Incorporate relationship milestones
Nostalgically revisit old boxes from the attic to find special memorabilia that carried your relationship forward. Display the quilt that kept you two warm during a high school football game from your first date, corsages from the prom or plane tickets from your first vacation to take guests down memory lane. This is a great way for you two to bond over the past and bask in the keepsakes that defined your union.
Make a photo gallery
Nothing marks the past more than the memories you make along the way. Go through old photo albums and choose photographs that celebrate your connection. Don’t feel pressured to limit yourself either--there are an abundance of ways present photos. Decorate a dining table in photo frames or create a slideshow to play on a a t.v. or laptop. Clear out a bookshelf or high shelf and adorn it with various picture frames that highlight your lives together.
Mix the past with present
50 years ago, decor was something completely different from today’s modern furnishings, so opt for accents that merge the two together to bring even the subtlest hints from the past five decades. Entertain guests with your wooden antique bar cabinet and crystal drinkware with sleek metal candle holders. Elegantly display a vibrantly colored throw with fringe atop a button-tufted couch for guests to relax on.
Subscribe to the “gold” in Golden Anniversary
Encapsulate the meaning behind the 50th wedding anniversary with gold decor. Opt for gold party supplies such as honeycombs diamonds, paper garlands, drink stirrers and cupcake toppers to tie in the atmosphere of the event. Add gold accents throughout the party with vases or wire baskets to tastefully stay on theme. Even place your old photos into gold picture frames for the photo gallery.
Design an elegant tablescape
A once in a lifetime jubilee calls for elegant dinnerware to celebrate the joyous occasion. To stay on the color theme, opt for porcelain white plates with gold detailing for a delectable meal served on sleek dinnerware. In addition to the basics of a place setting, add modern white and red wine glasses to the top right corner and an appetizer plate to the top left for an easy way to create a formal tablescape. Don’t forget to add champagne glasses for all of the evening’s joyous toasts.
Recreate elements of the wedding
The event that started it all--the wedding. Tangibly bring back memories of the treasured day with trinkets that transport you 50 years back. An often looked upon way to do this is through ordering a recreation of the top tier of the wedding cake for guests to enjoy. Put on the song your shared your first dance to or wear your wedding shoes for the day. Even if it’s a secret you and your spouse share that guests won’t notice, wistfully take yourselves back and look forward to the next 50 years together.
