Ideas For Your 1st Wedding Anniversary

Your 1st wedding anniversary is an exciting and important milestone. You've officially been married for a year, and that's a big deal. This is probably not the most difficult or even the best year your marriage will ever have, but it's still that very first one. For this reason, it's important to put lots of thought into what you do for your 1st anniversary.

These ideas are taken from the traditional and modern anniversary gift lists.

There are lots of things you can buy your spouse from these lists. Getting anniversary gift ideas is important, but these ideas are about things you can do.

Doing fun things together helps you create memories, which are priceless gifts you'll treasure forever. Here are just a few ideas to get you started:

Traditional anniversary ideas: paper

The 1st wedding anniversary is traditionally the paper anniversary. Of course, this is a great time to buy a card or make a scrapbook for your spouse. Here are a few things you can actually do that have something to do with paper, though.

Make paper

Making your own paper can be fun and interesting. Plus, you can end up with a product to put in a scrapbook or make cards from. In Bristol, you can really splurge on a romantic overnight stay at Berkeley Square hotel in a luxurious suite. Then, you can attend a paper making class with Julie Roberts.

Plan a picnic with paper roses

Get some tickets

Find an event around your anniversary that you would both love to attend. You could really splurge on a trip to London for a show or opera, or you could find something local. Give the paper tickets that you buy as an anniversary gift.

Modern anniversary ideas: clock

The modern 1st wedding anniversary gift is the clock. If you already got all the clocks you need for your home at your wedding but still want to follow this idea, here are some clock-centred memories.

Walking clock tour

Have a brief encounter

Brief Encounter is a classic romantic film from 1945. In the film, the clock at Carnforth Station is featured. You can buy train tickets to this station, enjoy a fun train ride, and then pick up a bite to eat at the Brief Encounter Refreshments and Visitors Centre. After that, head back home and watch the classic film in the comfort of your living room.

Make some spa appointments

Clocks and calendars go hand in hand, so you can always present your partner with a calendar on your 1st wedding anniversary. Make a day or weekend of spa appointments for your spouse or for the two of you together, and present the calendar complete with appointments as an anniversary gift.

These are just some fun ideas that springboard from the traditional and modern anniversary gift lists. You can use them to come up with more ideas of your own, or you can personalise them with some custom touches. These are great ways to make your 1st wedding anniversary one that neither of you will ever forget.

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