Golden Wedding Anniversary

I was widowed at a very young age and always felt upset when my mum still sent a card each year. Now I wish that just one member of my family would remember my wedding anniversary as even significant ones come and go. A bunch of flowers would be enough.

Excellent suggestions above, and if your sister is the kind of person who likes company it might be an idea to invite her to stay for a bit. Then you can maybe spend some time on the day remembering good times and looking at photographs (with your daughters if you think that appropriate).

Well I would speak to her and ask her if she would like to mark the anniversary with you? Perhaps lunch somewhere nice? She may of course not wish to mark the day but I would not do anything without testing the waters. It is kind of you to be so thoughtful.

I wouldn't make a big fuss. Just mark it quietly. She will appreciate that you remembered.

My brother died six months short of his 70th birthday. We had a family lunch, just his wife, my OH and I, our daughters, SinL and the three GC. We had a room to ourselves at the restaurant so it was lovely to have time to remonisce and have a blub at the same time. I think things like that should still be celebrated.

I sent my dear MIL a bouquet of yellow/golden flowers on what would have been her Golden Wedding, but she had lost FIL just a year or so before and she was touched that I had remembered.
In your place I would still send flowers and say you are thinking of her.
Looking ahead I have another 18 months until what would have been our Golden Wedding and I don’t think that will be uppermost in my thoughts, just remembering the happy years.
Can’t go wrong with flowers ??

G23 My Mum was widowed after 32 years of marriage, at the age of 53.
She was staying with me on what would have been her Golden Wedding.
I nipped out and came back with a large bouquet of golden flowers.
She really appreciated it. She wasn’t really a going-out-for-a-meal sort of person and the bouquet was enough.
I hope you can help your sister and share some happy memories.