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25th wedding anniversary celebration

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25th wedding anniversary celebration

Milestone wedding anniversaries have traditionally been an occasion for a large family get-together. In this photograph from the late 1950s, guests, including adult children and grandchildren, sit down to a formal dinner to celebrate a 25th wedding anniversary. The long-married couple are seated at centre right, facing the camera.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Birthdays and wedding anniversaries – Wedding-anniversary rituals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38857/25th-wedding-anniversary-celebration (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 12 November 2012.