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1st Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations on your 1st wedding anniversary

Traditional & Modern Anniversary Gifts & Symbols

Below is a list of traditional gifts, modern gifts, symbols and materials for the first wedding anniversary, also known as the paper anniversary, as celebrated in various countries around the world:

Traditional Gift – UK
United Kingdom
Paper
Traditional Gift – US
United States
Paper
Traditional Gift – Spain
Spain
Paper
Traditional Gift – Germany
Germany
Paper
Traditional Gift – Russia
Russia
Cotton
Traditional Gift – France
France
Cotton
Traditional Gift – Italy
Italy
Paper
Flower Gift
Flower
Pansy
Gemstone Gift
Gemstone
Pearl
Modern Gift
Modern gift
Clock

About 1st Wedding Anniversaries

Congratulations on your 1st wedding anniversary and you think to yourself where did that time go? It only seemed like yesterday you were making a commitment to spend the rest of your life together with the one you love.

The first anniversary is traditionally known as the paper wedding anniversary and gift ideas would be a love letter or poem written on quality paper to be treasured.  A new trend is to give each other adult colouring books…but the repercussions of this are unknown at this time 😉

1st Wedding anniversary Gifts for Him, Her and Them

Modern day gifts for him or her could be a concert ticket or a night at the theatre followed by a nice meal. Other modern gifts could include a romantic holiday to visit new places and maybe make that a tradition for the coming anniversaries.

Amongst the traditional gifts are clocks; whether it is an antique clock, a novelty clock, or an alarm clock, the tick-tock sound can mark the good times in your marital relationship, registering strong memories since you exchanged your vows.

Gold is surprisingly the precious metal for the 1st year anniversary and pearl the traditional jewellery, a smooth lustrous gemstone is representative of the 1st wedding anniversary.

The flower, a Pansy, is a very small, delicate flower, which represents the 1st wedding anniversary perfectly. Like a pansy, the beginning of a marriage is very delicate.

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever”.

Quoted by: Alfred Lord Tennyson

1st Wedding anniversary gifts for Him

What should I buy my husband on our 1st wedding anniversary?

A 1st year anniversary gift for him can be romantic and simple.

Buy her or the couple the awakening bouquet for this years anniversary gift
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Buy him a credit card powerbank for this anniversary gift
Credit Card Power Bank
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Buy him the game over mug
Game Over Mug
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Buy him a Gents Timex Quartz Analog Green Watch
Gents Timex Analog Watch
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We have a selection of anniversary gifts to suit all budgets and interests.

Buy him the viking beer horn with personalised stand
Viking Beer Horn
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Buy him Personalised Beer 3 pack Man's Virtues Set label
Personalised Beer Pack
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Buy him some mens sporting clothes or shoes.
Mens Sporting Clothes & Shoes
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Buy him the Activist Fragrance Kit for Men
Activist Fragrance Kit for Men
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1st Wedding anniversary gifts for Her

What should I buy my wife on our 1st wedding anniversary?

Gifts for your Wife on your first anniversary can follow the traditional paper theme or modern being a clock, maybe a watch or some pearl jewellery to mark this special event.

Buy her Thomas Sabo Grey Pearl Pink Charm Bracelet for this anniversary gift
Thomas Sabo Pearl Bracelet
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Buy her the vibrant bouquet for this anniversary gift
Vibrant Celebration Bouquet
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Start a family tradition with my family cookbook gift
My Family Cookbook
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Buy her a ladies Timex Quartz Analog Two Tone Watch
Ladies Timex Watch
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Plant out some flowers in your garden or a planter (traditional flower is the Pansy). Maybe a framed print of a special day, check out our other gift suggestions below.

Buy her a neon love heart for this anniversary gift
Neo Love Heart
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Buy her the Grand Truffle Box from Montezuma´s
The Grand Truffle Box
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Buy her a Pearl and white gold pendant.
Pearl & White Gold Pendant
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Buy her a dancing panda speaker
The Dancing Panda Speaker
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1st Wedding Anniversary gifts for Him & Her

Buy them a Brewmaster barrel style Clock.
Brewmaster barrel Clock
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Buy them a wine decanter for this anniversary gift.
Bar Craft Wine Decanter
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Start there collection of Vera Wang Venato dinner set as this anniversary gift.
Vera Wang Venato 4 Piece Set
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Buy them the dead celebs card game.
Dead Celebs Card Game
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Buy them an experience day with red letter days.
Treat each other or the couple to one of many experience days, driving, spa days, meals and so much more. Buy now redletterdays.co.uk

Travel & Experience Gifts

  • Location visit (Romantic and passionate).
  • Tickets (concert, sports event, museum, musical, etc).
  • Short romantic hotel stay.
  • Restaurant (romantic dinner for two).
  • Glamping break for two.
  • Spa day for Him & her.

Jewellery

Traditional gem is Pearl.

  • Earrings.
  • Pendants.
  • Rings.
  • Necklace.
  • Tie Pin.
  • Cufflinks.

Something Different & Unique

  • Learn a new craft or a course in shared interest (maybe this is the time to start).
  • Surprise short holiday.
  • Start a traditional celebration. (Theatre, adventure day, etc).
  • Animal experience day (falconry, zoo, horse riding).

So why were the various materials chosen as presents to symbolise specific anniversaries? To a certain extent, the reasons and meaning are clouded in mystery.

However, it is generally believed that increasingly durable gifts were chosen for successive years to represent the progressive strengthening of the marriage relationship.

As the years go by, the gifts increase in strength and value from paper to diamond.

However you decide to celebrate your 1st wedding anniversary with your husband or wife, make sure it is done with romance and love.

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