It’s your day Lambrini it is, salads with hot honey dressing and carrot cake and something like garlic breads to go with it.
Everyone brings an item to help the cost.
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Hot honey on salad? Hot honey on pizza, salad, potatoes.. maybe not on cake.
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At least you know what I mean Although I’m sure @KinkyMira and the others can also suggest other uses for the honey once everyone else has left.
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Well, ones who need to leave had left anyway. Stickiness! Always fun.
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I love a walk on the beach and enjoy fish and chips together enjoying each others company
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That gives me an idea, I do love our local beach but I’m not sure hubby’s so keen. It’s less “beach” and more rocks and mud!
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I’m with @KinkyMira in saying sod the rest of them, at least as far as group plans go, if it’s not a “major” anniversary after all. Since you’ll be seeing hubby’s dad and your mum’s out of town, doesn’t sound like a large shindig is going to come together anywhere near your anniversary anyway.
If the goal is just to have a large gathering of all the families I’d just pick another Sunday afternoon in May for cake and tea and call it a garden party.
Free the mind of obligation and celebrate the anniversary however you two want!
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Thanks all, I was leaning towards the tea and cake idea then I realised it’s a Saturday when we normally host hubby’s Dad anyway so it’s sort of feed him only or feed the lot of 'em, regardless. I’ll admit I had a bit of a sulk on last night because I really, really wanted to weasel out of that one but I also don’t want to appear rude.
I’ve told hubby that if we do a garden party then I’m absolutely not going wild on it since it’s not a big anniversary. It’ll be pizza (quicker/easier than sandwiches), salad and nibbles with some sort of cake from the store, I’ve said top spend £30 and hubby knows I mean it too. I’m also planning to make it end a little bit earlier than when my father-in-law normally leaves so I can reclaim a little
bit more of our evening. Small wins and all that 
Thanks again for all your help 
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@Tenshadesandme i’m right with @KinkyMira , its about the two of you.
I personally would only want to celebrate our anniversaries with Missus Smoggy and visa versa for her too.
Its a chance to do something together or go somewhere and spend quality time alone.
However, everyone is different and some people do like their family close by so respect that.
So whatever you decide enjoy the occasion 
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Despite the relationship I had with my moher in my youth, we are much closer now and I know Ten Shades wouldn’t want to leave his father out either, just in case this time is the last time. His Dad is 73 on the weekend and I passed up a fishing trip once with my father in favour of spending more time with my husband, thinking we could just go the next year instead, only to lose my father the following Spring to an aggressive cancer. Now we leave nothing to chance and we celebrate every occasion together as though it might be our last 
It doesn’t mean my family is easy to deal with sometimes, though 
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Mmmm carrot cake 
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It’s not quite sex, but it’s close 
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Yes, but do you take it with raising, walnuts, or both?
Obviously cream cheese icing is a must.
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Both. Fruity and nutty suits me 
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Im obsessed with carrot cake at the moment 
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I agree with the afternoon tea crew, or perhaps a BBQ at home?
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About that… Mum won’t eat burgers or sausages, otherwise I might consider it!
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If we bring a plate does everybody get an invite 
I don’t recall a time I was not obsessed with carrot cake Given a choice between chocolate cake or carrot cake, carrot cake wins hands down for me. I recently discovered gajar ka halwa (“Indian carrot pudding”, according to TikTok) and if it wasn’t so full of sugar, I’d probably eat it every night!