{"id":3212,"date":"2013-08-20T15:20:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T23:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2013-12-02T19:00:55","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T03:00:55","slug":"happy-50th-anniversary-to-my-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/happy-50th-anniversary-to-my-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"They Made It & We Made It…Hosting a Happy 50th Anniversary Party For My Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My mom and dad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My parents 50th Wedding Anniversary was on August 17, 2013. My sisters and I planned an elaborate, yet intimate, dinner and celebration at a historical hotel, The Hotel Eldorado<\/em> in Kelowna, BC. All of my mom’s 5 siblings came from across Canada \u00a0(and her dear brother in-law, nephew and niece) as well as my dad’s dearest friends and his sister in-law (despite the fact that she runs a huge ranch in Alberta and it is haying season).<\/p>\n

The evening included a humorous “roast’ of my parents and appetizers with cocktails, followed by dinner in the dining room and finally French pastries and a slide show after the meal.<\/p>\n

My parents are kind, passionate and sometimes eccentric people and their long marriage has reflected the ups and downs of their passion for life. My eldest sister, Theresa, gave a humorous speech about their life in numbers: number of different cities lived in while married: 14.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy the photos of their big day.<\/p>\n

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My Aunt \u00a0arrives–a wonderful surprise for my parents!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Appetizers catered by Hart Hall–Theresa (my sister) is the chef.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the many cool, hipster types of guests at the party…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My parents in their element, chatting with friends and family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My sister and I.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My sister (mistress of ceremonies) and her son getting ready for their musical number.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The party moved up to the hotel roof-top deck. The view of Lake Okanagan was fabulous.<\/h2>\n
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That’s me in front–the wind was feisty but warm–my mom, sister and brother in-law in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Me again!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My dad, his grandson (and my nephew) and my dad’s best buddy since childhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My sister (blonde hair blowing), niece (her boyfriend) and my brother in-law.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My mom and 2 of her siblings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My daughter and niece.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My niece and my daughter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My beautiful niece in the white dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My mom taking a photo of her sister and my sister (curly blonde hair).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nephew (hipster), family friend (serving drinks), Aunt and my hubby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Friend, nephew, Aunt and Uncle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My dad in background with my daughters and niece on basket chair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The wind and I and my darling daughter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Time for the fabulous dinner…the windows overlook Lake Okanagan–all 30 \u00a0guests seated at one long table.<\/h2>\n

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Dinner Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My dad and his best friend since childhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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After the dinner we congregated for more entertainment and a slide presentation<\/h2>\n

My daughter and I provided the French Pastries:<\/p>\n

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Salted Caramel Macarons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Raspberry Macarons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After dinner it was stories and a slide show along with French cream puffs and macarons made by my daughter and I.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My niece and nephew present my parents with congratulations from various Canadian political figures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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My niece and daughter sing a duet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Granddad with a few of his grandkids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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My parents 50th Wedding Anniversary was on August 17, 2013. My sisters and I planned an elaborate, yet intimate, dinner and celebration at a historical hotel, The Hotel Eldorado in Kelowna, BC. All of my mom’s 5 siblings came from … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1672,1673,3110],"class_list":["post-3212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motherhood","tag-50th-wedding-anniversary","tag-hotel-elderado-kelowna-bc","tag-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t