Today is my 25th wedding anniversary! My husband Tom and I met my junior year in college and dated from then on. We got married in 1989 after we both had graduated from college. We are blessed with two aweseome kids, Ben and Kate. Life has been good with him. He puts up with all my vintage and estate sale craziness. He even sleeps in a pink bedroom! 25 years deserves an anniversary card post!
I have tons of vintage greeting cards..tons. It was fun to dig out those for an anniversary. Once again, I am a sucker for the graphics. The background of each photo is wedding or anniversary wrapping paper.
The smiling bells on the right!
Darling mice in love.
Many of these cards have great messages inside. This card is a favorite.
I just laugh when I read this one from husband to wife.
I'd like to write a book or two on how to choose a wife. So men would have no doubts about a happy married life; I'd make it clear and forceful and I'd stress at every line, the one important thing to do: "Just pick a wife like mine!"
Darling vintage wrapping paper. I once went to an estate sale where they couple had exchanged fancy cards that came in boxes rather than envelopes. The cards were more ornate and there were probably 100 boxed cards. I bought a few and this anniversary card is one of them. I love the honeycomb bells. (the boxes below the card all hold various holiday cards from that same sale)
25 years!
If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of _____."
Happy 25th Tom. Looking forward to 25 more!
Happy Anniversary!!!! Happy 25 years!!! Aren't you the cutest couple! Loving all those special anniversary cards. Continued blessings!!
Posted by: Musings from Kim K. | June 03, 2014 at 03:39 AM
Happy Anniversary!!! That picture is like looking at your kids! My they resemble you two!
Hope you have a wonderful day and here's to another 25!
Posted by: Melissa | June 03, 2014 at 04:40 AM
Happy Anniversary! Here's to 25 more!
Posted by: Melissa's Antiques | June 03, 2014 at 04:52 AM
Happy Anniversary Love Birds!! BTW...I for a very brief second thought I was looking at a picture of Kate in that last photo. Wow! The resemblance is awesome.
Have an awesome day :-)
Erica
Posted by: Erica | June 03, 2014 at 06:37 AM
Happy Anniversary to you and Tom!! 25 years!! In this day and age that is quite an accomplishment! I'm sure that love overlooks your junk & we just haven't heard what your love
overlooks ;-) :-D ;-0
Posted by: joy | June 03, 2014 at 07:08 AM
Congratulations on a quarter century! Certainly something to celebrate! We just had our 30th yesterday. time does fly doesn't it? Wishing you many more good decades ahead!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 03, 2014 at 07:15 AM
Happy Twenty-fifth anniversary. I got married in 1989 too. We will celebrate in October. It is so good to have someone you can love and grow with throughout the years. Here's to many, many more.
Sheryl
Posted by: Sheryl Remy | June 03, 2014 at 08:17 AM
Happy Anniversary to you & Tom -- what a perfect post! I think that card with the his and her towels on it is the cutest thing I've ever seen.
Other than that cute couple holding their marriage license. ;0
Posted by: Into Vintage | June 03, 2014 at 08:28 AM
Happy Anniversary! What a cute wedding photo! Have a wonderful day!
Posted by: Linda | June 03, 2014 at 08:28 AM
Congratulations and many many more happy years together!!!! My husband and I celebrated 28 years together in April and it just keeps getting better. I love anniversary cards too...thanks for showing your collection!
Lynngweeny
Posted by: Lynngweeny | June 03, 2014 at 08:29 AM
Happy Anniversary! I love that pic of you and Tom!
It looks like it should be on a card with you smiling and winking like that!! Kate looks just like you with that great smile :-)
Hope you have a wonderful day.
***Like your collection of cards too!
Posted by: Doreen | June 03, 2014 at 09:05 AM
Happy 25th Anniversary! That's such a cute picture of you winking. Love it. My 23rd was this weekend.
Vintage Greeting cards are just the sweetest. I have what I think of as "a bunch" - but I bet you have me beaten by a card store! :)
Posted by: Shara | June 03, 2014 at 09:18 AM
Congratulations to you and Tom! I love the collection, but my favorite picture is the one of you two. Cheers to many more! ♥
Posted by: Alison Z. | June 03, 2014 at 09:39 AM
Here's to the next 25! Clink!
Posted by: janet johnson | June 03, 2014 at 09:59 AM
Happy Anniversary to you both and congratulations on 25 years. That wedding picture is so perfect! You look soooo happy. The cards are great. I've never seen cards that can in a box.
Posted by: Annette | June 03, 2014 at 10:32 AM
Best Wishes! This is a fun post and a really cute couple at the end! =D
Posted by: shirley hatfield | June 03, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Happy Anniversary! I love your wedding picture - says a lot about your cheerful personality!
We just celebrated 30 years in May - isn't it wonderful to have husbands who "get" the "vintage thing" we all have!? Have a wonderful day!
Posted by: JoyceG | June 03, 2014 at 11:49 AM
Congrats on your silver anniversary-- so you were a June bride. How nice! Cute photo too! Love the "his and hers" towels card. When are card companies gonna figure it out and come out with retro designs??
Posted by: Diane | June 03, 2014 at 02:24 PM
Cuteness! Happy Anniversary. Just curious...did you graduate in something Art related? Art History...maybe?
Enjoy!
Posted by: twinkle beverages | June 03, 2014 at 03:58 PM
Happy Anniversary!! Such a cute photo!! Love all the cards and wrapping paper! xo Heather
Posted by: vintage grey | June 03, 2014 at 04:46 PM
Happy Anniversary! Love the fun photo and all your vintage treasures! Here's wishing you 25 more--or more!
Posted by: Janeray | June 03, 2014 at 06:37 PM
Happy 25th Anniversary!!!
Posted by: Judy | June 03, 2014 at 06:44 PM
congrats! great wedding photo of a fun couple.
Posted by: marasmarket.blogspot.com | June 03, 2014 at 07:03 PM
Congrats on 25 happy years! My 23rd is this year and it is crazy how fast the time goes! You seem like you got a great guy, he seems a lot like mine... goes with the flow and lets you get your vintage on. What more could we want? Ha Here's to 25 more!!
Posted by: Marci | June 04, 2014 at 03:21 AM
What a fun picture of you two!! My In-Laws have a great one cutting the cake and MIL in licking frosting off her finger! It's one of my favorites of all their wedding photos! Congrats on 25 years!! May you both have many more years of wedded bliss together!
Posted by: jenny | June 04, 2014 at 10:01 AM
Lovely photo! Happy 25th Anniversary!!
Posted by: Ann | June 05, 2014 at 02:14 PM
What a sweet post and CONGRATULATIONS!! 25 years is no small thing now days and you two are clearly meant for each other.
We barely keep track around here anymore but I believe this July will be 39.
Posted by: Kathy | June 06, 2014 at 08:01 PM
Love those cards!
Happy belated Anniversary Laurie!!
We celebrated our 34th on Saturday.
Time flies, eh? ;)
Posted by: Maureen | June 10, 2014 at 09:41 AM