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With 50 percent of all marriages ending in divorce these days , celebrating a marriage that lasts 50 years is something that not many couples will achieve . Not only do you have to live long enough to make it to a 50th anniversary but you must be happy with your spouse through thick and thin for 50 years which is a hard thing too . If your family members are soon to be having this special anniversary, this article will describe some of the great ways you can make that anniversary special for them from putting together a special party, to making beautiful scrapbooking albums from several loved ones that love to do scrapbooking, and other ideas .

Depending on the age and health of your relatives that are celebrating this huge milestone, you should throw a celebration party for them if they are up to it . Often a luncheon is a wonderful idea for more mature people as they will not tire out as easily as a late dinner. Putting together such a party should be done several months in advance to get the best turnout of friends and family members that may live all over the antion . At the party a few special things to do would be to enlarge many photos of the couple throughout the years and place them around the room as the main decorations. If they had a special wedding cake, try to have it replicated for the partyalso .

At the party play music that was popular 50 years ago to focus on the year they got married theme. In addition with the music and the blown up pictures it would be great to create a special video for the couple that would have pictures from their lives and also many interviews with relatives that could not make it to the celebration . Showing the video at the party will be a big hit. Another suggestion that a lot of couples are doing to celebrate momentous anniversaries is to have a special ceremony where they renew their wedding vows . If the couple wants to do this , this can be at the beginning of the party with someone officiating the vow renewal ceremony which would be a special moment to witness.

As far as gifts , a wonderful suggestion is to get several friends and relatives to create scrapbooking albums. This may take a long time to do so planning ahead of time is the best way to get a great finished product . Have all the people in the couple’s lives to send a letter or an email132013201320 with a story pertaining to the couple that may be included into one scrapbook. This will be a cherished keepsake for the couple with a lot of thought and love going into the making of it.

50 years of marriage is something the majority of people do not get to celebrate. Be certain you honor that special accomplishment by giving the happy couple a special party to remember. And hopefully some day you and your partner will make it to 50 years too .