July 12, 2010
How can I respond to family and friends who come to my 50th wedding anniversary party.?
Category: Loss of Family and Friends
sometimes you are at a loss of words on such a wonderful time of our lives. I would love a meaningful loving and spiritual respond to my family abd guest.
July 12th, 2010 at 11:52 am
CONGRATULATIONS and many more happy years for you two in the future. There’s not many people these days that can say that. It’s hard to answer this question though. Are you looking for something to say in a speech, conversation, or thank-you notes? Definately say thank-you for coming and thank them for their prayers and support in the case of conversations and thank-you notes. As far as a speech goes, definately be honest. I doubt you never had a fight or argument with your spouse in those 50 years I’m sure there are many things you’ve done that you regret. Also, at the same time, talk about the rewards you and your spouse reaped from being together for so long. Talk about what makes you love your spouse even more as the days go by. Some of your favorite memories together. I’m coming up on my 6th anniversary in the next couple of months and praise God every day for my husband. Hopefully I can say the same in 44 years if we’re both still alive on this Earth.
As a guest or family member at the party though I wouldn’t expect any thank-you notes nor even a long conversation because I would know you’d have a lot of people to talk to. That and I, myself, never get around to sending out any thank-you notes (big procrastinator here when it comes to snail mail) so I make it a point to thank everyone verbally. If we were close friends, I’d probably look up to you for advice when I do have questions about things going on in my own marriage and would want to look at you as an example to help get us through the rough spots.
Again, congratulations and good luck in figuring out what to answer for this question.