Throw Your Own 25th Party
My husband and I would like to throw our own 25th anniversary party in October, is that tacky? Can we do that if we indicate on the invitations that we do NOT want to receive gifts? or is that tacky too? We want to celebrate this milestone with family and friends, we do NOT expect them to bring/pay for anything. We just want to have fun! Any thoughts are appreciated.
Posted by Janine; updated 03/27/04
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We will be married 25 years in Oct also...What have you deciced to do? We are thinking of doing the same thing..Everyone I have talked to said it would not be taky they all think it would be a very FUN thing.That`s a big milestone nowdays..CELEBRATE!
Posted by Loire; updated 06/01/04
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Jeanine and Loire, Hi and congrat`s on 25 yrs. Of wedded bliss. As a event planner I can say, that it is NOT tacky to have your own 25th wedding anniversary party or to ask for no gifts. I will be married 22 yrs this yr and am already thinking about what I/we are going to do for our 25th. Since I have 2 sons and the oldest will be in his 4th yr of Pharmacy school and the youngest will be a JR I know we have to have to do it. As for the no gift idea, there will always be someone who wants to so 1) let them, but what I have suggested and will be doing is in the invite add a line where it says something to the effect that the only gift needed is your presence. Or you can add a note that all gifts can be in a form of a donation to...and you pick one. I have lost both my mother and father and will use the cancer(camp Good Days) and heart (Local area hospital research)foundations to be the recipents of all the donations. And am planning a huge-huge party. They talked about aour wedding for yrs and will do it again after our anniv. Party. If you need or want to run idea`s past me e-mail or visit my vendor site. `
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Posted by Pattie; updated 06/01/04
