50th wedding anniversary ideas

[rdsx28]

Hi, I had posted this awhile back but I was just wondering if anyone had any 50th anniversary suggestions. My husbands aunt and uncle will be celebrating thiers and I was just trying to think of a reasonably priced different gift. Thanks for any help!

 

[markey]

I do not know your aunt and uncles life styles. But I will be celebrating my 40th anniversary in December, and even at this point I don't need anything to sit around my house. What I would appreciate is a night out at a restaurant, gift certificate. Also how about gift certificates from you for yard clean up, house cleaning, painting or anything else that would need to be done. You could supply whatever was needed, any your time is worth something too. If they go on vacations perhaps some kind of gift certificate for that. Thought of something else, what about a night at a BB? If too expensive maybe someone else could go in with you.

 

[tink2dw]

I found this list;

The 50th anniversary is commemorated by gold and the flower is violet. A gift certainly doesn't have to be gold, wrap a gift in gold paper or paper decorated with violets.

50th anniversary gift ideas for the couple

Keepsake personalized anniversary gifts, such as a photo quilt or pillow

Monthly or quarterly lo-carb, dietetic or fruit gift baskets

Restore their wedding photo and place in a gold frame

Have a painting or caricature made out of their wedding photo

As they probably don't cook for themselves as much, gift certificates to restaurants would be appreciated

A gift of theater or concert subscription tickets. Make them a patron with VIP privileges

The children can create a 50th anniversary keepsake journal gift. Ask family and friends to write a paragraph or two to share a memory with their parents. Or ask for a photo with the couple that the children don't have and write a caption about it

Instead of a guest book, buy a music box and fill it with messages of love written on gold or handmade paper from family and friends

Are they up for a cruise? Take them on a weekend or week long cruise. They probably will enjoy sharing this vacation with others

What could help them personally? Can you lease a car for them? Pay for a kitchen or other home renovation?

Do they golf? Pay for private lessons or a VIP membership at their favorite club. Buy 2 clubs, have them engraved and then gold plated

What hobbies do they enjoy? Give them gift certificates to their favorite craft or hobby store.

Buy tickets to a favorite event and pay for their lodging and food expenses

Do they volunteer or have a favorite charity? Contribute to their favorite organization. Find out if a plaque or some other special mention can be given in their name

 

[rdsx28]

Thanks for the great suggestions!

 

[NookOfTheNorth]

My aunt and uncle who I am not particularly close to are also having a 50th wedding anniversary, and 3 of us are pitching to make basket of "gold" things. For example, Rold Gold pretzels, Golden Grahams, those little gold coin chocolates; it should be pretty inexpensive divided by 3. We figured whatever they do not necessarily like they can give to the grandchildren.

By the way invitation said "No gift", but we did not feel right coming empty handed.

 

[Oreo Cookie]

My inlaws 50th wedding anniversary is next year. For their 40th we had a surprise party, and we know that they don't want a party for their 50th. We decided to do a family vacation with all of the kids, spouses, and grand children, and they love the idea.

There are so many great gifts to give, and I love the idea of painting a picture of their wedding picture, or making a memory book with photos and having everyone share their favorite story about them.

 

[figment52]

I went to a 50th anniversary party not too long ago and I loved the party favor they gave to us - it was a CD of their favorite songs from their courtship and early marriage with a picture of them from back then on the CD cover. Can you do something like that for them?

 

[kfeuer]

My DH's aunt and uncle had a big family reunion for their 50th anniversary. They also stated no presents, so what I did was take tons of pictures at the celebration. Then when we got home, I made them a photo book from mypublisher.com (lots of places make them these days) of the reunion. They absolutely loved it and it wasn't that expensive to do.

For my parent's 40th anniversary I also made them a photo book, but that was very, very, very time-consuming as I had to scan in lots of old pictures, then edit them, etc. We had a friend burn the photos to a DVD and at their party we played it to Kenny Rogers "Through the Years". That was a big hit, too.

One other thing I did was make up some "happy anniversary" cards with their wedding photo on the front. I sent these along with self-addressed, stamped envelopes to all their old friends who couldn't be at the party and asked them to share a favorite memory. I took all the responses and mounted them in an album. My parents loved hearing from friends they haven't talked to in years.