One Year Married : Paper Anniversary Ideas
It's been a whole year since the wedding and the newlyweds have reached their first big anniversary milestone… their paper anniversary.
The anniversary's of marriage are marked by traditional gifts of gradually increasing value … for the fifth year it’s wood, for the tenth year it’s tin and for the first year of wedding bliss it is paper. This can be an enticing challenge if you want to follow tradition and buy a gift for the special day. What gift for a paper anniversary should you give?
You know it's not as hard as you think… you can buy some unusual and unique things that are made of paper.
One interesting idea is an artisticly designed lamp with a paper base and lampshade. Another is to send a bouquet of paper roses. These are beautiful and in addition to fulfilling the paper promise they also will last forever. They can be ordered in a shade to match any décor in the couple’s home and they will be a constant reminder of their first achievement of marriage.
Another gift that will be welcomed is a beautiful artistic paper anniversary thanksgiving book in which the couple write their special love messages to each other.
They’ll be able to use it in the years ahead knowing that it was chosen as a symbol of their still developing commitment.
Check out some online anniversary gift sites or a visit to your specialty paper shop will also give you some great gift ideas. Perhaps the couple are avid golfers or they love animals. Personalised notepads with a golf ball or an image of a dog would be suitable. Adding their names to it shows them that you took the time to choose something just for them.
A really special first anniversary gift combines the paper tradition with the sentiment of a favorite poem.
If the couple who are celebrating had a poem read at their wedding, have that printed on beautiful paper and then framed for them. You might also want to add a picture from their wedding day. Have the printer add their names and wedding date at the bottom of the poem and you’ll have a gift they will always treasure. They will display it in their home and it will remind them each time they glimpse at it of their wedding day.
You can stick with that theme but with a slight paper anniversary alteration and have their wedding invitation framed as a gift. This is something that each married couple should have. The invitation is a special part of the beginning of their life together and having it placed in a lovely wooden or painted frame is a wonderful gesture.
