the same t-shirts for everyone and a lot of textile paints. All the masterpieces received in the end will be kept by all present, and after many years you will be able to recall this day with a smile and a pleasant feeling.
If the family is expected to add
Perhaps your friends did not waste time in vain and are already in the waiting mode of a tiny miracle. Then you can not bypass this event and deprive you of the gift of the future baby - he's also part of the family to which you came for the holiday.
The choice is quite large: these are traditional diapers and clothes for the baby - sliders, blouses, suits, hats, and textile details of the children's room design - curtains, soft curtains in the crib, toys, and baby care products.
Traditions associated with the celebration of the cotton wedding
The celebration itself can be accompanied by some traditional actions.
- the young give each other cotton headscarves and tie knots at their ends, turn their backs on each other and utter oaths of love and faithfulness, and then hide the handkerchiefs in a secluded place;
- at the celebration, the wife and husband should be dressed in cotton dresses: a sarafan and a shirt, respectively;
- the table should be covered with a cotton cloth, and for all guests calico wipes are prepared;
- a room for celebration can be decorated with a garland of calico handkerchiefs or just shreds of fabric, as well as textile toys, hearts, pendants made of fabric.