Choosing Unique 1st Wedding Anniversary Gifts

By Rosetta Drake


The joining of two souls in marriage is truly a beautiful thing and worthy of proper celebration. 1st wedding anniversary gifts are usually the hardest to purchase because they have a special type of importance and should bring forth wonderful memories of the first year together. Unique ideas are easily found when engaged in some creative thinking.

Traditionally speaking, the gift for the first anniversary should have something to do with paper, or by modern standards, a clock. Many people take these guidelines quite literally which limits them in their choices. With a bit of imagination and knowledge of the couple's personalities, there are numerous options to be had that stay within the set parameters but are sure to please and delight.

If the couple celebrating their first year together is sentimental, enjoying the sharing of photos and stories of their times together, gift selection could be so easy. The givers will have the advantage of so many different options to choose from. For instance, decoupaging a clock face with pictures taken throughout their first year together will be a time treasured way of marking this milestone.

Perhaps they would enjoy a scrapbook that tells the story of their first year together. A crafty person could do this in the traditional way of pasting photographs and mementos into an album and decorating with personalized captions and ribbons. For those less hands-on, there are many specialty websites that will take a users uploaded images and assist them in creating a digitally formatted, high quality, hard bound book that can be treasured and shared for the rest of their lives.

An inventive twist on giving a paper based item for gift is to present the couple with a pair of tickets to something they would really enjoy sharing together. Perhaps they would appreciate a night out on the town having a romantic dinner or seeing a show that they have both been interested in. Passes to a concert being given by their favorite band may also be an unexpected surprise.

Tickets are a perfect example of a paper product that represents treasured memories of a movie, play, concert or sporting event that marked the passing of this very special occasion. It just took a little creative engineering to take the literal a step beyond and become something exciting. When one opens their mind, there are no bounds to what they may think up.

Maybe a unique piece of artwork for their home is the right gifting choice. A painting or print is still staying within the paper guidelines but takes them up a few notches to something more special. The options are endless from commissioning a portrait of the couple to purchasing a piece by an artist they adore or a rendering that reminds them of a cherished place or time.

There are so many creative and unique 1st wedding anniversary gifts, that it is impossible to name each one. It is always more special when one is able to stick with tradition while adding an imaginative and personal twist. All it takes is a little thinking outside the proverbial box to make this an occasion to remember.




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