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Happy 50th Birthday! That’s the cheerful and celebratory tone we want to hear as we reach the milestone 50th birthday age. In modern times, thanks to increased life expectancy, celebrating 50 means reaching the halfway point of our life with children growing up and leaving the home. It leaves the 50-year-old celebrant to acknowledge his or her accomplishments over the years, fondly remember memories, and set desirable goals for the latter half of life. Celebrating one’s big 50th milestone birthday is a joyful affair surrounded by many friends and family. We will help you find the right words to express to your loved one with the 10 different ways to wish them a happy 50th birthday that is celebratory, complimentary, and funny.
Celebrating one’s big 50th milestone birthday is a joyful affair surrounded by many friends and family.
An old cliche that has been humorously used for reaching the 50th milestone birthday is being “over the hill” and “ready for retirement”. This described an era during the 20th century when reaching your 50th birthday was the halfway point in one’s life and traditional retirement age was 65, thus being close or ready for retirement at age 50. Within the past century, quality of life, healthcare, and nutrition greatly increased the life expectancy of adults living in modern societies.
Reaching one’s 50th birthday has become an eventful milestone if not the most favorite by many! It means you have accomplished a lot and are looking forward to the “Golden Years” with aging with pride, excitement, and gracefulness. What better way to wish a happy 50th birthday to that special someone in your life than by using our 10 suggestions for celebratory, complimentary, and funny 50th birthday wish ideas.
About 50th Birthdays
50th birthdays have taken on a whole new meaning. Early in the 20th century, 50 years old was the average life expectancy for men and women. Now, it signifies an important milestone of reaching the halfway point in one’s modern life expectancy of reaching 100 years old. It is no longer the age of slowing down or the end of one’s lifetime. In 50th birthday celebrations now, it is the start of the next chapter surrounded by a growing family and friends both old and new. It is a celebration in many cultures with being age 50 signifying “an age that deserves special, respectful attention.”
In 50th birthday celebrations now, it is the start of the next chapter surrounded by a growing family and friends both old and new. It is a celebration in many cultures with being age 50 signifying “an age that deserves special, respectful attention.”
In the Netherlands a man or woman reaching age 50 alludes to the older Biblical couple Sarah and Abraham where the man celebrates his “Abraham birthday” and the woman, her “Sarah birthday”. It is a special birthday celebration because just like Sarah and Abraham we can be fruitful and called during our older years. A happy 50th birthday celebrates your first 50 years on Earth and is a yearning for what the next 50 years will bring!
Whether simple or extravagant, celebrating an important 50th birthday milestone with close ones will honor the life of the person turning 50. It will be an unforgettable celebration for everyone.
Gift & Celebration Ideas
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Planning
If you are hosting an event to wish someone a happy 50th birthday, you will plan the event details like how many people to invite and whether to have it indoors or outdoors. Since it is celebrating 50 years, inviting a friend for each year may be a thoughtful theme. If you are planning an outdoor party, keep in mind the space needed for all the guests and also weather considerations. An indoors party at a home may not be enough room to hold all the attendees, so holding the party at other indoor venues might work better such as renting a catering hall or a room at a restaurant, golf club, or church.
Celebration
The celebration itself is a party that honors the 50th birthday or the person who reached the milestone age. It is important to invite friends and family to celebrate the personal and professional accomplishments, memories, and goals of the 50-year-old guest of honor. Aside from enjoying the decorations, food, and thoughtful venue, this celebration is also a great opportunity for speeches from loved ones and even from the birthday honoree. Turning 50 is a big milestone so having a thoughtful and enjoyable celebration is key to reflecting on 50 years of life.
Decorating
Decorating is fun with using the number 50 as the theme of the party. You can choose to display 50 pictures of the birthday honoree both framed on a table or strung on a clothesline throughout the venue. You can inflate or buy 50 helium balloons with the guest of honor’s favorite color and compose a playlist of their favorite songs to play during the party. Another great idea is to write 50 words that describe the guest of honor and prominently hang them throughout the venue. The ideas for decorating abound!
Food, Gifts, and Party Favors
Serving food in quantities of 50 on large trays is bound to be a hit that follows the decorating rule of 50 of everything. This is true for catering food or having a potluck for the party. Inform the caterers and potluck participants of striving to serve food in quantities of 50 to celebrate and honor 50 years. Gifts should be simple and thoughtful and gag and teasing gifts should be limited. You want to celebrate 50 years of life for the honoree and your gift should reflect that.
Anything that adds a personal touch will be the most appreciated by the guest of honor. If you want to give a teasing gift, make sure it is a light-hearted gesture, not anything gloomy. For party favors, sticking with the decorating theme of 50 is best to remember the event and offer personalized keepsakes or finger foods such as M&Ms or cookies with 50 printed on them.
10 Happy 50th Birthday Wishes
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“Wishing You a Fun-Filled Fabulous 50th!”
This celebratory wish acknowledges turning the big 50 and wishes it to be fun and fabulous which is creative and genuine. It is a positive wish that focuses on turning 50 and is great for if you don’t know the person well enough to make jokes about reaching 50 like bad eyesight or creaky knees.
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“Here’s to 50 Years of Incredible You… and an Incredible 50 More!”
This celebratory wish is positive and endearing by acknowledging both turning 50 and 50 more years to go. It describes the birthday recipient as incredible and creates an excitement of life through the years and the next 50 years as looking forward to being incredible, too.
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“Happy 50th Birthday! Wishing You a Wonderful Celebration and an Amazing Year.”
This celebratory wish is a little more standard and basic and works best if the birthday recipient is your coworker or someone you don’t really know. It is the typical happy birthday wish and focuses on the day and the future.
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“Hope Your 50th Is Just the Beginning of Amazing Things to Come.”
This celebratory wish is focused on wishing the recipient an amazing future and hints that their 50th birthday is just the beginning which is a shift away from slowing down at 50 to starting a new, exciting chapter during the Golden Years.
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“You Have So Much to Be Proud of at 50. Congrats and Enjoy!”
This complimentary message is sincere and thoughtful. It is best written by someone who knows the recipient well enough to write about how proud they are of their accomplishments. It is also a more formal compliment that will have the recipient feeling so proud of their life’s accomplishments.
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“You’ve Created a Wonderful Life and a Beautiful Family. Congrats on 50 Amazing Years!”
This complimentary message is great for someone to write that actually knows the recipient and their life and family. It can be a close friend or another family member. It acknowledges the accomplishments of the birthday recipient and congratulates them on a job well done for 50 years.
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“Fifty Never Looked So Good!”
This complimentary message is the perfect thing that any 50-year-old wants to hear, especially if they look and feel fabulous for their age. It showers a compliment on the birthday recipient’s physical looks and guarantees to make them glow in their birthday suit.
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“Happy 25th Anniversary of Your 25th Birthday!”
This funny wish is a trip down memory lane by making a reference to the birthday recipient’s 25 birthday. It is also making a comparison of their 25th birthday to their 50th birthday jokingly referring to it as the 25th anniversary of their 25 birthday. This humorous note is best written by a close loved one.
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“Don’t Think of It As 50. Think of It As 21 with 29 Years of Experience.”
This funny wish is a humorous attempt to make the recipient feel younger with more experience. It helps calms the 50th birthday milestone with reassurance from close loved ones that they are still young at heart with added years of experience with a reference to being 21 again but this time, more experienced.
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“If Getting Older Means Getting Better… You’re Approaching Perfection!”
This funny wish blends both worlds of humor and a compliment. It likens aging to getting better with time, something we all want to hear at 50. It jokes about reaching a level of perfection at being 50 which may describe the birthday recipient if the birthday wisher knows them well enough.
Conclusion
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Turning 50 is a momentous occasion to reflect and remember our accomplishments and memories from the youthful first half of our lives. However, with the advances in the quality of life, healthcare, and nutrition, we can look forward to the Golden Years of our lives from 50 and onwards.
Turning 50 has never been better. Here’s to 50!
We celebrate turning the big 50 by having a 50-themed birthday party with friends and family to honor the milestone birthday. We have suggested 10 happy 50th birthday wishes and messages you can use that range from celebratory, complimentary, and funny. Turning 50 has never been better. Here’s to 50!
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