Start as you mean to go as they say so when your first wedding anniversary comes up make a powerful gesture by 1. remembering about it and 2. giving a gift that demonstrates how much you care. Here are some top gift ideas for that all-important first wedding anniversary.
1. Tree Sapling
When you give a tree as a gift and plant it together, it's not just something to pretty up the back yard- it's a symbolic gesture because you can watch the tree grow and bloom just like your marriage!
Bonus points: put some thought into the type of tree: perhaps oak to symbolize strength, or a fruit tree which bears a favorite fruit, or a tree typical of where she grew up.
2. Paper Love letter
Paper is the traditional gift for first anniversaries. If you feel capable of expressing yourself in words then a love letter makes a very thoughtful and heart-melting gift. If you need a little help then you can take a leaf from the great romantic writers, literally by using material from a compilation of their love letters.
Bonus points: use really nice paper, whether that's handmade, recycled paper or the finest, smoothest paper money can buy. It's also worth using a pen with archival quality ink so that your words don't fade with the years.
3. Anniversary Album with 100 pages
The idea with this book is that you take a photo on the day of the anniversary, you add it in to the album and you write a few words about what's happening in your lives. Then every year you add another photo and a few more words. This is a gift with a big future ahead of it and it will get better and better with each year and each page that you add. It's also a very simple gift to start with, all you need is a wedding photo to make the first entry.
Bonus points: make it a heavy, substantial album with plenty of pages- it won't give such a great impression if there are only 5 pages or so!
4. Watercolor Painting Of Her Favorite Wedding Photo
This is another variation on the paper theme. Get a copy of the wedding photo that your wife likes the best and then have a local artist use it to make a watercolor version of it. It's something that you can have framed and that she will treasure.
Bonus points: get an artist who can make the style of painting that your wife prefers.
5. Paper Theme Gift Ideas
Paper is the traditional gift, here are some ideas on how to use it to your best advantage:
- Fortune cookie with custom, romantic message inside.
- Tickets to a special show, opera, play, move or other performance.
- Tickets for a special trip to visit some place romantic.
- Tickets for a spa, pamper day or other special treat.
- Jewelry wrapped in paper.
- A paper message in a bottle.
- A special book like an autographed edition, a first edition or something romantic.
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