September 2009 Weddings
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25th Wedding Anniversary ideas
The day after our 2 year anniversary is my parents 25th wedding anniversary. My brother and I are taking them out to a nice dinner, but I have no idea what else to get them. 
I am putting together all their wedding photos into an album, but other than that, I am not too creative. Any suggestions?!
Re: 25th Wedding Anniversary ideas
Stand up for something you believe in.
We did a surprise party for my parents in June as they celebrated their 25th. My sister(19) and my brother (13) made a slideshow of pictures to tell their story. They started with their births, childhood photos, and then as them dating (they were HS sweethearts), college, and then all of our births, and then ended with a picture of them now. In between the photos they wrote a little phrases for each time line about how God made them who they were so they'd fit perfectly together when the time was right, etc. Mushy stuff. They cried and absolutely loved it. My DH and I planned the party and invited old high school friends, their wedding party, and our great big family. We catered the event, and decorated elegantly with silver, lime green, and white. Then my sister and I gave a speech that we wrote in honor of them, and my DH and brother thanked the guests for coming and all of their great gifts. My parents were totally shocked, and had no idea. I'm not sure if you have enough time to plan something like that, but they loved it.
We also got them a group gift to a 4 day retreat at a bed and breakfast from living social. And, I made an "anniversary tree". Upon the guests arrival, they wrote wishes/prayers to my parents on leaf cut-outs and used double sided tape to adhere them to the tree I painted on a large canvas. I framed it after, and now it's hanging in their den.
HTH.
A variation on Mary's idea: what if you got them a silver frame with something engraved on it and then got them a gift certificate or organized a day to take a family photo to put in that frame. Something to show the changes that have occurred over the past 25 years and the wonderful family they created together in that time. Maybe even a double frame with a wedding picture on one side and a space for the new family photo on the other.
I was a poor college kid and my sister had no job when our parents had their 25th anniversary so we just got them a silver 5x7 frame from Things Remembered.
FWIW, I like Mary's idea of doing a silver album and have it engraved with their names/wedding date.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
I'm going to head up to Things Remembered tomorrow to get a side by side photo album to have their wedding photo and family photo in it. *Bonus point* My parents received a free 8X10 and studio fee at the place my brother got his senior photos taken so we will be going there to have the family picture taken. Now I only have to buy two photos (another 8X10 for me and one for the frame) instead of getting an entire package somewhere else!
And I think I will still make the album but with pictures through the years like Mary suggested. I will PIP when its all done