1st anniversary
Paper
Modern list: Clocks
Paper is where it starts. Easy to tear, and you're writing on it for the first time.
11 gifts for year one
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Traditional: Paper
A star map of your wedding night
The sky over where you were, printed and framed.
Under $50Find it -
Traditional: Paper
Tickets to something, then frame the stubs
A show, a game, a play. The paper is the souvenir.
$50 to $150Plan it -
Traditional: Paper
Open When letters
A dozen sealed letters for the hard days, the good days and the 'open when you miss me' days.
Under $50Find it -
Traditional: Paper
A signed first edition of a book they love
Hunt it down. It takes a little effort, which is the point.
$150 and upFind it -
Traditional: Paper
An illustrated print of your first place
Your apartment or house, drawn from a photo.
$50 to $150Find it -
Traditional: Paper
A photo book of year one
Pull the best 40 photos off your phone. It takes one evening.
Under $50Find it -
Traditional: Paper
Paper flowers that never die
They'll still be on the shelf at year ten.
Under $50Find it -
Traditional: Paper
A vintage map of where you met
Old city maps look great framed and cost less than you'd think.
$50 to $150Find it -
Modern: Clocks
A sunrise alarm clock
Wakes you with light instead of noise. Both of you benefit.
$50 to $150Find it -
Modern: Clocks
A wall clock for the kitchen
Pick one you'll both still like in ten years.
$50 to $150Find it -
Modern: Clocks
A retro flip clock
A little mechanical click on the nightstand.
Under $50Find it
Nothing fits all of that. Try a different budget or clear an interest.
Wedding day, first date, whatever you count. It stays on this phone.
What is the 1st anniversary gift?
The traditional 1st anniversary gift is paper. The modern one is clocks. Pick whichever gives you a better idea. Nobody checks.