Wedding Anniversaries
After years of romance, it can be a challenge to come up with ideas for great
anniversary gifts for your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife or husband.
Anniversary Party Ideas
Whether you are thinking of 30th, 50th, 60th or 40th anniversary party ideas, make sure you start by working out how you can really make it a joyous celebration for the couple.
If you run it along a particular theme, check with the couple that they agree with your ideas before you start intensive preparations. If the couple have reached grand-parent age, make a film of the family as a memento of all they have achieved together. Start from them being children, to getting married, to having children, etc. Set it to a great piece of music they love, and present it as a lasting gift.
Make sure that the speeches are prepared well in advance, and that every family member knows how they can help on the day to enable things to run smoothly.
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Welcome to Wedding Anniversary ideas!
Whether it is your 1st, or 10th wedding anniversary, it is worth
celebrating, and what better way to plan a celebration than with
an anniversary party checklist?
The most successful anniversary parties start with an idea –
how the event will begin, continue and end. Having a finite and
concrete party checklist to plan in helps you to keep your
wedding anniversary party right on track.
1. The best thing to do when creating any party is to develop a
theme. By creating a theme you can set the mood, location,
food ideas and attire as well as invitations. A theme doesn’t
need to be fancy; it just needs to be something both you and
your spouse / friends are interested in. Some ideas of themes
that can be very fun are:
Decade parties – Fabulous 50’s, Swingin’ 60’s, Disco 70’s.
Famous Movie Themes – pick a movie you love and create
your theme around it.
High school / Sock Hop
Pool Party
Pig Roast
Western Theme.
2. At this stage you have probably found your theme. Now it is
time to create a guest list for your event. ‘Theming’ your
invitations allows you to start the party them off right. Start your
invites about three weeks before the event. Ask your guests to
be creative and come with the appropriate attire if possible, and
encourage them to be creative and have fun. Focus on people
you correspond with often, and known people who are fun
‘party people’ (we all know who they are!) I find homemade
(DIY) invitations are always more fun than store bought ones;
however both do the trick
3. Create your menu. Search for serving dishes which
correspond to your anniversary party theme. Finger foods are
always a hit as they are light, easy to prepare and are a quick
clean-up. If you wish for a larger event, organize your food
preparation help, or even contact a caterer. Create your
grocery list about three weeks before the event.
4. Party decorations are important. They help establish the
mood and ambience. Again, we go back to the party theme for
ideas here. Lighting is also very important. Search for lighting
ideas that correspond to the theme i.e. 70’s themed parties
should have at least one disco ball to be sure!
5. Games, games and fun stuff! Always plan for creative
anniversary party games. Spin the bottle, famous dances and
Twister are always a blast. If games are not your thing, consider
live entertaintment –A D.J., live band, comedian all have worked
very well in the past.
6. Beverages are an important part of the party. Decide (based
on your personal preferences and location) whether there will
be an open bar, BYOB, or virgin refreshments. Inform guests in
their invites as to whether to plan to drive or take a cab. Cab
services that drive your vehicle home for you (with you in it of
course!) are a great alternative and allow you to make ‘on the
spot’ decisions regarding transportation.
6. Most of all, sit back and have fun. Not everything will always
go your way, but if you have followed your anniversary party
checklist, your event should be very rewarding.
Three to four weeks before event:
Choose your theme
Prepare Grocery List
coordinate cleaning / after-party helpers
Select Caterer (if applicable)
Collect food preparation items, serving plates and utensils
Develop your guest list
Create or purchase your party invitations
Plan and purchase or create your decorations.
A couple of days before the event:
Contact any follow-ups for guests.
Begin preparing any food that needs to be done.
Run over your checklist again to ensure everything is in place
Set out your costume or attire
The morning of the party
Relax
Begin preparing food
Run over your checklist one last time
Sit back, have fun and enjoy your creation~!
Jen Carter is owner of My Wedding Blog, a free wedding planner
. The above article is found in our wedding anniversaries
category.
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