Outside the Church

• Add gold touches on all decorations.George Doyle/Stockbyte/Getty Images
  
  Wrap a gold floral garland around a stair rail or hang a wreath on the church doors. Place a gold bow on the top center of the wreath and tie plastic gold wedding rings, bells or crosses to the branches. Consider having a 50th wedding anniversary banner or include an archway of gold balloons.
  
  

Back of the Church

• Use gold frames to signify a 50th wedding anniversary.BananaStock/BananaStock/Getty Images
  
  Display a wedding anniversary guest book and gold pen on a table. Place programs next to them, which include readings, poems and a special anniversary message from the pastor or relatives. Encourage guests to write brief congratulatory sentiments on blank cards and drop them into a gold box. The messages can be fashioned into an anniversary keepsake.
  
  

On the Altar

• 50th wedding anniversary candles add beauty to the altar.Stockbyte/Stockbyte/Getty Images
  
  The altar is a focal point, which can be respectfully decorated with flowers and candles. Place religious candles with gold embellishments or a 50th wedding anniversary candle. Candles signify light and hope for future happiness and good health. Place plants in gold pots on either side of the altar.
  
  

Pews

• Floral displays on pews add elegance.Buccina Studios/Photodisc/Getty Images
  
  Create small bouquets of yellow roses and violets, symbolic flowers for a 50th wedding anniversary. Tie each one with a gold, organza bow and secure to the end of the pew. On the first three rows, hang a "reserved" sign on white card stock with violet lettering and a gold ribbon.
  
  

More Options

• Display photographs from five decades.Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images
  
  Create a photo collage of the couple and their family through the past five decades. Mount them and place on gold easels.