The complete guide to first wedding anniversary gifts

Wedding anniversary gifts are an opportunity to mark the day you became Mr and Mrs and to look forward to your future together.  Your first wedding anniversary is an especially exciting landmark occasion so why not use our complete guide to wedding anniversary gifts to impress your partner and show some creativity on this your first anniversary!

Plan a romantic evening together - How quickly time flies...it was only a year ago that you were saying 'I do' and it's all too easy to forget the little details of the day. Not all wedding anniversary gifts need to break the bank, why not take the time to plan an evening together to relive the happy memories - turn off the phone, lock the doors and settle down to watch your wedding video. You might even recreate some of your wedding menu highlights to nibble on or even cut into the top layer of your wedding cake as you flick through your wedding photos -- and don't forget to put on your sexiest wedding nightwear as part of your wedding anniversary gift!

Pick up the Paper
As paper is the traditional theme for first wedding anniversary gifts, why not come up with a creative ‘paper’ wedding anniversary gift…..You could purchase tickets for a movie, sports event, concert or theatre (to attend together!!), plan a picnic with paper plates and cups, have a paper treasure hunt for your spouse - leaving clues throughout the house that eventually lead to a romantic location, give your partner some ‘love coupons’ as a very personal wedding anniversary gift.  You could also begin an anniversary journal to record your memories of your anniversaries throughout your marriage. You may think that you will never forget how you celebrated your anniversaries, but the chances are you will! Write down how you spent your anniversary together, and what wedding anniversary gifts you gave to one another.

Breakfast in Bed
A simple but very romantic way to celebrate is to treat your spouse to breakfast in bed. Their favourite breakfast, served with a flower, anniversary card and perhaps a small wedding anniversary gift, will be well received. Eat together at your leisure as you rejoice in a year of waking up married together.

Elegant Evening
Have either of you had your eye on a plush restaurant?  If so, then why not make dining there part of your wedding anniversary gift to each other! 
A second honeymoon – for a more exotic wedding anniversary gift, allow yourself time to reconnect as a couple and escape just the two of you to a location you’ve always wanted to visit.

Gems for Your Gem
Whether given on its own or to complement one of the wedding anniversary gift ideas above, jewellery is always great first wedding anniversary gift, especially as it gives your partner something to wear and to keep in years to come to commemorate the special occasion.  The precious metals/gemstones associated with the first wedding anniversary gift are gold jewellery or pearls or peridot. The associated colour is gold or yellow.

So, if you’re looking to buy your partner some jewellery as part of their first wedding anniversary gift, check out this selection:

• Lulu Bracelet
• Ananya Necklace
• Alina Necklace
• Arrosa Earrings