Sunday, September 18, 2016

Married for 50 years or more?


The Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary has been celebrated for centuries. In medieval Germany husbands, on their fiftieth wedding anniversary would present their wives with a golden wreath. This was said to symbolise harmony.


A more modern idea is to purchase a new set of wedding rings, have them inscribed, and exchange them in a Renewal of Wedding Vows Ceremony. The Renewal of Vows Ceremony might include the warming of the rings by all the relatives and friends present.


The flowers associated with the 50th anniversary are Violets while the Anniversary is symbolised by the gift of gold.


A memorable way to celebrate the fiftieth wedding anniversary is for the couple to arrange a family reunion, inviting relatives close and distant. Wedding memorabilia, together with family history, could be part of the anniversary decorations.


Here is a list of celebrated couples who’ve been marred for fifty years and beyond.

Dolly Parton and Carl Dean – 50 –years

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman - 50 years 

Mitzi Gaynor and Jack Bean - 52 years

Nancy Davis and Ronald Reagan - 52 years 

Bob Newhart and Virginia Quinn – 53 years

Angela Lansbury and Peter Shaw - 53 years 

Martin Sheen and Janet Templeton – 54 years

Ann Blyth and Dr. James Vincent McNulty - 54 years 

James Garner and Lois Clarke - 57 years 

Larry Hagman and Maj Axelsson - 58 years 

Alan Alda and Arlene Alda – 59 years 

Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens – 62 years 

Lydia Clarke and Charlton Heston - 64 years

Eva Marie Saint and Jeffrey Hayden – 64 years 

Karl Malden and Mona Greenberg – 70 years

Art Linkletter and Lois Linkletter – 70 years

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