Celebrating the golden wedding anniversary: Happy half-century of love!

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Evelyn Carpenter

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Without as much protocol as the first time, the golden wedding anniversary invites you to reaffirm your love through a symbolic rite that is becoming more and more popular. It will be, therefore, the ideal occasion to renew your promises with love phrases that identify the present, as well as to unveil new wedding rings with your families and close friends.

After 50 years together, you will have infinite reasons to raise your wedding glasses and toast to love. If you are planning this celebration, here are some ideas that you can take as a base.

Who to invite

Share this beautiful day with those people who have accompanied them throughout their history. The important thing is that they are their siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, but also their most loyal friends and companions. The important thing is that they are people who have left a mark on their lives And totally forget about guests for commitment or including the whole family so as not to look bad. You don't need to please anyone but yourselves.

Where to celebrate

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Since, in general, it is a question of rather intimate events and the ceremony is of a symbolic nature. -Therefore, they don't need a church, so many couples choose to have the wedding reception in their own home. In that case, they do, it is best to hire a catering service ideally including cocktail, main meal, dessert and beverages. However, if you definitely don't want to worry about anything, then rent a room in a restaurant appears as an excellent alternative.

Renewal of vows and rings

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The renewal of vows will be the most exciting moment And the fact is that, just as they did when they got married, they will be celebrating their wedding anniversary, the idea is for them to reaffirm their promises They can also take advantage of the occasion to exchange new gold rings, or wear the same ones they used to have in the past, and they can also exchange the same ones they used to have in the past. with an engraving including this date Depending on your beliefs, can find a priest or deacon to perform the ceremony. although a family member or close friend may also assume that role.

The bridal look

There are no rigid labels or restrictions, so on your golden wedding anniversary feel free to dress however you feel most comfortable. If they wish, they can choose again to wear wedding suits as such, or a more discreet outfit, such as a dark suit for him and a dress or two-piece suit for her, either in white, vanilla or nude. In addition, it would be very touching if they could incorporate in their look an accessory that they originally wore at their wedding as earrings or bracelets and the groom's necklaces.

Images of memories

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If possible, collect photos of your wedding celebration from 50 years ago The idea is to include them among the wedding decorations, for example, through a garland of pictures of the memory, setting up a corner with old photos and even, using framed photos as table markers The guests will be fascinated with these details.

Songs of yesterday

What could be better than to put music to these golden wedding anniversaries with songs and artists of his youth This will fill the atmosphere with beautiful memories and dancing to those tracks again will be a gift that you must allow yourself. In fact, if it's music, it's a tradition that you must not miss, is to dance in front of everyone the traditional waltz They must have made their mark half a century ago. Do you like live music, then, tanteen the option of hiring an orchestra to play them songs on demand.

Special details

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Nor should they leave aside the setting and the truth is that there are many ideas, starting with the choice of gold trimmings You can even choose a wedding cake with a gold leaf effect and a large number 50 with glitter to go with it. On the other hand, you can choose a wedding cake with a gold leaf effect and a large number 50 with glitter to go with it, the characteristic flowers of the golden wedding are violets. And, finally, something that cannot be missing for any reason is the signature book for the guests to write their wishes and reflections, as well as for the wedding, a good photographer to capture all these moments.

If you have come this far, then don't forget to commemorate your 50 years of marriage through a ceremony that you can personalize, both in the decoration for marriage, in this case golden wedding, as well as through short love phrases that you can incorporate in your renewed wedding vows.

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Evelyn Carpenter is the author of the best-selling book, All you need for your marriage. A Marriage guide. She has been married for over 25 years and has helped countless couples build successful marriages. Evelyn is a sought after speaker and relationship expert, and has been featured in various media outlets including Fox News, Huffington Post, and more.