Walking through life hand in hand over a long journey of half a century is worth a lot. Golden wedding anniversary traditions date back to Ancient Greece. Since time immemorial, on the 50th anniversary of their marriage, the husband gave his beloved wife a golden laurel wreath as a sign of gratitude for loyalty, support, and love. Hundreds of years have passed, and we still honor newlyweds who have passed the half-century anniversary of their marriage. A festive feast and fun competitions will give a great mood and give strength and vigor to the heroes of the day.
And after 50 years, life is like in a fairy tale
The Golden Wedding is a fun and joyful holiday. But sometimes the age of the heroes of the occasion, and even the guests at the holiday, no longer allows them to often frolic and dance playfully. Therefore, there will be a perfect place for a calm but interesting competition. A competition in which guests must be smart and apply their memories from the fields of literature, theater and cinema. Each guest in turn should wish love to the spouses and compare them with the main characters of novels, films, plays, and so on, for example, “I wish you young love, as if you were Romeo and Juliet,” or “I wish you sincere and reverent love, as if you - teacher and Savchenko from the film “Spring on Zarechnaya Street” and so on. At the end of the game, all guests, of course, are given small gifts, and the gift for the “golden” spouses will be those same warm emotions, sweet comparisons and good wishes from relatives and friends.
Table entertainment options
Competitions for everyone present will help to amuse the guests of the golden wedding and entertain spouses with 50 years of experience. Fantasy, humor, and sincere, heartfelt words will pleasantly please the golden anniversaries, reminding them of the best moments of a long life together. Knowledge of family traditions and the habits of spouses will emphasize the respectful attitude of young people towards elders, love and genuine interest.
"Alphabet of Wishes"
Invite the guests of the golden wedding to come up with congratulations for the family reaching golden age, in alphabetical order. Give those present a balloon, inside of which is a small piece of paper with a letter of the alphabet written on it. Let the guests come up with a small toast starting with this letter. The options could be:
“Active in life, athletic (the names of the spouses) never cease to amaze us with their good health, joyful mood, and reverent attitude towards each other. They are role models, and their happy family life has delighted us for 50 years. We wish them to live as long as possible, attend their great-grandchildren’s wedding, passing on invaluable experience. Bitterly!"
“Crazy love once connected two hearts, beating in unison. A golden wedding is just a step on the way to the next anniversaries, which become brighter every year, making your eyes burn with overwhelming feelings. May fate favorably give you the joy of communicating with your family, may friends come to visit more often, and may laughter and joy be your companions for many, many years. Advice and love to you!”
"A couple of trifles"
Your parents will certainly want to know how well their relatives, friends and relatives remember the significant dates in the lives of the heroes of the day. Come up with questions for wedding witnesses about events that happened half a century ago; for children about the tricks and pranks of their grandchildren; for the young - about the moments when the heroes of the day met; for husband and wife - about heirs. Attention and participation will be very pleasant for the heroes of the occasion.
Skillful fingers
The golden “newlyweds” undoubtedly have golden hands. The competition will prove this. So, the husband and wife - the heroes of the occasion - are blindfolded. They are sitting at the table. And a set is placed on the table for them. For the spouse: a wooden block, two nails and a hammer. For the wife: a slice of bread, a leaf of lettuce, a piece of sausage and cheese. At the command of the leader, the spouses, with their eyes closed, must understand by touch what is in front of them and what needs to be done with it, that is, the spouse must drive two nails into the block, and the spouse must make a sandwich. As soon as the spouses have completed their task, loud applause sounds in their honor. Also, the “newlyweds” can be awarded “Golden Hands” medals.
Golden wedding competitions for guests
Fun entertainment for guests will create a relaxed atmosphere for celebrating a golden wedding, and the anniversary spouses will be reminded of the events of 50 years ago. Funny competitions, dances, wishes will give a good mood to both the younger and older generations. Dance and music competitions should not ignore either the heroes of the occasion or the invitees.
Competition "Search for a partner"
Married couples are invited to participate in this competition, as well as young people who come with their significant other to the celebration. The total number of participants must be at least 8 people. The presenter suggests dividing into teams: male and female. Everyone should “identify” their soul mate among the stronger sex or beautiful representatives.
Announce the rules in advance: blindfolded, you need to detect your loved one by touching certain parts of the body, for example, hands or face. Couples who have mutually unmistakably identified each other receive memorable souvenirs and prizes from the hands of the celebrants of the golden wedding. Invite the winners to say a celebratory toast to the celebrants of the golden wedding.
Competition "Dancing in couples"
No wedding is complete without fun dancing, especially a golden one! A dance competition with balloons will be great entertainment for everyone present, and the golden couple will happily remember their own wedding entertainment. Invite those who want to dance to take part in the competition. There must be an equal number of men and women on teams.
To the background of cheerful music, hand out balloons to the stronger half of humanity and ask them to inflate them to see who can complete the task faster. Then explain to participants that the competition will take place in several stages:
- Choose a dance partner;
- Squeeze the inflated balloon between the body parts of the participants named by the presenter. For example, forehead, shoulders, hips.
- For each change in the ball's position, special music sounds. In honor of the golden anniversaries, stage a waltz, tango, lambada, etc. melodies that were popular 50 years ago.
- The couple that loses the ball while performing the dance is eliminated. The competition continues until there are no winners. They are the ones who receive the prize from the “young people”.
"Sumo Dance"
Preparations for the dance competition for sumo wrestlers will take additional time. You will need to sew huge trouser shorts with a shoulder strap. The more funny huge pants you sew, the more fun your golden wedding will be. The number of “dancing sumo wrestlers” must be at least five. For the competition you will need balloons - 10-15 for each team. The presenter invites those who want to dance to take part in the competition.
Teams are created with one dancing “sumo wrestler” in huge pants and several “serving” guests. At the command of the celebrants of the golden wedding, the competition begins. While the sumo wrestlers dance rhythmically, the rest of the team inflates balloons and throws them into the sumo wrestlers’ pants. The presenter at this time draws attention to how quickly the dancers increase in size. Suddenly the music stops, and the presenter counts how many balls each “wrestler” has gained. The team that best fattens the dancer wins.
More gold
Couples can take part (relay teams can be organized). At a certain distance from the couples there is a large basin with gold coins. At the “start” command, one participant from the pair runs to the basin with coins and grabs as many as he can, but without the help of his palms (you can use your knees, elbows, chin, etc., but not in your palms), carries the coins to the basin of his pair, pours out , then the second member of the pair runs. The couple that manages to collect the most coins in a certain time, for example 2 minutes, will be the winner.
Venue: where is the best place to celebrate?
Are you wondering where to celebrate 50 years of marriage after the wedding? You can celebrate your anniversary in a restaurant or cafe, or spend your golden wedding anniversary with your family at home. It all depends on the wishes of the celebrants and the budget of the event.
Regardless of the location of the celebration, you need to create a menu and list of guests.
The golden anniversary is a reason to invite to the celebration those friends and relatives of the couple who were present at the couple’s first wedding
Also, the guests should include family members - children, grandchildren, perhaps even great-grandchildren and other relatives. But no one is forbidden to celebrate at home without a toastmaster, for those closest and dearest.
If it was decided to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary at home without a toastmaster, you should think over the menu for the festive table and distribute the cooking work between the hostess and assistants. A cake for a celebration can be ordered from a pastry shop specially for the day of the event, or you can prepare it yourself, showing off your culinary talents.
50th wedding anniversary golden anniversary cake
Celebrating the golden anniversary of your parents’ wedding in a cafe is a completely budget option for those who don’t want to sit at home on such a day. You can celebrate the date with a small group , with your family, by reserving a table for the number of guests. It is better if this is the favorite place of the celebrants.
Celebration invitations can be sent by email or cards can be presented in person. An original solution would be to repeat invitations from 50 years ago by sending them by mail. It is better to notify those invited in advance so that everyone has time to prepare and purchase gifts.
“Marriage Contract” – another cool scene for a wedding
This skit will show everyone the pros and cons of a marriage contract. Of course, in a cool, comic interpretation. A couple is needed for the production: glamorous bride Alena and groom Vladimir. Events take place before the wedding. Vladimir begins the dialogue.
- Alena, we need to talk...
- About what? Do you want to leave me?
- Not really. Listen, you and I have been together for a long time...
- And that's why you leave me! Mom told me...
- Alena, I'm not leaving you!
- Exactly, exactly? At all?
- Yes. But we need to discuss one important point.
- Which moment?
- Marriage contract.
- Contract?! But these contracts only spoil the relationship. And my mother thinks so.
- The contract is very convenient, it guarantees our rights and obligations in marriage.
- Yes? And what rights do you want?
- Responsibilities! Listen here. The contract states that in the event of a divorce...
- That is, you will leave me after the wedding! My mother was right...
- I won't leave you! But this clause is mandatory in the contract. I have to compensate you for the divorce - you will get 25% of my money.
- Why 25? I want half!
- Well... After all, only 50% belongs to me, another 50 belongs to you. That's half of my fifty and it will be 25.
- Aaaaand... What next?
- There is also a mandatory point - about treason.
- Have you cheated on me?
- No.
- But are you already going?
- No. But this is a mandatory item. In case of betrayal, I will pay you compensation...
- How many?
- The court will decide this.
- OK.
- What if you cheat on me? What will I get?
- Well... For the first betrayal you give me a warning.
- What does “for the first” mean?
- OK. Then for the second - a second warning...
- What, another warning?!
- Yes, but very, very, very strict. For the third betrayal...
- For the third?! Alyona! For the third betrayal, I will throw a teapot at you!
- Well, why is it just a teapot? And what about me? Launch it at Artyom.
- In Artem?!
- Which Artem?
- Don't dodge!
- OK. Write down that I already received the first warning...
- What?! That is, you... Who is this Artem?!
- Well, didn't I say that contracts ruin marriages? (Addresses the newlyweds.) Trust your loved ones without contracts, and your marriage will be strong and happy.
Gift ideas for husband and wife
Even if the spouses have been married for 50 long years, this does not mean that at this age there is no need to give each other gifts. On the contrary, the cherished wishes and dreams of your other halves have long been known, and you really want to please your faithful loved ones with an amazing gift for a long life together, true love and everyday care.
When choosing a gift, the emphasis is on the symbol of the anniversary - gold, a noble and beautiful precious metal. The following gift ideas would be great:
- traditional jewelry. A husband can give his wife gold earrings, a ring, as in the photo, or a chain with a pendant. The husband will be delighted with a gold ring or bracelet. You can organize an exchange of new wedding rings, and put your original ones in storage in order to later pass them on to inheritance;
- You can give your wife a luxurious bouquet made up of your favorite flowers. Golden pollen and golden-hued satin ribbons can be used as decoration. An interesting solution is an unusual bouquet of sweets in bright golden wrappers; any woman will be happy with such a gift, because everyone knows that the fair half of humanity loves chocolate confectionery delicacies;
- a man will definitely like a gift that matches his hobbies and tastes. A convenient spinning rod for fishing, a home set of tools, a chic wristwatch, a newfangled tablet - such gifts are quite appropriate for a wedding present for a wife on an anniversary celebration.
Living together for fifty years often makes spouses a little similar to each other, the same habits, common views and interests appear. Therefore, choosing a gift for your other half is not at all difficult.
Giving gifts and seeing how sincerely happy a person is is even much more pleasant than receiving presents.
Cool prank for a wedding scene
This cool prank can be included in any scene at a wedding, or can be staged separately. Then it will be immediately followed by congratulations to the newlyweds. We need a presenter and an actress to play the cleaning lady. You will also need two identical buckets (one with water, the other with confetti).
The presenter begins to say something. Suddenly a cleaning lady comes on stage with a bucket and begins to really clean the floor. The host is trying to send her off stage. But the woman grumbles under her breath that she still needs to wash, but there is always someone standing here, etc. The presenter suggests not paying attention to the harmful woman and continues his story.
Meanwhile, the cleaning lady is cleaning the stage. She washes the rag in water several times, constantly moving the bucket from place to place. At one point, the bucket ends up behind a screen, where it is replaced with another, filled with confetti. The audience does not see this substitution. The cleaning lady comes onto the stage with a new bucket. Suddenly she suddenly throws the contents of the bucket onto the audience. This is followed by frightened screams, rain of confetti and cheerful laughter.
Decoration of the hall for the celebration
How to decorate a hall for a golden wedding with your own hands? The celebration hall or room, if everything will take place at home, should be furnished in golden tones - a tablecloth and curtains of golden color , napkins to match the tablecloth, dishes with a gold border, vases with gold plating and candles in gilded candlesticks.
Festive table decoration for the 50th wedding anniversary
If the celebration is planned in a restaurant, you should book a banquet hall or a separate room. The organizer needs to discuss the interior of the hall with the manager, asking to decorate it in the spirit of the upcoming event. Gold balloons in the shape of the number 50 or curly hearts would also be appropriate.
Places for anniversaries should stand out from the general background - they can be at the head of the table or decorated with the numbers 50
You can put a bottle of sparkling wine or champagne in a golden wrapper on the table, or take a golden-colored drink, such as white wine. A cool label for a golden wedding with a congratulatory inscription and the date of the celebration on the bottle will be a table decoration.
The main bouquet of the holiday can also be in yellow tones - 50 flowers is hardly a good idea, since the number of buds should be odd, but the number in this case is not so important. Roses, lilies, tulips and yellow irises are suitable as flowers.
You can hang a comic poster on the wall for a golden wedding with congratulations in poetic form. It will be especially nice if all family members have a hand in its creation - from the youngest to the oldest. A wall newspaper for a golden wedding using the same principle is also an excellent humorous gift from grandchildren and children.
All kinds of objects with the number 50 will also be in place - candles, glasses or plates with engraving, a label on a bottle, and so on.
The dress code for guests also requires golden tones. This can be either an outfit completely selected in golden tones, or individual accessories of this color. Gold drop earrings will be a laconic accessory suitable for a special event for both the wife and the guest.
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