Whether your parents are approaching a milestone wedding anniversary, or you just want to make this year extra special, try these expert suggestions to create a memorable event.
My grandparents were married in 1947. With my grandfather’s recent return from overseas service in the US Army their families’ Depression-era budgets and my great-grandmother unwell the wedding was a small simple affair in a restaurant. Fifty years later my grandparents decided to make up for it at their golden anniversary party.
My parents coordinated the event which included renting a hall; hiring a caterer musician and photographer; and inviting all their relatives and friends to the gala party. My grandparents made a grand entrance into the hall announced by the bandleader and the guests broke into circles of dancing around the “chassan and kallah” — admittedly more sedately than at your typical wedding.
A table near the entrance displayed the happy couple’s wedding picture as well as a photo album sign-in book with pictures ranging from my grandfather’s army days in Europe to my father as a baby and on through the years. My grandparents were glowing throughout the evening and it was the perfect celebration of a beautiful 50 years together.
A wedding anniversary is much more than a simple marker of a number. Anniversaries are a celebration of a life built together day by day year by year. Anniversary parties therefore take on a special meaning reflecting the significance of the milestone achieved.
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