Silver Wedding Anniversaries

It was a time of parental illness and death sadly so we are going to enjoy our 40th next year. We want to go to Rome, have a family do and I want to go to Chelsea flower show.

We also had an August wedding and for our 25th we had a big, big party; we hired a lovely place and had afternoon tea with close friends and family, then had an evening 'do' for a hundred with a range of music and poems and speeches. I loved every moment of it because when we got married people weren't shy in saying it wouldn't last - and our celebration was a gentle poke in the eye for the naysayers.

Then I went away with my husband and (adult) children for a few days to Cornwall.

Enjoy your planning Rosiebee.

Ours was also in August but many years ago now and we went to the Lake District for a week in a very nice hotel and it was lovely.We had DC 18 and 13 but made arrangements for them and just enjoyed ourselves selfishly.We discovered a love for walking which we enjoyed for many more years , many of them again in the Lake District.

We were going to see the bulbfields at tulip time in Holland for our silver wedding but the company cancelled at the last moment so it didn't happen - and still hasn't! Two years to go for our golden wedding ...... so you never know.

Our anniversary is in early December, a perfect time to go to California for our silver! We had never done anything special for our previous anniversaries (apart from a nice meal) bt we managed to scrape some cash together for this. Everywhere is quiet at that time as it's too cold for the Americans but for us Brits it's shorts-and-tee shirt weather! We rented an apartment at Dana Point, south of LA. We walked on the beach every morning and evening, explored loads , went whale/dolphin watching, it was fantastic!

It was our silver wedding in July 1988. We just went for a meal with close family, as it was only a few days before daughter number 2`s wedding.

Sorry, daughter number THREE!

Our daughter got married in the same month in which our Silver Wedding occurred. so we didn't have a big celebration. I made their wedding cake and she wanted Garfield, the cartoon cat, and his bride, on the cake top. I managed to persuade her that she may regret it later, so she had flowers, and we ended up with Garfield on our celebration cake.
For our 40th, we had an Alaskan cruise, and for our 50th we did a Panama cruise, but also went back to the Isle of Wight, where we had honeymooned. ( Well it was practically 'abroad' in those days.)

Nothing as far as I can remember well it was 15 yrs ago. DC were only 9 and 12 so not a lot of money to spare.

We had a big family bash - which is what we usually do for big events. We had a 4 year old and a 10 year old at the time so a trip away wasn't really on the cards.

I'd love to have a large enough family and enough friends for a "big bash"
ga I don't think I know 100 people

I honestly can't remember! In that particular year all three of our children were at Uni and we were on our uppers because we were paying three lots of rent and a mortgage, so perhaps we treated ourselves to a takeaway....

Five years later they were all working, thank goodness , and we made up for the low key Silver by celebrating our Pearl Wedding with a trip to China and a big party for all our family and friends.

It'll be our Ruby in a couple of years, God willing, and we're hoping to take the DC and DGC off for a family holiday. I'm excited about it already!

We were married in May 1975 so our silver was in 2000. My wife was teaching at the time so we could only take a week and we went to Rome.

we went to Prague & Cesky Krumlov. we know Prage well but had never been in summer. & Cesky was beautiful

Like you, Rosiebee everyone said it wouldn't last when we got married. For our 25th we had a family party and we went out for a meal. For our 40th next year we are renewing our vows and having a week in Loch Lomond, my favourite place.

We had a lunch with extended family, a barbecue in the evening for lots of friends. We put a marquee on the drive and lined the garage with white camouflage netting for the food. DS1 (aged 21) made a lovely speech. Secretly a friend had contacted everyone and asked them to bring candles and when we went around into the garden at the other side of the house (having been 'delayed' by someone for a few minutes), it was like fairyland with candles all over the garden and floating on the pond and all our friends there. Only the dog disgraced herself by eating too much and being sick.

Our three daughters arranged a surprise party for us on our 25th in 2001. We also celebrated ourselves with a holiday in China , our first 'big' trip.

it's our 40th next year so we are thinking what to do. Probably a small family dinner and a nice short break for just us. We are doing a cruise later in the year but that includes M_I_L !

Can't remember what we did for Silver Wedding but for Golden we renewed our vows and all the DGC took part in the service ,lovely lunch for 40 in village hall, trip along the Oxford Canal in four narrow boats decorated with gold balloons and champagne and golden wedding cake on banks of canal. We've just celebrated our Diamond Wedding!

We went to Paris, and since then we've gone back for the millenium, each big birthday, and wedding anniversary. This is the first year we've missed in ages, but Himself has a big birthday next year.

Orient Express to Venice is a once in a lifetime experience!!! It really is wonderful with fantastic food & like you imagine life in the 1930's. If u do choose it, a word of warning, don't expect a shower or your own loo!!! Can't tell u the bliss on arriving in Venuce & enjoying a bath!!!

Wow, congratulations Hunt 60 years, what a milestone.

we just went out for a quiet meal for our silver anniv.We had teenagers at the time so no money for a trip.DH bought me a silver locket.
We went on a lovely holiday for our Pearl anniv. And DH bought me a pearl and gold pendant necklace and the matching earrings.
For our ruby anniv. We had all the family and friends over to our house/ garden for a relaxed barbecue. Gold and ruby earrings from DH.
If we reach our Golden Wedding anniv. Who knows?

Lizziehop the Orient Express is an ambition of mine, I love the period.

We held open house all day and friends from over the years came and went as they pleased.Only 18 months to our Diamond anniversary have no plans but a cruise would be good.

Silver Wedding was a driving trip around Italy to the three 'Vees': Venice, Verona and Vicenza.

This was pre-internet and I had a very difficult time trying to make the travel agent understand that we wanted to park the car in the hotel's garage in Venice and not have it out on a public road........ I know, I know, I am a little dim! Only on arrival did the penny drop and I had to agree that the travel agent was right all along... there are no roads in Venice (well, Venice 'proper'!).

Our Ruby wedding was a party held in a restaurant for friends and family, about fifty of us I think. One son-in-law had decorated the room with ruby red balloons and our daughters had ordered a cake with models of us wearing our wedding clothes only as it was our Ruby wedding, my wedding dress was ruby red. Aww! V cute.

Quite honestly it doesn't matter where the event is celebrated, just that it is. In this day and age of what seems like quickie-divorces all around, it is a marvel that a couple still like to be around each other after so many years. Well, most of the time!

We also had family (and probably friends) who thought we were not compatible (different nearly everything!) so it was good to prove them wrong.

Heading up towards our golden in a couple of years.... if we don't kill each other first!!