Last year, as I searched for ideas for anniversary celebrations, I was disappointed by the lack of affordable ideas that I could find. So that brings us to this post today - how we celebrated our 20th anniversary.
1. We were married in my hometown (Racine, Wisconsin). Racine has lots of delicious places to eat and our wedding cake came from the best bakery that we have ever been to. If you have ever been to Racine or know anyone from Racine, then you probably know about kringle and O&H Danish Bakery. Since we no longer live in Racine, I enlisted the help of my father and my cousin to bring us a heart shaped cake decorated like our wedding cake. My husband is not normally a sweet eater but the night of our wedding he had three pieces of cake (he said that was because we missed the appetizers due to photos and then was talking too much to eat during supper - I think he just really liked the cake). He was really surprised when the cake arrived. Perhaps the best part was sharing the cake with our kids. They love O&H because we go there for doughnuts when we are in town but they rarely have store bought cake (I love baking - but that is a post for a different day).
2. If you are one of the two regular readers of my blog - you know that I am Stampin' Up demonstrator and one of the things I love to do is make cards. Over this last year, I made 20 - 3"x3" cards for my husband. I left these little love notes in his sock drawer, suitcase or computer - any place that I could leave them as a surprise for him. These were a great way for me to remind him (and myself) about all the ways that he is special to me.
3. The traditional gift for the 20th anniversary is china. I ordered all of our favorite Chinese food and served it on our wedding china. On another note, we started eating all of our meals on our wedding china about two years ago. We registered for "everyday" china when we were getting married and one day I decided we should use it everyday. When we want to feel special, we use my mother's desert rose china.
4. The modern gift for the 20th is platinum. I researched a list of platinum albums and then checked our music collection for what we had. We played this music while eating our anniversary supper. I do not really enjoy music during supper but my husband does. It took him a few songs to realize why the music was playing.
I hope these ideas help you to plan your anniversary celebration.
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