Best Wedding Anniversary Presents

Congratulations! You made it through their first year of marriage. The first anniversary is a special one and represents a big one. That first year of marriage is learning how to live together. One blissful year has passed since your memorable wedding day. It's time to celebrate. Your spouse is expecting a first wedding anniversary present. What should you get?

Paper is the traditional gift for a first anniversary. Paper can mean almost anything in the way of gifts and can fit every budget. The best wedding anniversary present need not to be expensive or lavish. It is an ideal opportunity for couples to celebrate their love for one another and remember why they made the choice to marry in the first place. Here are some romantic paper gift ideas to help celebrate your first wedding anniversary:

1. A anniversary card is the perfect gift for wishing the couple a happy 1st anniversary and good luck ( a four leaf clover ) for the future years.


2. A bouquet of paper flowers or room decorated with paper flowers. Inexpensive paper flowers can be made  or found here.


3. A pair of really cute matching T-shirt that express your love for your husband or wife. ( good for your second cotton anniversary too! )


4. Frame an original edition daily newspaper from your wedding date.


5. Write and frame a poem or romantic love letter.


6. For book lovers, find an old edition of a book your spouse loves.


7. Frame an old postcard from a place that's meaningful for the two of you, such as from your honeymoon destination, where the proposal occurred, or where you first met.


8. Frame the original tickets or pictures of your honeymoon.


9. Make a personalized calendar with pictures of the two of you, marked with all the dates that are important to you.


10. Frame a caricature drawing made of you as a couple.


11. A gift card to a favorite store, restaurant, bar or spa.


12. Tickets to a special event, such as a concert, sporting event, or theater tickets.


13. A scrapbook of your first year together, your wedding, or one containing honeymoon memorabilia from the time you first met until your first year together as husband and wife.


14. Coupons that are good for treats such as a massage, chores or sexual favors.

Use these paper gift ideas to find a unique way to celebrate your first wedding anniversary. No matter how it is celebrated, a first wedding anniversary holds a special place for the bride and groom and marks a day when their lives changed forever and they became one.