Miss Candy Corn, Philadelphia
Age and Occupation: Senior Editor/Writer & Freelance Illustrator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Student
Engagement Date: September 1, 2004
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: May 6, 2008
Venue: Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy and Anthropology
About Me: I enjoy people watching (especially in New Jersey malls), obsessive collecting, drooling over contemporary art, browsing flea markets for vintage finds and eating an absurd amount of cheese. In my Philadelphia abode, I create mixed media artwork and one-of-a-kind home accessories in the company of my farmer-tanned fiancé, our Westiepoo (Betty White), our three rabbits (Cadbury, Willie Nelson and Applesauce) and our two frisky chinchillas (Ethel Funk and Maude).
Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad Candy Corn!
May 14th, 2008 @ 4:04 pm by Miss Candy Corn
This past weekend, my brother & his wife, and Mr. Candy Corn and I visited my parents for their 40th anniversary. Since our parents have spoiled us for our 20+ years of existence, we decided to pay them back. Our first surprise was to take them out to dinner at Hotel Hershey (oh my goodness, chocolate cherry bread is AH-mazing).
(Photo of Hotel Hershey courtesy cenichols2003 on Flickr)
After dinner, we took family photos by the fountain.
My brother’s wifey, my brother, my parents, Mr. Candy Corn and I!
Mr. Candy Corn and me being all red-eyed.
Once we were done saying cheese, we told our parents that we wanted to take more photos on the balcony, which we said was down the hallway. The truth was, we had gotten them a hotel room and set it up with rose petals, red votive candles, a framed photo of them on their wedding day and a drawer full of their overnight necessities. I had put an “anniversary mix” together and played their wedding song on a loop, so when we walked by their room (which was on the way to the “balcony,” which we totally made up), we figured they would hear their song and realize the room was for them.
Not so much. My dad and mom peeked into the dimly-lit room and after a bit of coaxing, finally made the connection that it was their wedding song playing (I made the mistake of downloading the Bobby Darin cover, as opposed to the Andy Williams original). Even after that, they wanted to keep walking down the hall because they didn’t want to get in trouble for looking into someone else’s room (they thought it was just a coincidence that their wedding song was playing in an open hotel room…haha). After a few minutes of us trying to get them to realize it was THEIR room, we just had to say “Happy Anniversary!” which resulted in a lot of crying and hugging on their end.
A very verklempt Mama Candy Corn.
Shiny, happy parents.
I get so excited at the thought of celebrating our first wedding anniversary together, I can’t even imagine the big 4-0. I can’t believe there are only five months until our wedding! I guess time really does fly.
Have you guys put any thought in how you’d like to celebrate your first wedding anniversary? We’ll probably just whip out some really stale wedding cake and watch our wedding DVD like total goobers.
9 Responses to “Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad Candy Corn!”
Aw, happy anniversary Mama and Papa Candy Corn! 
And check out Mr. and Miss Candy Corn! You guys are so cute together.
We don’t usually make a big deal about our special days. Our first Valentine’s Day together was spent curled up in bed, eating chocolate cake and watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, so no doubt we’ll be doing something equally low key next June.
That is so sweet of you guys to pull off for your parents!! Big props!!
Aw what a sweet suprise!! DH and I will be going on a 3 week vacation through Thailand/Cambodia for our 1yr anniversary! I can’t wait!
Aw you all are too sweet! What a wonderful present for you parents
and Happy Anniversary Mama & Papa Candy Corn!
I don’t know what we’ll be doing I just want to say the above 
sooo cute. what a great surprise and what wonderful kids you and your brother are!
we have already planned our 1 year anniversary. we got married in Burlington, VT (we live in NYC) so we’re going back to the inn where we had our first vacation and then took over for our guests for the wedding and we’ll spend the weekend enjoying one of our favorite places. oh, and there will be cake (hopefully it will defrost well and still be yummy).
awww…. what a happy candy corn clan!
now that we’re up to our eyeballs in wedding planning, i’m now daydreaming about our first anniversary as a married couple. it is highly likely that we’ll take a drive to the apple orchard where my FI proposed and sample some of the fabulous apple cider donuts… thankfully, the baker we’re going with offers a free anniversary cake so we don’t have to worry about frostbitten cake, though with a delicious cake and apple cider donuts, we may need to hit the gym on the way home!
Ms. Candy Corn this is the *sweetest* weddingbee entry I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a lot of them!!!
What a wonderful gift of love you gave to your parents!
Ooooh you should try the Sunday brunch at Hotel Hershey! My parents really wanted me to get married there, but I couldn’t bring myself to do a central Pennsylvania wedding (from Harrisburg) and my parents refused to let me get married in DC (where I live) so we settled on Philadelphia (fiance’s hometown). Even though it wasn’t for me, wouldn’t Hotel Hershey be beautiful for a wedding?!
Oh my goodnes…that is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen/heard! What a great idea!! I just might have to steal your idea and do that for my parent’s on their 40th. What an amazing gift!!!
