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[quote=Anonymous]I’m the oldest sister and planned my parents’ 50th with the help of my sisters (who - as an aside - never offered a dime, not even to cover their own meals). We told our parents we wanted to celebrate their 50th with a visit and family dinner. So we all flew to our hometown for a long weekend, did family photos, got dressed for dinner and then surprised our parents with a limo and a private dinner where we recreated details from their wedding - same flowers and cake - and put framed photos from their wedding around the room. At an earlier visit I’d sneakily photographed my mom’s address book and used that to send anniversary announcements to all their friends and family, asking them to send a card to help them celebrate. My mom is an introvert and she said the weekend was absolutely perfect.

My ILs planned a family cruise, but it was cancelled because of Covid so we’re just now rescheduled for later this year. It’s a land trip with family and friends to a foreign country and the flights alone are a bazillion dollars. My MIL is doing all the planning.

It is a little surprising that your sister didn’t talk through the details with you before booking, but my experience with surprising my parents was really positive - but I would not have done that for a big party.[/quote]

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