Tonight I am thinking about my parent’s Golden Anniversary as I purchased flights to go back to the Midwest later this year. While there we will celebrate their 60th anniversary.

This made me think of the celebration that we had ten years ago. This celebration will be low key and just a family event.

So, below is what I wrote 10 years ago in September. Again this time we will celebrate a little earlier, but not as early as we did then.

Steven

9/1/2013 –  A Golden Anniversary

Today we celebrated my parents’ Golden Anniversary. A time to come together and remember their 50 years together.

The actual anniversary is not until December, but we celebrated a bit early. We didn’t want a repeat of 50 years ago when people had to drive home in the snow.

In this picture we have a recent portrait of my parents and the original corsage that my Mom wore at the wedding.

I am planning on writing a post about the photo shoot for the portrait. Not sure when I will write it yet.

We also had my Mom’s wedding dress on display. It still looks beautiful and is in nice shape for being 50 years old. My Mom made the dress herself and it only took her three days to cut it out and sew it together.

We also had several other items from the wedding on display. The guest book, ring box, candle and we also used the original cake top.

The little figures still look nice after 50 years. This picture means a lot to me as my Mom made cakes for many years while I was growing up. Whenever I see wedding cakes I think of my Mom.

Along with cake and punch we also had a candy buffet for the guests. Front and center are Orange Slices, which are my Dad’s favorite. The candy buffet was a hit for the guests of all ages.

I was the moderator and told a few stories and guided things along. I even was able to add a little humor that I got from my sister. My parents started dating in November, got married in December and she was born in January. Of course, not in the same year but thirteen months between each event 🙂

We also put together a nice memory board of their years together.

Three of the other members of the wedding party were there and also a nice number of people who had attended the wedding 50 years ago.

We also had guests from all three areas that my parents have lived in through the years. I had a great time talking to them and hearing about their memories.

A wonderful day of memories!

Steven