The three ideas put forward by David Nobbs were a dentists' dinner dance, a Miss Ball Bearing competition and a diamond wedding.
He died in January 2009, shortly after celebrating his diamond wedding.
There is also a memorial to commemorate the diamond wedding of Sir William and Lady Keswick.
The Queen sent 2,281 birthday telegrams to centenarians and 9,870 telegrams to couples celebrating their diamond wedding (60) anniversary between January and July.
But in 2007, the total number of 100th birthday messages alone was 8,439, with 26,403 messages for diamond weddings.
This means that nowadays the Anniversaries Office gets very busy around Bank Holiday times, making sure that couples celebrating their diamond weddings receive their congratulatory card on time.
He was married, and celebrated his diamond wedding in 2007.
She covered her eyes with her hand, her diamond wedding band glimmering in the sunshine.
They were married at Chiseldon, Wiltshire, and recently celebrated their diamond wedding.
The Queen has sent more than 280,000 telegrams to couples in the UK and the Commonwealth celebrating their diamond wedding (60 years) anniversary.