Wedding anniversaries- how do you celebrate?

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Just that really... are wedding anniversaries important to you? If so, how do you celebrate them? Are they important to your other half? If you've been married 10 years... how would you celebrate that milestone, if at all?

For our 10th DH booked me a surprise trip back to where we married. Not abroad but 100’s of miles from where we now live. It was after a huge illness and a stay in ITU though so was a really big celebration we actually made it to our anniversary.

Every other anniversary (now 23 years) has just been a card, maybe a token gift, and occasionally a meal out but no huge romantic gestures on either side tbh.

We've only had 4 but they've all been a bit of a write off for one reason or another. Nothing to do with our marriage thank goodness!! Just covid, moving house, death of pets, etc. We've just about managed a meal out for one of them in amongst the stress of a big house move. I have my fingers crossed that next year will be a good one, because yes, we would both like to mark the occasion in a nice way 😊For 10 years, I'd say that's a nice excuse for a trip away somewhere!

We don’t really celebrate. This year I actually forgot it was my wedding anniversary.

I meant to remember this year as it was 20 years. But as with all the others just kind of forgot. We were going on holiday the next day though so we said that’s what we were doing!

We do a card and small gift and a meal out if grandma is available for babysitting. If not, a nice meal at home after I've hoofed the kids into bed.

We don’t

We don’t do gifts but always get each other a card. Have a special dinner or takeaway (small kids so can’t go out to eat). For milestone ones I think we’d do a gift.

Thanks all! We don't really celebrate ours much- would like to but our first was a write off (new born baby+ poorly husband) and I treated myself to a Dyson hoover, which was kinda funny. With young kids and a hectic life, at best we've managed is a card each and I always get him a token gift (copper coffee pot, wooden keyring, that kind of thing). It's 10 years this year and I've been saying for the past 18m that I'd like to mark the occasion in some way- ideally a city break to Budapest. I'd pay and organise (not his forte!) but have only had a lukewarm response from him. He forgot our anniversary last year. Made me wonder whether other couples bothered or not! He's not a romantic sort (which is fine) but I thought he might show some enthusiasm about being married for 10 years!! Might just go away on my own instead!

DH and I try to do something - often we go away for a long weekend; we have our parents nearby, so they have had the kids, but as of next year the kids are old enough we'll be able to leave them home alone. If we can't get away, we'll take a day out, sometimes a day off work, with a nice meal and an exhibition or something.

We usually forget. Then remember on the day and go for dinner. No cards or presents

Aeve been married 23 years and We don't do gifts for anniversaries. We sometimes go out for dinner, have a takeaway or we go away for the weekend closest to our anniversary.

We don’t do gifts but do a card and a meal out or night away.

We don’t do gifts but go away for the weekend and get a card each

We usually go away on holiday for big anniversaries but h cooks me dinner for the usual ones.

We used to do gifts. Not now - we have too much stuff!