How to Plan a Great Family Reunion

Reunions allow families to have family fun, visit, learn about their heritage, and hear the legends of family members from the past. In contrast to the celebrations of weddings or birthdays which remember a single family member, Reunions are a celebration of everyone in your family. Richard David Bach once said, "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof." Family reunions cultivate the sense of belonging and respect among the extended family. <Learn to Plan a Family Reunion>.

Reunions of various themes and family reunion ideas allow families to visit, learn about their heritage, and hear the legends of family members from the past. In contrast to the celebrations of weddings or birthdays which remember a single family member, Reunions are a celebration of everyone in your family. Reunions can center around a grandparent's 60th Wedding Anniversary like Charley and Helen's, a 50th Birthday, or any other special family event. Reunions can also be simply to gather the family to enjoy their company and have fun.

When I think of family reunions, my thoughts go back to the reunions I attended with my grand parents when I was a kid. The location for these annual reunions was usually a country church yard or a local state park. Although they didn’t have the flair of a reunion in an exotic place, my memories of them are just as vivid as memories of cruise ship reunions I attended with my wife later in life.

Family Reunion Planning is a committed labor of love bringing the family together to celebrate belonging and heritage. In the words of Senator Robert C. Byrd, "One's family is the most important thing in life. I look at it this way: One of these days I'll be over in a hospital somewhere with four walls around me. And the only people who'll be with me will be my family." <Family Reunion Books> .