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To ask what you bought/received for first wedding anniversary?

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Boooooot · 09/12/2022 09:12

It’s paper isn’t it?

If like to do something traditional like that but a bit stumped, especially with it being so close to Christmas I don’t want to spend too much!

what did you buy/receive for your first anniversary?

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ScrambledEggs12 · 10/12/2025 07:40

My parents gave us a plant which flowers every year around our anniversary. Over 20 years later it's going strong. Marriage ended over 10 years ago....

MySharpBiscuit · 10/12/2025 05:25

If you want a meaningful but budget friendly first anniversary idea and want to stay with the paper tradition, a personalized love story or illustrated storybook can be a really sweet option that does not cost too much. It becomes a lovely keepsake. You can look at something like lovetales.ai if you want inspiration.

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xogossipgirlxo · 09/12/2022 14:14

Wow, it never occurred to me that it needs to be something paper. 2nd one is cotton, I can buy my husband some new boxers then 😂I got pearl earrings, my husband only got a card, because we weren't really planning any gifts and he surprised me (I lost one of my pearl earrings and was bit upset, as it was gift, so he bought me new ones).

LadyShrek2k19 · 09/12/2022 14:12

We have a £5 budget and HAVE to buy traditional...

1st anniversary I made very NSFW scratch cards for him and he wrote me a love letter (very unlike him thing to do).

PeopleAreTheWorst · 09/12/2022 14:10

Dh and I bought each other the same thing unknowingly!
It was a paper book that you wrote on each year on your wedding anniversary.

ThatWardrobe · 09/12/2022 13:19

Gig tickets here too

TheMagicPudding · 09/12/2022 13:18

My husband isn't into trinkety/ keepsake things like song lyrics etc so I went outside the box and bought him paper aeroplane cufflinks which are practical and also a nod to the 'paper' aspect! He liked them :)

CuppaWhiteTea · 09/12/2022 13:15

My husband made me some paper flowers, and I wrote him a poem, had it typed and gave it to him in a frame.

PaulRobinsonsSeventhWife · 09/12/2022 12:35

Drawing of where we got married

Thehop · 09/12/2022 12:33

I got my husband a print of the stars/sky above the venue at the time we had our first dance

Strokethefurrywall · 09/12/2022 12:32

DH bought me a large beautiful canvas of a tropical beach close to us. It still hangs in our stairwell.

AuntieMarys · 09/12/2022 12:25

A really good caricature of us

LabradorVibe · 09/12/2022 12:17

I received a first edition of one of my absolute favourite books.

I gave my husband a vinyl player, as I was completely oblivious to the tradition of themed gifts...

professionalnomad · 09/12/2022 12:12

He drew me an amazing picture which I have framed and put up on the wall

PenCreed · 09/12/2022 09:41

I honestly can't remember what I bought DH, but he got me a little box with rolls of paper telling me reasons he loved me. It was probably from Not on the High Street, as it's fancy paper!

OoooohMatron · 09/12/2022 09:41

I bought a really nice hardcover book for DH and wrote a message inside.

fancyacuppatea · 09/12/2022 09:37

I bought DH a new TV so he could watch his favourite sport...I spent the day in hospital with my terminally ill father.

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Boooooot · 09/12/2022 09:33

We didn’t have a first dance haha!

Hmm will put my thinking hat on. Thankyou for the suggestions.

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MRSDoos · 09/12/2022 09:30

I joked that I’d get my husband divorce papers on our first year anniversary which is in April lol

I think tickets are a good idea, I like the other idea that someone else has mentioned about frames first dance lyrics!

SometimesMaybe · 09/12/2022 09:28

Tickets for a comedy show. Think it’s been one of the easier years to be honest!

Hobbesmanc · 09/12/2022 09:25

Paper. So what about tickets or vouchers. Nice meal. Theatre

londonrach · 09/12/2022 09:25

A card. Not done anything for the next 12 either neither has my sister or parents for theirs. We might get a take away that's it. No stress it's great x

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Boooooot · 09/12/2022 09:24

I don’t think we will do tradition every year, just for our first one it would be nice. Going out for a meal would be ideal but we can’t get a babysitter unfortunately!

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ThreeblackCats · 09/12/2022 09:23

I bet you can find a book or a print.

I bought my husband a framed print that says “You can’t blame gravity for falling in love”

RampantIvy · 09/12/2022 09:20

DH and I agreed that we wouldn't get stressed about gift giving on anniversaries, so we go out for a meal instead. It makes life so much easier.