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2nd wedding anniversary: cotton
Cotton is the fabric of everyday life: sheets, towels, the old T-shirt you sleep in. After two years, marriage stops feeling like a special occasion and starts feeling comfortable, like a fabric you know by heart. That isn’t boring. It means you can finally relax and be yourselves around each other without trying.
2nd anniversary gift ideas
- A handkerchief embroidered with her initial and your wedding date, like the ones grandmothers used to carry
- A cotton tote printed with her own drawing or a line in your handwriting
- A summer cotton dress made to measure by a local seamstress, in a fabric she picks herself
- A T-shirt printed with an inside joke only the two of you understand
- A cotton bathrobe embroidered with the nickname only you call him
- A heavy cotton hammock for the balcony, the backyard or a weekend of camping
- A set of cotton sateen sheets you pick out together in a store, by touch
- A cotton tablecloth and a dinner party for friends where you use it for the first time
- A macramé workshop with cotton cord, where you make a hanging planter for your kitchen
2nd anniversary wishes
Short and warm, for a card, a text or a toast. Tap to copy.
How to spend the day
Have a lazy Sunday in bed: breakfast on a tray, books, a movie in the middle of the day and no plans at all. Put your phones in a drawer until dinner.
Tradition
Cotton fibers have an unusual trait: they’re stronger wet than dry. Wool and silk lose strength when wet, while cotton gains it.
Questions for your anniversary evening
- Describe your idea of a “perfect” day.
- Describe your idea of a “perfect” day.
- Describe your idea of a “perfect” day.
- Describe your idea of a “perfect” day.
- Describe your idea of a “perfect” day.
Which anniversary is yours?
The days together counter shows how many days you’ve been together, when your monthly anniversary falls, your 1000 days and your relationship anniversary.
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What is the 2nd wedding anniversary called?
The 2nd wedding anniversary is the cotton anniversary.
What should I buy for a 2nd wedding anniversary?
For your wife, for example: a handkerchief embroidered with her initial and your wedding date, like the ones grandmothers used to carry. For your husband: a t-shirt printed with an inside joke only the two of you understand. Together: a set of cotton sateen sheets you pick out together in a store, by touch.
What can I write for a 2nd anniversary?
Happy second anniversary. We hope being together feels like your favorite cotton T-shirt: easy and honest, with nothing to pretend about.
Which anniversary comes next?
The next named anniversary is the 3rd: the leather anniversary.
Anniversaries, monthly milestones and 1000 days in one place
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