The latest with Katie & Aaron: 50th Anniversary Party

I’ve decided to start blogging again! (& share pictures with family who do not have Facebook)

This past weekend, my mom, aunt and I threw a surprise 50^th anniversary party for my grandparents. We’ve had a lot of great parties but this one, in my opinion, was the best! My grandparents devote a lot of time to other people and it was so nice to do something special for them.

The party was held at the College Café in Maysville, KY. This adorable restaurant is connected to the Maysville Community and Technical College’s culinary school, which my grandfather pioneered. We ended up having to tell the guests of honor about the party the night before so they would have time to cancel their Saturday plans and pick out what to wear. They were completely surprised….which really surprised us considering literally hundreds of people had been invited.

There were lots of surprises in store for my grandparents the day of the party - including... A police escort to the event, a lifesize print of one of their wedding photos on display in the restaurant, a 6 tier cupcake display, unexpected family and friends showing up, a special gift from the college, etc...

I also created a video slideshow that was shown during the party; it included pictures from the day they got married and many more from the following 50 years. We ended our night by sitting down to watch this as a family at my grandparent’s house. My favorite part about the night was when a close up picture of my Mammaw in her wedding dress came on the screen. My Pappaw said “She looked like an angel.” & he was right!

I can’t wait to celebrate their actual anniversary this weekend on the Carnival Dream!

The happy couple... Today and 50 years ago!