Wedding Anniversary

One Year Anniversary Gifts – What to Get   by Allen Jesson

If you are looking for one year anniversary gifts, you have a choice between the modern and traditional gift ideas. Other people want to have unique one year anniversary gifts or gifts that are personalized.

The most recommended one year anniversary gifts are those with clock or paper. Those people who want to give traditional gifts for their first anniversary usually opt for paper gifts. There are a lot of gift ideas that represent paper such as pictures, photo albums, magazine or book subscriptions, real plants or trees or embossed paper sets.

Most women tend to buy concert tickets for their men while others think of funny gifts such as toilet paper, still keeping the traditional first anniversary gift.

Another suggestion for one year anniversary gifts is clocks, especially if you want a modern touch to your gift. You can choose from a wide range of clock styles and designs such as wall clocks, mantel clocks and watches for one year anniversary gifts. There are married couples that buy each other watches and include engraved romantic messages. Others even choose broadening their version of this modern gift idea and include the gift of time such as a weekend getaway, a romantic date or a simple romantic dinner at home.

If you and your partner are looking for one year anniversary gifts, you can choose special gifts yourselves by checking with your wedding registry. There are a lot of shops that store registries online. Just check with the wedding registry and look for one year anniversary such as household appliances, chinaware and crystal gifts.

Wedding registries also provide ideas for the right anniversary gifts for the couple. For instance, if you want to purchase the couple a blanket, you can check the wedding registry in order to know the kind of blanket they want as well as the right size. If you are considering a bathroom towel set, you can get the preferred anniversary gift and the colors that best fit the tastes of the couples by checking the wedding registry.

Pictures also make wonderful personalized anniversary present especially to those couples that were not able to afford a full wedding canvas portrait or photo album. If you are the one who is looking for a special first anniversary gift for your partner, you can visit your photographer for negatives of your wedding and create a canvas portrait or album and give it to your partner as a first anniversary gift.

You can also give personalized one year anniversary gifts such as engraved picture frames. You can put together special photographs of both of you, your family members and friends and frame them with your engraved names. There are some shops that sell picture frames with engraved romantic messages for your first anniversary.

With the many choices for one year anniversary gifts, you can easily get something traditional or modern for your spouse or your couple friends. Clocks and paper are the most popular first anniversary gifts but you can still be creative and make your own interpretation. It is recommended to go online in order to get a lot of suggestions and ideas for first anniversary gifts.

About the Author

Allen Jesson writes unique and inspirational first anniversary gifts and also writes articles giving ideas for first anniversary gifts.
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‘All you need is love’ Screen Print $50 A beautiful limited edition screen print of foliage with the words ‘All you need is love’ on a decorative triangle background. This print ‘ All you need is love’ is screen printed by hand using light blue, navy, mustard yellow and turquoise green. It is inspired by our one year ‘paper’ wedding anniversary. This would make a lovely gift for a house warming, or for a wedding or anniversary present. Please note, this print is unframed. Made from: An original screen print on to 300gsm white paper using light-fast, water based inks. These prints are an edition of 25, and each print is signed and numbered. It comes wrapped in tissue paper in a strong cardboard tube.….and don’t forget a paper crane will fly along too! Dimensions: The paper measures 50 x 70cm, and will fit a standard frame.

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‘Mr & Mrs’ Year Of Marriage Keying $18.75 A hand engraved keyring with a coin from the year of marriage. A perfect and unique wedding or anniversary gift. Perfect as a wedding gift for the bride and groom or as a keepsake for your loved one to mark your special day. Handmade in the UK this unique gift will bring a smile to the recipient and remind them of their special day every time they use their keys. Coins available from 1971-2012. Coins currently unavailable: 1p’s from 1972, 1983, 2013 5p’s from 1993, 1994, 2013A 2013 50p commemorative coin is available. I order these coins from the Royal Mint so turnaround is approx one week. The engraved disk on the coin is made from aluminium. Every piece is engraved by hand through a metal stamping method. Every piece is slightly different and text is never completely even (as in the picture). This style adds uniqueness to the item and means every piece is one of a kind. Keying can be personalised with couples surname for that extra special touch. Made from: Made from metal. Dimensions: Disk diameter 4cm

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2002 Days & Nights of Sex $65 New – Make the most of your sex life every month of the year. A great gift for newlyweds as well as silver anniversary couples, this hysterical compilation offers witty tidbits, sexual horoscope readings, recipes, intimacy tests, and much more, making it the perfect bedside companion.

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6 Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies Champagne Design $16.5 These Gourmet Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of a kind and are sure to impress ANY recipient! Each cookie is coated in a silky layer of dark chocolate and an edible design including champagne bottles and confetti. They’re packaged in a cello bag and decorative bow; perfect for easy handling. This unique gift is sure to leave a lasting impression! Perfect for celebrations such as New Year’s, a new baby, anniversary, a job well done or a simple Congratulations!

A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America’s Best High Schools $16 Enter Stuyvesant High, one of the most extraordinary schools in America, a place where the brainiacs prevail and jocks are embarrassed to admit they play on the woeful football team. Academic competition is so intense that students say they can have only two of these three things: good grades, a social life, or sleep. About one in four Stuyvesant students gains admission to the Ivy League. And the school’s alumni include several Nobel laureates, Academy Award winners, and luminaries in the arts, business, and public service. A Class Apart follows the lives of Stuyvesant’s remarkable students, such as Romeo, the football team captain who teaches himself calculus and strives to make it into Harvard; Jane, a world-weary poet at seventeen, battling the demon of drug addiction; Milo, a ten-year-old prodigy trying to fit in among high-school students who are literally twice his size; Mariya, a first-generation American beginning to resist parental pressure for ever-higher grades so that she can enjoy her sophomore year. And then there is the faculty, such as math chairman Mr. Jaye, who is determined not to let bureaucratic red tape stop him from helping his teachers. He even finds a job for a depressed math genius who lacks a college degree but possesses the gift of teaching. This is the story of the American dream, a New York City school that inspires immigrants to come to these shores so that their children can attend Stuyvesant in the first step to a better life. It’s also the controversial story of elitism in education. Stuyvesant is a public school, but children must pass a rigorous entrance exam to get in. Only about 3 percent do so, which, Stuyvesant students and faculty point out, makes admission to their high school tougher than to Harvard. On the eve of the hundredth anniversary of Stuyvesant’s first graduating class, reporter Alec Klein, an alumnus, was given unfettered access to the school and the students and faculty who inhabit it.

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Air Power 2004 Wall Calendar $16.29 New – - Great gift for aviation and history buffs- Text explains fascinating facts of each plane’s design and mission- All aircraft shown are showpieces of Washington’s Air & Space Museum, which receives 9 million visitors each year- December 2003 is the 100th anniversary of powered flight and marks the opening of a new branch of the museum in northern Virginia, which will display more than 200 aircraft, many of which have never before been exhibited

Always & Forever Word Definition Keyring Set $9.5 A set of two keyrings, one displaying the word ‘Always’ and the other ‘Forever’ along with thier dictionary definition. This set of keyrings are a great present for couples as anniversary gifts or wedding presents. Each keyring is designed and inspired by our pre-loved dictionaries and thesauruses here at Ellie Ellie’s Sussex HQ. Both keyrings come together in a branded Ellie Ellie bag, for a finishing touch making excellent little treats at anytime of year. Would you like it gift wrapped? Add a finishing touch with one of our six exciting gift wrap options. Each gift wrap comes with a contrasting ribbon and a Kraft gift tag! Hand wrapped by our jolly dispatch team- all done and dusted for the lucky recipient! You can also add a matching card too for the complete package! Inspired by retro photography our cards read ‘Just For You’ and are handmade using recycled card! Made from: Handmade on recycled paper and inspired by vintage dictionaries! Dimensions: Keyring face measures 2.5cm. Optional ‘Just For You’ card: 9 x 12.5cm

An Anniversary Blessing $3.21 This book is intended as a gift from one spouse to the other on their wedding anniversary. Mr. Poltarnees has made a blessing that fits people married one year as well as those married fifty years. He finds the words that few of us can find. Each wish in this blessing is illuminated by a painting or picture.

BOSTON PATRIOTS ORIGINAL AFL L $99.3 The Fathead Boston Patriots Original AFL Logo Wall Applique is a MUST HAVE for any sports fan! The team was the eighth and final franchise of the AFL. Locals were allowed to submit ideas for the team’s official name. The most popular choice was Boston Patriots . Immediately after, the Pat Patriot logo was developed. History of the AFL: The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional league that operated from 1960-1969, until it merged with the National Football League (NFL). By the year 1968, it consisted of 10 teams. During the AFL’s final two years, the AFL teams won two upset victories over the NFL teams in Superbowl III and IV. During the merger in 1970, all 10 AFL teams became a part of the new league’s American Football Conference (AFC). 50th Anniversary Season: The AFL’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated during this upcoming 2009 NFL season. During the regular season, each of the original eight AFL teams will take part in two Legacy Weekends where each will play another original eight teams and both teams will wear AFL throwback uniforms. What Is A Fathead?: Fathead is Huge! Real. Big. Fathead wall graphics are life-size action images that you stick on any smooth surface. You can move them and reuse them and they are safe for walls. Fathead wall graphics are way better than a poster, much bigger than a sticker and tougher than a decal. Choose from hundreds of licensed sports and entertainment images. You can also get a custom Fathead! Upload your photos to make your own Fathead using our Fathead customizer. Need decorating ideas? Need to find a unique gift? Need ideas for party decorating? Need to decorate a den, office, kid’s room? Fathead has you covered! Great for party planners, wedding planners, interior designers, decorators, sports enthusiasts, and fans of all ages! A fathead can transform an entire room in a fraction of the time, and cost of painting or wallpapering.

Back To the Future 25th Anniversary Triology (Blu Ray/New Packaging/3discs) $36.64 Back to the Future: From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future – the original, groundbreaking adventure that sparked one of the most successful trilogies ever! When teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future – and leave him trapped in the past. Powered by innovative special effects, unforgettable songs and non-stop action, Back to the Future is an unrivaled adventure that stands the test of time.Back to the Future Part II: Getting back was only the beginning as the most spectacular time-travel adventure ever continues in Back to the Future Part II – the sequel that proves that lightning can strike twice! Picking up precisely where they left off, Marty and Doc (Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd) launch themselves to the year 2015 to fine-tune the future and inadvertently disrupt the space time continuum. Now, their only chance to fix the present is by going back to 1955 all over again before it is too late.Back to the Future Part III: They’ve saved the biggest trip for last as the most popular time-traveling movie trilogy ever comes to a rousing conclusion in Back to the Future Part III! Stranded in 1955 after a freak accident, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox discovers he must travel back to 1885 to rescue Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) before he becomes smitten with school teacher Clara Clayton (Mary Steenburgen).

Beer For A Year Club $189.75 Give the gift of beer that lasts an entire year. An ideal present for anyone who enjoys a glass of quality ale Our Beer for a Year Club delivers four cases of fine British beers throughout the year. Each collection is specially selected to complement the season so you can trust us to deliver just the right type of beer. You choose the dates you want the beer sent on, so whether it’s a Father’s Day surprise, a Christmas present, special anniversary or birthday, you’ve got a whole year’s gifts sorted at the click of a button. It’s important to us that our gifts are enjoyed. We give the option to fine tune the contents of each case, so if the recipient prefers darker beers or stronger ales, we can tailor make subsequent deliveries to suit their individual tastes. Made from: Now the nights are getting lighter and the weather improves, it’s a perfect time to start thinking about enjoying a delicious real ale. Our Spring/Summer range has been specially selected to be savoured. Whether its a golden beer to go along with a BBQ, a refreshing pale ale, or a stronger dark beer to savour after dinner, we’ve come up with a great selection that we’re sure you’ll enjoy. This season’s selection features beers from some of the following breweries; Captain Cook’s, North Yorkshire Staffordshire Brewery, Leek Cheddar Ales, Somerset Oxfordshire Ales, Bicester Quantock Brewery, Somerset Geeves Brewery, Barnsley Salopian Brewery, Shrewsbury The Celt Experience, South Wales This product contains alcohol. By purchasing this product, you confirm that you are 18 years of age or over. Dimensions: Our beers are packed in specially designed sturdy cardboard cases and weigh approximately 9 kgs. These boxes are branded with the Best of British Beer logo, but if you prefer an unmarked box, just let us know.

Bespoke Map Heart Artwork $52 Our signature product, the Bespoke Map Heart Artwork makes the perfect handmade, personalised gift. You choose the map location. Cute huh?! The Bespoke Map Heart Artwork is ideal for birthdays and anniversaries as well as a new home, wedding or leaving gift. It’s particularly apt for a first wedding anniversary as the traditional gift is paper. What better than to give a beautiful, meaningful gift made out of gorgeous vintage paper? Map location: Please enter only one map location in the box provided, and we will use that as the focal point. Giving more than one map location may delay production of your heart. Simply choose a single location that’s dear to their heart, and we’ll source a vintage map of the area before transforming it into a beautiful, bespoke artwork. The heart map can then be finished with a handmade frame, either off-white or natural wood, or allow us to choose the frame for you that will complement the colours in the map perfectly. Would you like it personalised? If you’d like additional personalisation, you can choose to have a plaque added to the frame, engraved with your own message. Just select the option on the right. As we use pieces of real maps we regret that we are unable to offer a sample service, or to send photographs for approval or comments. Of course, the map only details the location, it’s the heart behind it that tells the story. We won! In 2011 our Bespoke Map Heart won the ‘Gift of the Year’ in the Notonthehighstreet Make awards. We’re especially pleased as this was voted for by our lovely customers. Many, many thanks to all who voted for us. Made from: The heart is cut from vintage map of your specified location. Our frames are all handmade in the UK as well, from limed wood and high quality UV perspex which protects the vintage map from fading and glare. Modern versus vintage maps: Please remember that modern tourist names are not always marked on vintage maps, and that history occasiona…

Best DadStandard Calendar $39.99 Wow! A gift so exclusive, your Dad’s name is cleverly embedded in each of the 12 monthly images! Your calendar can be started with any month you choose, making it a great birthday, wedding, anniversary, or any-occasion gift. Spiral-bound wall calendar is a nice 8 x 11 1/2″ size perfect for home or office display. <I>Specify the month and year to start your calendar, up to 14 characters and spacesSpecify first name, up to 14 characters and spacesSpecify last name, up to 14 characters and spaces</I><b>Note: Image is just an example of how it will look.Click “View Larger” to see all 12 designs.</b><font color=red>Allow up to 4 weeks for delivery.<b> Not available outside the 48 contiguous states, or to P.O. Box, APO/FPO, or foreign addresses.</b></font>

Best DadSuper Calendar $45.99 A winning combination: big, beautiful, and uniquely personalized! Choose a gift so exclusive, your Dad’s name is cleverly embedded in each of the 12 monthly images!Your calendar can be started with any month you choose, making it a great birthday, wedding, anniversary, or any-occasion gift. Spiral-bound wall calendar is a super 12 x 17″ size, sure to create a sensation at home or office.<I>Specify the month and year to start your calendar, up to 14 characters and spacesSpecify first name, up to 14 characters and spacesSpecify last name, up to 14 characters and spaces</I><b>Note: Image is just an example of how it will look.Click “View Larger” to see all 12 designs.</b><font color=red>Allow up to 4 weeks for delivery.<b> Not available outside the 48 contiguous states, or to P.O. Box, APO/FPO, or foreign addresses.</b></font>

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