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The era of drive-in movie's and Elvis was popular in 1958 when Jerry Sayker asked Paula to be his bride. The Sayker children are hosting an open house on Sunday August 24 at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln, NE.

Guests are asked to bring yearbook, photos and any memorabilia from the past.

The Sayker's have 5 children and 12 grand children that will be joining in the festivities.

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An anniversary is a unique celebration, a moment that symbolizes the timelessness of love. As each year passes it recalls the happiness of the past, while creating wonderful new memories for the future.

Before the middle-to-late 1930s, not all wedding anniversaries had a material representing the celebration year. Only the 1st, and milestone anniversaries such as, 10th, 20th, 25th, 50th and 70th had a material gift suggestion. Further materials for the traditional list were added by an American jewelery association. Why there was a long gap between 50th and 70th and for many years, and why there was no material representing 65th anniversary is not known. Over the years more materials were added and the list up-dated and modernized by various American and British commercial companies.

Traditionally gifts exchanged or from family and friends in the early years of marriage were...

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Fifty years is an accomplishment, whether it is a wedding anniversary or a business anniversary.

The 50th anniversary of a family business, however, is even more rare.

Rana's New Generation is celebrating the 50th anniversary of being a Niles mainstay. They have planned a variety of specials and events throughout the year to celebrate.

Rana Steiner first opened her hair salon in 1957 on Ferry Street.

Read complete details on this amazing story of longevity

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Mementos and touching private letters giving a glimpse behind the scenes of a royal wedding are being released to public view for the first time.

Extracts from Queen Victoria's journal describing her "excessively handsome" husband-to-be, the private wedding photo album of King George VI with handwritten captions, and royal cake decorations are among the items being put on display.

Queen Victoria describes her joy at her forthcoming marriage to Prince Albert, saying how happy she is to "feel I was loved and am loved by such an angel".

She writes that he has "such beautiful blue eyes, and exquisite nose, and such a pretty mouth with delicate moustachios and slight but very slight whiskers".

A letter from the present Queen's father, the Duke of York, to his parents on the occasion of his engagement reads: "I am very, very happy and I can only hope that Elizabeth feels the same."

He adds that his bride-to-be is very touched by his parents' kind letters to her congratulating the happy couple but, "a little shy to know how to answer them".

The exhibition, which opens today at Windsor Castle, spans five royal weddings from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II and marks the diamond anniversary of her marriage to Prince Philip.

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Inside the Citgo, Abigail Eggink waits with the wedding ring.

Yesterday, nine months after she found the plain gold band in her hot dog stand's tip cup, she would finally reunite the ring with its owner.

"Rose Love Bill 6-5-04," the inscription reads.

Outside, at 10 a.m. on the dot, Bill Goetz pulls up in his well-drilling truck. He walks into the convenience store to meet Eggink. She gives him the ring and he slips it on his left ring finger, on a hand gnarled by 40 years of drilling wells. It's as if it were never gone.

"I never thought I'd see it again," he says.

One day last summer, Goetz was working in the hamlet of Smallwood and he went to the stand Eggink ran at the Citgo on Route 17B. He bought fruit and hot dogs. He's not sure if he took the ring off that day to wash his hands, or while he was on the job. But it ended up in that tip cup, along with some change.

Eggink put up a sign at the hot dog stand, and took out an ad in a local shopper. When no responses came in, friends told her the ring's owner probably just threw it away.

But Eggink had faith.

Goetz and his wife, Rose Goetz, had spent weeks searching their house for the ring.

"We looked under the bed and everything," he says. "I figured, it's gone. I lost it."

Rose and Bill Goetz have been together for 20 years. They married in 2004, in a ceremony by a stream in their backyard in Thompsonville, with matching rings.

"It was something we waited so long to do. When he lost the ring, he was so upset," Rose Goetz said.

They had made arrangements to get a new ring, but the lost ring was the one the minister had blessed.

Last week, Eggink put a lost and found ad in the Times Herald-Record, and that led to a news story. The Goetzes' daughter called to tell them someone had found the ring.

"That's the only way I could get it back, because I never look in the lost and found," Bill Goetz jokes as he and Eggink stand in the Citgo. He tells her his parents were married for 71 years.

Eggink tells him she's been with her husband for 30.

They smile; their faith rewarded.

"There's still love and marriage in this world," Eggink says.

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The wife of a British soldier killed in Iraq over the weekend said in an interview that she had received a card from him celebrating their wedding anniversary on Tuesday.

Danny John Wilson, 28, from the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died on Sunday after suffering small arms fire while on patrol in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, leaving behind his wife and son.

"I actually got an anniversary card from him today, because obviously the post isn't exactly quick," his wife, Tracey, told ITV News on Tuesday.

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When their photographer's camera was stolen shortly after they exchanged vows, Karen and Tory Nordlinder figured they'd never have keepsakes of their wedding day.

This week, they got a pleasant surprise when the camera turned up in a vacant lot near a lake, a year after it disappeared.

The lot's owner, Leslie Mason, said that her son was cutting down trees and spotted the camera. Inside was contact information for the photographer, Charles Boesen, Mason said.

When he got it back, Boesen plugged the camera's memory card into his computer and the photos appeared instantly.

''My reaction, I almost cried,'' Boesen said. ''I'm thinking, this bride is going to be so overjoyed when she finds out.''

''There's no telling how long that camera was down here,'' he said. ''What's amazing is how those pictures survived the elements -- the rain, the snow, the freezing temperatures, right alongside the lake.''

Karen Nordlinder said: ''We just thought, 'Oh well, we've got our memories.' This is just something I never thought we'd see. Ever.''

What a wonderful anniversary gift! This is truly priceless.

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Since the focus of this particular site is Anniversaries, why should brides get to have all the fun? Let's talk about choosing the right date to celebrate your anniversary for years to come!

Sunday used to be the most popular wedding day, as it was the one day most people were free from work.

In the Seventeenth Century, Puritans put a stop to this, believing it was improper to be festive on the Sabbath. Today, Saturdays are the busiest, despite the old wedding day rhyme.

Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday best of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday for no luck at all

As for the time of year, the saying 'Marry in the month of May, and you'll live to rue the day' dates back to Pagan times.

May, the start of summer, was dedicated to outdoor orgies (i.e. the summer festival Beltane), hardly the best way to begin married life!

Queen Victoria is said to have banned her children from marrying in May, and Nineteenth Century Vicars were rushed off their feet on April 30th because Brides refused to marry during May.

The sun has always been associated with sexual stimulation and, therefore future fertility. In Scotland it was traditional for the Bride to 'walk with the sun', proceeding from east to west on the south side of the church and then circling the Church three times 'sunwise' for good luck.

Married when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind & true,
When February birds do mate, You wed nor dread your fate.
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know.
Marry in April when you can, Joy for Maiden & for Man.
Marry in the month of May, and you'll surely rue the day.
Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you'll go.
Those who in July do wed, must labour for their daily bred.
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see
Marry in September's shrine, your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember.
When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.

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Almost as old as weddings.

More than 27 million Hallmark wedding anniversary cards are given each year, ranging from husband to wife and wife to husband, to family members such as daughter and son, or friends. Couples often keep the anniversary cards they give to each other, and the result becomes a chronicle of their love over time, according to Sharman Robertson, Hallmark historian and archivist.

"As the years together increase, couples begin to treasure their cards, and often children inherit anniversary card collections that include priceless personal notes from the couple to each other, giving children and grandchildren insight into the love that created them, and grew over time," Robertson says.

"Many of the personal card collections that have been donated to Hallmark are in acquired antique collections that document the love between a husband and wife. Even if you don't know the individuals, you can see the kind of love they shared by reading the cards they selected – and especially the personal notes that they wrote on the cards."

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Roger Hall stopped by an Old Cornelia Highway convenience story Saturday night for a few ice cream bars to give his children. He left the store $500,000 richer.

Hall, 44, of Lula won the Georgia Lottery instant game Jumbo Jumbo Bucks' top prize about a week after his fifth wedding anniversary. The anniversary surprise was belated, but better late than never.

"We were living paycheck to paycheck before and we really needed a new home," said Hall, who is employed as a painter in Hall County. "This is really a blessing for us from the Lord."

Hall, a father of four, and his wife, Joanne, hope to buy that new home in Lula in the near future, he said.

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It would've been two years ago Saturday that a woman lost her wedding ring at a Portland hotel -- and on the eve of that terrible anniversary hotel staffers made an unlikely discovery.

At the Silver Cloud Inn in Northwest Portland, workers were renovating room 222 replacing the toilet when a ring fell out of the trap.

Hotel staff went straight to the log book and found hand-written notes about a customer's lost ring two years ago.

They called the woman's husband who retrieved the ring with much relief on Friday.

It dates back to 1941, one of the few keepsakes remaining from his long-lost parents.

”It really has a lot of sentimental and it was really wonderful for the silver cloud to call me and return the ring,” ken, the Brush Prairie resident said.

He didn't want to give his last name.

Ken surprised his wife who apparently was just devastated over losing the ring two years ago.

Employees were so thrilled to have found the ring they had it professionally cleaned before the owner came to retrieve it.

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It is routine for people to go in for a medical or dental exam, so why not do the same for your marriage?

Now you can - thanks to James Cordova and his Marriage Checkup --

James Cordova's answer is what he calls the Marriage Checkup. It is a program he has tested in two smaller studies and that now is under scrutiny in a major federally funded study that will evaluate 200 couples in the next four years. A couple fills out detailed questionnaires that evaluate satisfaction levels for the couple in terms of co-parenting issues (a major tension point), sexual relationship (ditto), intimacy and the level of commitment toward each other.

The next step is an interview that allows Cordova and his team of graduate students to determine a couple's relationship history. Each partner identifies one major complaint and three main strengths of the relationship (in a sort of positive-to-negative ratio that affirms Gottman's findings). During that interview visit, the couple participates in a social support exercise to determine how well the spouses express themselves and listen to one another.

Two weeks later, the couple receives a detailed report in the mail. Couples will get scores for their questionnaires that reflect the health of various parts of the relationship and, more often than not, come as no surprise to the wife and husband.

Cordova cited one busy couple. They both felt deeply lonely, despite successful work lives and raising small children at home.

"Like lots of people, they put off nurturing a marriage until they get around to it," said Cordova. "But they never get around to it. We talked to them about taking more control of their marriage."

To that end, Cordova's team advised the lonely spouses to create time in their weeks rather than "find" the time. One option offered: Get a book about marriage and read it together during that created time. The idea is to "engage in a conversation with each other" but "not use the time to find or solve problems."

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Research shows that getting married prompts a 50 per cent increase in housework.

When a woman is single, ironing, cleaning, cooking and other duties take up about ten hours a week. But after they are married, or have simply moved in with a boyfriend, they typically do 15 hours of housework every week, according to a report in the latest edition of Economic Journal.

For men, the effect is opposite. Before getting married or starting to cohabit, they do an average of seven hours' housework a week. Afterwards-that drops to five hours. The research says that men are willing to take a back seat because they think women enjoy taking control of the house and all the duties.

But women say they are forced to spend much more time at the kitchen sink because they are frustrated by the piles of dirty dishes left by their partners.

For many couples, the arrival of children means the housework duties multiply, and many women tend to pick up the lion's share.

The research, by the economist Helene Couprie, is based on a sample of more than 12,000 men and women in the British Household Panel Survey. A spokesman for the Economic Journal said it shows women tend to have more of a 'taste' for housework because they do more than men, even when single.

Women who hate housework, but cannot persuade their husbands or boyfriends to do it, could be helped by one compelling argument.

Scientists discovered recently that men could live longer if they did more chores. Hiding away from household duties and shirking childcare can even lead to them 'dying of boredom'.

When in review of this article and study, it's easy to see just how men might benefit from a little surprise gift of flowers once in a while. If they're not willing to get up off the couch, they should at least be willing to romance their lady a bit more.

This complete article and study can be found here

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Everyone loves a teddy bear - and what could be a more precious, memorable anniversary gift? A teddy bear holding a personalized paper rose!

Far too many people are toiling over the perfect anniversary gift - when Just Paper Roses has the perfect answer to cover at least 15 years!

Find this and other 1st anniversary gift ideas on Just Paper Roses

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JustPaperRoses.com has retained TransMedia Group to build awareness of its innovative services and personalized approach to gift giving. JustPaperRoses.com offers custom made flowers for anniversary gifts and all floral occasions.

Conceived and developed by Jeff Block, a creative designer of award winning greeting cards and gifts and a resident of South Florida for over 20 years, JustPaperRoses.com offers clients unique, personalized, and memorable ways to give flowers -- especially for anniversaries in which traditional gifts are chosen from a list of materials that are designated for each year.

"The first wedding anniversary is symbolized with paper," said Block. "And from there traditional anniversary gifts become more precious or scarce to reflect the growing number of years a couple has remained together."

JustPaperRoses.com offers people unique ways to uphold these anniversary traditions year after year.

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If you are having a gathering of friends and family to celebrate your anniversary speeches and toasts are often anticipated. It’s considered proper etiquette to offer a speech and toast if the occasion is formal, if informal then it may not be required but it’s certainly a nice gesture and one that couple will appreciate.

As rule of proper etiquette the following should be followed:

Hosts and the guests of honor typically offer a toast or speech. If hosts are the children of the anniversary couple - then one would be appointed the spokesperson to deliver the speech and toast on behalf of all children.

In a formal setting it would be expected that the husband would give the response speech as spokesman for the guests of honor. In an informal setting either partner or both may provide a speech.

Toasts should always be short and to the point – no longer than a couple of sentences.

There are a number of things to keep in mind when making speeches at anniversaries. Try to avoid making a joke that might slight or insult the couple. Keep in mind that it’s a couple that is celebrating their anniversary and they should be able to enjoy it.

The replies a couple would make to any speeches made are very dependant upon your family circle & culture; Typically anniversary speeches follow along similar lines to a wedding celebration and thus thanking those who organized the event and for the people who turned up to join you in your celebration.

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One of the most memorable occasions in a woman's life is when the man she loves proposes to her.

Of course not every woman is going to admit it, but many woman spend time daydreaming about the perfect proposal.

For many women, this is an even that will occur only once in her lifetime. I've never understood why more men haven't considered proposing again on say their 5th anniversary, their 10th or 20th.

Nothing says you love her quite like letting her know if you had the choice you'd do it all over again.

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This is a guide to Preparing for Your Anniversary. With that know there are 3 essentials:

1. A card, flowers (paper roses perhaps) and gift are all strongly recommended.
2. Planning is necessary. It means so much more when a woman knows you took the time.
3. Intimacy is key. Make it personal and so will she!

7 Most Important Questions to Ask Yourself When Preparing for Your Anniversary:

1. What did you do last year?

* This will set the pace for this year. You always have to move forward to something new, different. Don't fall into the trap of always trying to do something "better". This will inevitably lead to eventual disappointment, not to mention possible bankruptsy. Which brings us to...

2. How much can you afford to spend?

* It is especially important to be realistic and have limits. She knows how much money the two of you have, and if you (remember you is plural now) spend what you can't afford, she'll know. And she'll also know that you (plural) will be paying for it later. If that's the case, it's not worth it.

3. What type of woman is your wife (emotional, intellectual, traditional, etc.)?

* This is especially important when it comes to gift giving. The best gift says "I know you, I get you, and I love you". Most women like flowers. Most women think roses are beautiful. But if lilies are her favorite, bring her lilies.

4. What does your wife like to do, what is her "thing"? This has nothing to do with what she does for a living! Photography, cooking, dancing, eating, etc.

* Again, tell her "I know you, I get you, and I love you". What ever it is, if you can, do it with her, or give her the opportunity to do "it". Schedule a salsa class; go to a cooking class together, a photo shoot. Think outside the box. Individualizing your gift takes time yes, but it's worth it.

5. What is the one thing you appreciate most about your wife?

* Tell her. This can be a theme for you. Try to express your appreciation without words, if you can.

6. What one thing can you do well, on your own?

* Do it for her, to her or with her. Make yourself as much a part of a gift as possible.

7. How are you going to top it next year?

* Remember it is about progression. Remember to continue to know her, learn her.

By: Michael Wangner -

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Many men are clueless when it comes to romancing their wives. It’s not because the desire isn’t there, it’s because the know-how isn’t.

The first thing to always remember, is what it took to get her is what it’s going to take to keep her. Think back to the time when you asked her out on your first date. Where did you go, what did you do? The obvious signs are there that she appreciated your efforts because she’s your wife now, correct?

The best way to romance your wife is to roll back the hands of time and start dating her again. Perhaps take her to a restaurant she’s mentioned wanting to visit. A movie is always a good option, however, the entire point of this whole dating thing, is to romance her, not shut her up.

Consider ordering paper roses to commemorate the special occasion or the just because occasion.

Going through the motions is half the fun. Send her an email asking her out – call her from work in the middle of the day – you could even call her from another room in the house; just make sure it’s obvious that the effort is being made on your part to actually date her.

And never forget, what it took to get her is what it takes to keep her.

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For a marriage to survive and last until that dreamy "forever," intimacy must exist between the couple. What is intimacy anyway? This just does not pertain to the act of making love, but fulfilling each other's emotional needs. It entails enlightening conversations in between kisses and caresses.

A lot of marriage counselors chalk up the longevity of a marriage to how intimate the couple is.

Here are some ways to achieve that intimacy for that ideal, almost magical marriage:

1. All work and no intimacy make a dull couple.

It is a given that after a crazy day at the office, the husband and wife both feel exhausted. But they must not let it get in the way of their relationship. They must allow for some quality time in and out of their love bed.

2. The husband must give what his wife wants: quality talk time.

Wives want to talk things out and express what is inside their hearts. The husband must grant her that as this is one way to achieve emotional intimacy.

3. The couple must still exert an effort to look attractive.

It does not mean that both must be “dressed up” all the time. But married couples must still try their best to look nice for their partners. This is one of the ways to start up the intimacy.

4. The couple must schedule dates.

Dating must not end at marriage. In fact, both should set a time to go out and have fun, just like before.

5. Husband and wife must continually unleash their romantic side.

Kisses, hugs, flowers, holding hands, stolen smacks...’the works’ - they do magic in a relationship.

6. Surprises are nice.

Sweet surprises always lead to intimacy. If the couple knows when to pull off these incredibly romantic stints, then that's a surefire way to attain a divorce-proof relationship.

7. Solving a problem before it gets blown out of proportion is important.

Intimacy loses its appeal once it gets "infected" by those conflicts that cripple the relationship. Conflicts should let a couple grow and not cause the downfall.

It is nice to earn that happily-ever-after plateau. But marriage is not as easy as a Disney fairytale had told everyone. Intimacy must be maintained long after the honeymoon is over to guarantee the husband and wife that yes, this marriage would last. That yes, forever is possible.

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