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The tradition of presenting couples with gifts on the anniversary of their wedding day began in medieval Germany when 25 years of marriage was marked by a husband presenting his wife with a silver wreath for her hair, or (more rarely) a gold wreath after 50 years.
Over the centuries the custom of giving symbolic anniversary presents expanded and each country set its own traditions. In the UK, traditional gifts of silver and gold for the 25th and 50th anniversary have remained the same and are pretty universal, but the gifts to commemorate the earlier anniversaries have changed over time and can be rather confusing when a young husband sets out to find his bride the perfect anniversary present.
What material a gift is made of becomes less important when you remember that the most important characteristic of an anniversary gift is that it should be romantic. Any couple can start their own personal family tradition of giving romantic anniversary gifts, and we have a great suggestion: surprise each other with a portrait of yourselves painted from your favorite photograph taken during the previous year.
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” is never more true than when it’s a genuine 100% hand made portrait paintings in oil or watercolour depicting a happy moment during a first, seventh, tenth (or any) year of marriage. The talented artists of PaintYourLife will create these unique family works of art and we offer a wide range of styles, mediums, sizes to suit every taste and variety for many years to come. Every anniversary gift portrait will be significant and one-of-a-kind.
One year the portrait could be a small framed watercolour of a photo taken during your honeymoon trip. Another year could be a handmade acrylic painting which could be of your new home. Later years can of course include children and pets. A tenth anniversary gift may call for a larger formal oil painting in a special frame.
PaintYourLife is the premier photo art website and our experienced experts will be happy to help you create the perfect anniversary gift for any wedding anniversary…or every anniversary.
PaintYourLife will always be there to help with advice on taking photos and choosing the best for your anniversary presents. We can even combine the best images from two or more photographs or optimize a not-quite-perfect photograph.
In addition to all the choices of styles and media (oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, charcoal), sizes and frames available here, you can check out one of our other PaintYourLife websites, http://www.photoprintoncanvas.co.uk/ and make your anniversary present a Pop Art portrait or an Opie style cartoon portrait.
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