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[quote=Anonymous][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. [b]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.[/b] 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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