Wedding Anniversary Anniversary’s Are They Redundant?

[david small]

Yesterday was our 47th wedding anniversary. We exchanged cards. We had one from a daughter, nothing, no acknowledgement from the other three.
No congratulations from siblings or anyone. We had a sausage, and a bacon roll to mark the occasion. Question, are wedding anniversary’s now redundant?

[mallyh]

congratulations .... we have been married 47 years and always got cards from our mums but since they died we get nothing x

[mallyh]

we normally invite family round for a chinese etc^^^^

[david small]

Thank you for the response mallyh. I seem to remember that 47 years ago wedding anniversary‘s had more significance than they do today.

[dannyk13]

//are wedding anniversary’s now redundant?//
Not in my family.

[pixie374]

Some seem to, like 50th etc, but I don't think marriage is as important as it used to be.

[Barmaid]

We threw a small outdoor lunch party for my parents' 50th last month. Wasn't quite what we wanted for them but we made it special. We always send cards tho.

[bhg481]

We had a do for our silver wedding, a combined affair for our 40th and daughter's 20th, which were about a year apart but didn't bother with our gold. We're not big on socialising and prefer to spend our events together.

[CheekyChops]

I have never sent an anniversary card to anyone (other than maybe a 25th), I didn't know that it was a thing!

[EdmundD]

We don't exchange or receive cards but every year I treat my wife to a no expense spared dinner out.

[wolf63]

My parents were married on the 18th of December 1962. I can only remember my dad giving my mum an anniversary gift once. He gave her a frozen turkey that he had won in a raffle at work. It was their 25th. She didn't appreciate his thoughtfulness.

[Bobbisox1]

Congratulations to both of you, we don't do anything BIG for ours although we do get quite a few cards and had a great party for our silver one with around 120 guests

[Barsel]

Must admit, I don't send out anniversary cards, I don't even have the dates of when any friends or relatives got married.

[BAKERS DOZEN]

For our Silver anniversary we booked a whole restaurant for our friends and family and paid over £1,000 which was a lot of money at that time. For our Golden anniversary seven of us went to our favourite restaurant. Its our 53rd this year and we'll probably get a takeway to give Mr BD a night off from cooking. We won't be going out anywhere.

[Buenchico]

As I've never married, I've no direct experience of having to remember wedding anniversaries but they've never featured greatly in my life anyway. My parents celebrated their silver wedding anniversary (which was the only anniversary I sent them a card or gift for) but I can't remember them even mentioning their wedding anniversary at any other time, yet alone sending cards or buying gifts for each other.

Likewise, I've not got a clue regarding the date when my lad and his wife got married, so I've never sent them an anniversary card or gift.

[ummmm]

I don't celebrate dates. To me they are an excuse to do something we wanted to do anyway.

[-SharonA-]

If they're milestone ones, Yes then my boys send cards or give presents. But the odd little ones, they tend not to bother, just a verbal greeting.

[AuntPollyGrey]

It was our 29th wedding anniversary at the weekend. I don't think I've ever received a card from family or friends except I think for our 25th. We usually go away for the weekend nearest to the actual day, then OH cooks a nice meal on the day itself. . No cards were sent or received. Cards are a waste of money.

[canasta]

We have been disappointed that neither of our children has sent us an anniversary card unless they were invited to the celebrations we held for our 40th and 50th. They must be aware of the date from those two parties. On the other hand we always sent cards to
parents and still do for our offspring. Sad!

[canasta]

No cars and no greetings!

[bobbinwales]

Well a feel guilty reading these replys folks. My good wife and me we allways exchange cards on our anniversery but never expect or get them from anyone else, not even our children or parent's. Wev'e never sent anniversery cards to anyone else, not even are children or are parents, accept for special ones like 25 year's when theres usully a party.