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Hitched.co.uk Celebrates National Marriage Week
CAMBERLEY, Surrey, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- National Marriage Week 2009 falls between the 7th and 14th of February
2009, the lead up to the most romantic day of the year, St. Valentines Day.
Despite the current recession, the forecast for marriages taking place in
the UK this year will hit record levels according to the UK's most popular
wedding planning site, hitched.co.uk. The amount of registered weddings on
the site for 2009 have soared over the past 6 months.
Academy award winner Lord Richard Attenborough and his wife Sheila Sim
will reach 64 years of marriage in 2009. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
will have achieved 62 years wed, and even though many thought it wouldn't
last, popular celebrity couple Posh & Becks will celebrate 10 years of
marriage on their anniversary, 4th July 2009.
Recently, British citizen Margaret Beauvoisin, 81, who has been married
to her husband John, 84, revealed that they have celebrated each year of
married life together by renewing their wedding vows annually since their
original wedding day in 1948. 'It reinforces our promise to love and care for
one another,' she commented.
If you want to celebrate your wedding anniversary this year with your
loved one, why not give them a traditional anniversary gift such as the ones
listed below. It seems as if Victoria Beckham might be getting a tin of beans
this year.....
1 Year - Paper 14 Years - Ivory
2 Years - Cotton 15 Years - Crystal
3 Years - Leather 20 Years - China
4 Years - Silk 25 Years - Silver
5 Years - Wood 30 Years - Pearl
6 Years - Iron 35 Years - Coral
7 Years - Wool or Copper 40 Years - Ruby
8 Years - Bronze 45 Years - Sapphire
9 Years - Pottery 50 Years - Gold
10 Years - Tin 55 Years - Emerald
11 Years - Steel 60 Years - Diamond
12 Years - Silk 75 Years - 2nd Diamond
13 Years - Lace Hitched.co.uk
For further information or artwork please contact
Francesca.moore@hitched.co.uk or call +44(0)8700-112545.
