silver anniversary
Twenty-five years commemorated
A silver anniversary marks twenty-five years of marriage or, by extension, twenty-five years of any institution or event: The company celebrated its silver anniversary with a gala.
The term references the traditional association of silver with twenty-fifth wedding anniversaries.
Compare golden anniversary for fifty years.
Gathering for celebration
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
ceremony · festivities · congratulations · speeches · champagne · decorations · invitations · dancing
Items freely given
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- tablewareDining implements collectively
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
gleaming · ornaments · keepsakes · engraving · heirloom · silverware · commemorative · coins
Deep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- bondBinding tie or connection
partnership · steadfastness · fidelity · endurance · perseverance · promise · trust · support
Five times five
- quarter-centuryTwenty-five-year span
- yearsTwelve-month spans
- longevityDuration of existence
- durationLength of existence
decades · timeline · legacy · achievement · landmark · continuity · journey · reflection
party
Gathering for celebration
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- receptionAct of receiving guests
gathering · ceremony · festivities · congratulations · speeches · champagne · decorations · invitations · dancing · renewal
gifts
Items freely given
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- tablewareDining implements collectively
- polishSmooth by rubbing
metallic · gleaming · ornaments · keepsakes · engraving · heirloom · silverware · commemorative · coins · platter
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
bond · partnership · steadfastness · fidelity · endurance · perseverance · promise · trust · support · sacrifice
twenty-five
Five times five
- quarter-centuryTwenty-five-year span
- yearsTwelve-month spans
- longevityDuration of existence
duration · decades · timeline · legacy · achievement · landmark · continuity · journey · reflection · memories
vows
Solemn binding promises
wedlock · nuptial · renewal · couple · husband · wife · wedding · love · togetherness · affection
- anniversaries poetrywedding poems, commemoration, diamond jubilee
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- Occasionswedding, birthday, graduation, funeral, reunion
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- anniversariescentennial, bicentennial, sesquicentennial, semicentennial, decennial
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, blue moon, green light, red flag, white lie
silver anniversarydiamond anniversary
Sixtieth wedding milestone
golden anniversary · platinum anniversary · first anniversary · paper anniversary · ruby anniversary
silver anniversaryhoneymoon phase
Initial period of idealization
wedding day · first anniversary · engagement · newlyweds · divorce
silver, anniversary, silvery, silvered, silvering, anniversaries, silversmith, silverside, silversmithing