Your first anniversary is the celebration of a beautiful start to your marriage life. Having the perfect gift to commemorate this milestone will make your day even more special.
Traditionally, the first-year anniversary gift is paper — it symbolizes the blank pages you have to fill as you move through each chapter of your life together. For the modern couple, the perfect gift is a watch, which symbolizes the timeless nature of love.
Whether you’re a traditional gentleman or a modern one, we’re here to help you choose the perfect gift to celebrate your first anniversary as a married couple.
- Paper Flowers – This is a traditional first anniversary gift that will easily make your wife smile. You can buy pre-made paper flowers or put in the extra effort and make them yourself.
- Wrist Watch – A wonderful way to commemorate the first year that you just had together. To make it even more memorable, get a watch that was made on the year that you got married!
- Cake – Not just any cake. Get (or make) your wife a cake that will remind her of the cake you had on your wedding day.
- Love Note – Think of the best way you can describe your first year together and have it framed. Let it be a reminder of your love throughout the years.
- Photo Collage – Your first year of marriage is an adventure. Gather snapshots of your daily life, from your first meal, first vacation, and even your first fight as a married couple if you have one, and put it into an artwork.
- Handwritten Letter – Since paper symbolizes the blank pages you write your love story on, why not literally write about it? You can even send it via snail mail to make it exciting.
- Origami Wall Clock – This is the perfect traditional-meets-modern first wedding anniversary gift since it represents both paper and watch together.
- Star Map – This Star Map can be customized to show how the sky was lit on your wedding day.
- Origami Coffee Dripper – This coffee dripper from Japan is origami-inspired. It’s a perfect paper-based wedding gift if your wife loves coffee.
- Beach Trip – A vacation will always be a perfect gift, no matter the occasion. Treat your wife to the perfect vacation and relive your honeymoon moments.
- Romantic Card Game – This is something to make your nights together even more fun. Get her a game that will both get you thinking (and flirting).
- Spa Day – Allow your wife to pamper herself during a relaxing spa day. Bonus points if you can join her for a romantic couples’ massage.
- Love Coupons – The paper gift that gives your wife the freedom to choose her gift. These coupons were made to be redeemed by your wife whenever she wants.
- Customized Music Box – This music box can be customized to play the tune of your theme song as a couple.
- Gratitude Journal – This journal lets you document your days together and gives you something to look back on.
- Origami Inspired Jewelry – These paper-inspired jewelry are beautifully unique and will remind her of your anniversary every time she wears it.
- Create Your Own Reel Viewer – This is a fun way to relive your memories together. Choose your best first moments as a married couple and view them through the reel viewer.
- Customized Vinyl Record – Your anniversary is all about reminiscing about your wedding night. A customized vinyl record with the song for your first dance will definitely sweep her off her feet.
- The Couple’s Bucket List – The first year of marriage is all about having a lot of firsts together as a married couple. It’s also a great time to plan all the other things that you want to cross off! This bucket list will help inspire more ideas of what memories you want to make together.
- We Found Each Other Custom Puzzle – This customized puzzle commemorates the sweet moments you had at a certain place.
- Sound Wave Art – This sound wave art can be customized to show the corresponding sound waves for when you both said “I Do.”
- Memory Box – A box full of paper that’s filled with wonderful memories.
- Time Capsule – Creating a time capsule and filling it with your memories as a newly married couple will be something delightful to look forward to in the future!
- Matching Tattoos – Getting matching items are cute but getting matching tattoos will last forever.
- Sexy Art Kit – Get down and dirty and make some…art! A sexy art kit will let you get creative and give you a naughty remembrance for your first anniversary.
- Grow Old With Me Sundial – For the modern clock gift but with an ancient twist to it. A sundial is a reminder of how your love will continue to rise every day — just like the sun!
- A Private Dinner with a Private Chef – For the fancy gentleman who wants to make their night even more special. Great food in he privacy of your home is definitely romantic.
- Embroidered Toilet Roll – Your first anniversary gift doesn’t have to be so serious. Here’s one that will definitely start some laughs. It’s still paper!
- Customized Glassware – A personalized wine glass or champagne flute is always a good idea since it’s something that you can use often and remind her of how much you love her (and how funny you are).
- Paper Inspired Furniture – Getting a “paper” related gift doesn’t literally have to be paper. Here’s something classy and functional that will be a perfect addition to your home.
- Wedding Invitation Necklace – This necklace has a piece of yout wedding invitation cut out. It’s the perfect romantic fashion piece.
- Digital Art Photo of Your Wedding Day – Have your photo transformed into digital art and have it framed to create a unique modern gift.
- Mixtape – Here’s a special way to instantly transport you both to memory lane. Fill it up with your date songs and spend the night remembering your sweet moments together.
- Personalized Four Across Lawn Game – If you’re a couple that likes to play games, here’s a fun, personalized one you can play during your celebration.
- Couple’s Journal – This is the perfect opportunity to document your love story and have moments to look back on in the years to come.
- Paper Vase – These paper vases are trendy and make a perfect first-year anniversary gift for the classy wife.
- Wine Class – Getting into a new hobby together is something that is always exciting for a newly married couple.
- Letterpress Vows – Have your vows leterpressed for an elegant reminder of your lifelong promises to each other.
- Vintage Copy of Her Favorite Book – Getting a vintage copy of her favorite book, comic, or magazine shows how much you know her — and is still within the “paper” theme for first wedding anniversary gifts.
- Watercolor Starter Set – Getting your wife into a new hobby is a very romantic gesture. If she has shown interest in painting, getting her a starter set will help inspire creativity.
- Travel Map – For the wanderlust couple, this travel map will help you keep track of the destinations you’ve been to and your future plans.
- Personalized Box of Chocolates – Giving chocolates is always a good idea. Make it extra special and have it personalized for a sweeter gift.
- Personalized Spoof News Article – Have some fun in being your own editor and create a news spread of the year that you had together.
- Comic Strip – Turn your love story into a comic strip and have fun reminiscing while smiling at yourselves as cartoon characters.
- Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle – This doubles as a design piece and a fun activity.
- Book Lamp – This book opens up into a lamp. It’s a fun paper-related gift that is functional and quirky at the same time.
- Paper Sculpture – Impress your wife by getting (or making) her a paper sculpture. This makes for a beautiful and meaningful addition to your home.
- Care Package – Take note of the small things that make your wife smile and put it into one package.
- Pocket Watch – A sophisticated pocket watch that you can customize with your wedding date or part of your vows.
- Cooking Classes – Gift her with a cooking class or better yet, join a cooking class and surprise her with a home-cooked meal, made with your newly learned skills.
