Walking through life hand in hand over a long journey of half a century is worth a lot. Golden wedding anniversary traditions date back to Ancient Greece. Since time immemorial, on the 50th anniversary of their marriage, the husband gave his beloved wife a golden laurel wreath as a sign of gratitude for loyalty, support, and love. Hundreds of years have passed, and we still honor newlyweds who have passed the half-century anniversary of their marriage. A festive feast and fun competitions will give a great mood and give strength and vigor to the heroes of the day.
Cool 50th anniversary competitions for parents
Do you want to organize an unforgettable holiday for your beloved parents? And it doesn’t really matter what format the heroes of the occasion prefer: a quiet family dinner at home or a small party in a cafe or restaurant. Wonderful music, competitions for anniversaries and guests, congratulations from family and friends will be a great gift for a golden wedding. How to organize an event, combining the interests of the older and younger generations?
Prepare a script for the holiday, discuss with the celebrants the issues of holding the celebration: where they prefer to celebrate the holiday, who they would like to see. A pleasant, unexpected surprise will be the appearance of “unexpected guests” - friends of youth who were present at the wedding 50 years ago. Competitions should be organized in such a way that the golden wedding will be remembered by the celebrants and guests.
Competition for “newlyweds” “Chamomile”
Offer the heroes of the occasion a fun “Chamomile” competition for the golden wedding. Pre-prepare a large paper flower, in the middle of which a wish for the winner will be hidden under the yellow core. Make the chamomile petals so that they are easily separated from the middle. On the back of each petal, write significant dates: the birthdays of each spouse, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Each person in turn must tear off a petal and say the name of the person whose birthday is indicated. Prepare symbolic gifts for everyone whose birthday is indicated on the daisy. By guessing the names of their relatives, the golden newlyweds will be awarded memorable prizes. To make the competition bring more emotions and joy, invite those whom the anniversaries have guessed to make a festive toast in honor of the heroes of the golden wedding.
For a family with a large number of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, it will be fun and amusing to watch how grandparents carefully sort through all the heirs. An interesting option is this: write the names of relatives on the petals, and the celebrants will have to tear off the corresponding petal and name the date of birth. The winner will definitely receive a prize hidden in the core of the chamomile.
"On the Waves of Memories"
The fun competition “Along the Waves of Memories” will help you give away vivid memories. The funny, curious moments of the wedding 50 years ago are certainly etched in the memory; important events and fleeting meetings - you have a lot to learn from your parents. Prepare a list of questions for the celebrants of the golden wedding, for example:
- “Name the day when your beloved spouse proposed to you”
- “What bouquet of flowers did you have in your hands on your wedding day?”
- “Where did you go on your honeymoon?”
Entertainingly play out questions related to the wedding celebration and those invited. Especially if some are present at the golden wedding. Surely, memories of memorable events in the lives of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will be interesting. Themes related to the weddings of heirs, meeting parents, tricks of grandchildren - everything will be appropriate for the golden anniversary of the wedding.
"Elections of the head of the family state"
An unusual competition for the celebration of the golden wedding “Election of the head of the family state.” Help parents determine who is in charge in the house? To do this, prepare small pieces of paper. Invite those present to write the name of the spouse who is the head of the family. Ask for a brief indication of why they believe this. Then the presenter collects the leaves and reads what was written out loud. The heroes of the occasion are invited to guess who wrote what they read and why, and give the winning couple a “golden” prize.
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When choosing competitions for your wedding feast, consider the audience. Talk to the newlyweds in advance: how many young people will be among the guests and how many elderly people. Games should be chosen so that all guests, regardless of age and income, do not get bored. Alternate active games with calm competitions and do not forget that guests want to do more than just play. Give them time to eat, dance and just chat with each other and with the young people.
And most importantly, remember: both the young people and their guests came to relax. There should not be too many competitions - do not overload the script, distributing them evenly throughout the celebration. If the guests have fun and interest, everyone will remember the wedding for a long time as a fun and joyful pastime.
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Golden wedding competitions for guests
Fun entertainment for guests will create a relaxed atmosphere for celebrating a golden wedding, and the anniversary spouses will be reminded of the events of 50 years ago. Funny competitions, dances, wishes will give a good mood to both the younger and older generations. Dance and music competitions should not ignore either the heroes of the occasion or the invitees.
Competition "Search for a partner"
Married couples are invited to participate in this competition, as well as young people who come with their significant other to the celebration. The total number of participants must be at least 8 people. The presenter suggests dividing into teams: male and female. Everyone should “identify” their soul mate among the stronger sex or beautiful representatives.
Announce the rules in advance: blindfolded, you need to detect your loved one by touching certain parts of the body, for example, hands or face. Couples who have mutually unmistakably identified each other receive memorable souvenirs and prizes from the hands of the celebrants of the golden wedding. Invite the winners to say a celebratory toast to the celebrants of the golden wedding.
Competition "Dancing in couples"
No wedding is complete without fun dancing, especially a golden one! A dance competition with balloons will be great entertainment for everyone present, and the golden couple will happily remember their own wedding entertainment. Invite those who want to dance to take part in the competition. There must be an equal number of men and women on teams.
To the background of cheerful music, hand out balloons to the stronger half of humanity and ask them to inflate them to see who can complete the task faster. Then explain to participants that the competition will take place in several stages:
- Choose a dance partner;
- Squeeze the inflated balloon between the body parts of the participants named by the presenter. For example, forehead, shoulders, hips.
- For each change in the ball's position, special music sounds. In honor of the golden anniversaries, stage a waltz, tango, lambada, etc. melodies that were popular 50 years ago.
- The couple that loses the ball while performing the dance is eliminated. The competition continues until there are no winners. They are the ones who receive the prize from the “young people”.
"Sumo Dance"
Preparations for the dance competition for sumo wrestlers will take additional time. You will need to sew huge trouser shorts with a shoulder strap. The more funny huge pants you sew, the more fun your golden wedding will be. The number of “dancing sumo wrestlers” must be at least five. For the competition you will need balloons - 10-15 for each team. The presenter invites those who want to dance to take part in the competition.
Teams are created with one dancing “sumo wrestler” in huge pants and several “serving” guests. At the command of the celebrants of the golden wedding, the competition begins. While the sumo wrestlers dance rhythmically, the rest of the team inflates balloons and throws them into the sumo wrestlers’ pants. The presenter at this time draws attention to how quickly the dancers increase in size. Suddenly the music stops, and the presenter counts how many balls each “wrestler” has gained. The team that best fattens the dancer wins.
Musical
This is one of the most popular entertainments during a wedding feast. There can be many options:
Guests like such musical games; they can be used during a pause when guests are sitting at tables, for example, while waiting for hot food. Their main advantage is that both young people and representatives of the older generation, who find it difficult to endure, for example, dance marathons, play with pleasure.
I know this song
The conditions are simple: a melody sounds, and the first guest to guess it wins a prize. As a prize, you can prepare sweets or small chocolates in advance, wrapping them in a wrapper with photographs of the newlyweds (these can be ordered at any printing house). The interesting thing about the game is that you can record not only modern hits or old songs, music from famous films, but also the sounds of nature, sounds made by animals, and advertising tracks.
Who will sing who?
This is a game for two teams - they could be, for example, guests sitting on the left side of the bride and groom and on the right. The presenter gives each team a task in turn, asking a question with a line from a song (it is better to select the musical accompaniment in advance). Participants must remember a line that could answer the question, for example:
Table entertainment options
Competitions for everyone present will help to amuse the guests of the golden wedding and entertain spouses with 50 years of experience. Fantasy, humor, and sincere, heartfelt words will pleasantly please the golden anniversaries, reminding them of the best moments of a long life together. Knowledge of family traditions and the habits of spouses will emphasize the respectful attitude of young people towards elders, love and genuine interest.
"Alphabet of Wishes"
Invite the guests of the golden wedding to come up with congratulations for the family reaching golden age, in alphabetical order. Give those present a balloon, inside of which is a small piece of paper with a letter of the alphabet written on it. Let the guests come up with a small toast starting with this letter. The options could be:
“Active in life, athletic (the names of the spouses) never cease to amaze us with their good health, joyful mood, and reverent attitude towards each other. They are role models, and their happy family life has delighted us for 50 years. We wish them to live as long as possible, attend their great-grandchildren’s wedding, passing on invaluable experience. Bitterly!"
“Crazy love once connected two hearts, beating in unison. A golden wedding is just a step on the way to the next anniversaries, which become brighter every year, making your eyes burn with overwhelming feelings. May fate favorably give you the joy of communicating with your family, may friends come to visit more often, and may laughter and joy be your companions for many, many years. Advice and love to you!”
"A couple of trifles"
Your parents will certainly want to know how well their relatives, friends and relatives remember the significant dates in the lives of the heroes of the day. Come up with questions for wedding witnesses about events that happened half a century ago; for children about the tricks and pranks of their grandchildren; for the young - about the moments when the heroes of the day met; for husband and wife - about heirs. Attention and participation will be very pleasant for the heroes of the occasion.
