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[quote=Anonymous]We took my parents back to a resort near where they had met for the first time.  We told them we were going there for the weekend for a family getaway with them and just us four kids and our families, but the first night we had our relatives and their friends come and had a 50th anniversary party.  They were truly surprised (and we had asked them -- they weren't keen on having a big party but when it came to it they enjoyed seeing everyone for a happy occasion instead of another funeral) and they had quite a bit of fun, and they still talk about it.  I think part of their reluctance came from a sort of superstitious feeling that their health might go downhill directly after any sort of big party for them, but they are still doing fine.

We ordered flowers from Costco and I did the arrangements myself, we decorated the banquet room ourselves (while my folks were taking a nap), we ordered a special cake (and a special topper for the cake the replicated our parents wedding clothes), and the resort did all the other food.  We ran a slideshow of a bunch of family photos running through the cocktail hour, and a bunch of family photos on display on the dinner tables.  I wish we had done better on preparing toasts, but we're all a bit shy.  All in all, it was a nice experience and I'm really glad we did it.  I would have regretted it if we hadn't.[/quote]

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