Wedding Anniversaries ...are silver, pearl, ruby etc anniversaries still a thing?

[JudgeRindersMinder]

I remember when my parents and their friends were reaching their “silver weddings” and it was as huge thing, big family parties, special holidays etc. It was really seen as a huge celebration.

A lot of my friends have been married 25+ years, and we hit this milestone later this year, but I never seem to hear of it being a big celebration in the way it was in my parents’s day. (Let’s keep this pat year out of it!)

Has it gone out of fashion as a thing to be celebrated these days?

My aunt and uncle had a big party for their silver a few years back. DM and DF went on a luxury holiday for their ruby anniversary but parties aren’t their thing.

Most of my friendship group aren’t there yet but I hope there’s a few parties when the big numbers come along, I love a celebration!

Not amongst people I know.
We had a party for our silver wedding a couple of years ago, and have been to a few others in last few years.
Others I know have gone on a special holiday or something to mark it, instead.
I think it does go quieter then, until 40th / Ruby.

I think 30th is a bit close to the Silver Wedding party, but by 40th you move into a different stage of your life. I've been to 3 or 4 Ruby wedding parties (or lunches) in the last few years too.

Golden as well (50th)

I also don't think it is that people necessarily think of it as something they need to "celebrate" as it is just a good "hook" to hang a party of some kind on to. I like a party, so I look out for 'landmarks' and try to do something, just because it is nice to get people together.

Our silver wedding was just over a year ago. We don't lik big parties etc, so we went away for a long weekend. It was the IceHotel in Sweden and a real trip of a lifetime. It meant a lot to us as I've had a lot of health issues and we had an amazing time. I'm happy to celebrate anything!

@weegiemum that sounds lovely😊 . We’re not ones for being the centre of attention at a party-there were only 8 including us at our wedding!
We’re hoping to get away on holiday for ours too

Well we celebrated our 30th (Pearl?) wedding anniversary yesterday. No string of pearls from DH as yet for which I'm quite grateful. 😉

I should add that we are supposed to be on the holiday of a lifetime currently. Which will have to wait, obviously.

Yes still ‘a thing’. Not a large party necessarily but certainly marked as special by family and close friends.

We went to India on Safari for ours, had a lovely meal for 25 couples and most gifts were silver or related to silver. Similarly, we’ve been to a events for friends Silver anniversaries and a few pearls. Our pearl is next year and we hope to mark it in some small way. We’re talking about maybe Cambodia with friends and a celebratory family meal with wider family.
I think the longer the marriage the bigger the celebration tends to become, not unreasonably. A Golden wedding is a lovely achievement.

I went to a 70th Wedding Anniversary Tea a couple of years ago.

Not something you can easily buy cards for

@BackforGood

I went to a 70th Wedding Anniversary Tea a couple of years ago.

Not something you can easily buy cards for

Wow! My grandparents made it to 60 years, 70 is serious longevity

Yes, she celebrated her 90th birthday a couple of weeks before and he was 92.
It was a Church tea, not a rave, but, fair play, not many couples get to celebrate 70 years married.