Any ideas on a 1st wedding anniversary gift. The first yr is paper for traditional gifts.?
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$50.00 gift certificate or gift card to his favorite game shop or wal mart. inside of an anniversary card.
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Congratulations on your second anniversary!  Two years is quite an accomplishment these days. :-)\nI believe that the traditional second anniversary gift is supposed to be cotton, although there is a revised anniversary gift chart that lists gemstones as the gift for almost every year.  This list must have been made by a woman. Lol.\nWhile all of the responses here sound absolutely fantastic, I think that most couples who are in love appreciate something personalized as a loving momento of the occasion.   A personalized gift can be cherished for many years to come.  \nMy thoughts are maybe an inscribed watch for a man and maybe a personalized anniversary throw for a woman.  My husband gave me a personalized throw for our second anniversary and I adore it.  Best of luck to you and your Honey!  (There is a link below to a site that makes personalized gifts for any occasion.)
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Hi; I do appreciation baskets quite often.  I start with a pretty basket I find at Michaels/Hobby Lobby/or any Craft store; know your budget.  Fill with lotion, candles, gift certificate to dinner or movie, nice card telling how much that person means to you.  Add anything special that they collect ... I know our pastor's wife loves pretty journals and pens; anything personal that shows you "thought" about them -- that's the trick.  I recently did this and included the other ladies by having them "donate" to her -- like a money tree -- we gave her the money and it really blessed her.  Also, I had the ladies write down a blessing or special note of appreciation to her and included that in a beautiful china cup for her to read later.  I didn't just use one poem, I used a bunch of blessings -- a basket full of blessings.  Have fun!  She will be blessed just because you thought of her!
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here are some ideas for this anniversary or other anninversaries. give him a portrait of yourself, a titinum wedding band(what I gave my husband and I found one at sam's club for 118.00, ) or find a woman photograpy person and take diffrent poses of diffrent months in the form of a calendar and hang it in the bed room.\n(clothes on or off your choice)
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I have been in your situation.  And while you do have a year to give a gift, it didn't feel right to me to be at the wedding without a gift.  \n\nHere's what I did.  I bought a bottle of champagne and a couple of candles.  I put them in the same box with a suggestive note about the honeymoon.\n\nAnother time I took a look at the registry and discovered the couple had actually picked some smaller, more affordable items (salt & pepper shakers, sheets).\n\nDon't sweat it.  These are friends, and surely don't expect large gifts from everyone.
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Your first anniversary should be very special and it is paper....so I would recommend for you to write her a letter on how your first year of marriage has meant to you and maybe enclose that in a gift you have for her.
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My friends wife, before they were married, made him a calender one year for Christmas.  She put pictures of them together or of other family members for the top part.  The bottom part was just like a regular calender except she had marked "important" dates on there like birthdays, anniversaries, first kiss anniversaries, future wedding date, birthdays of family members.  It was really cute and really thoughtful.  You can usually buy a kit at walmart....not sure they have those over in Germany...lol.  but any kind of paper would work.  It's a project that I think I might do this year!  \nGood Luck!  Congrats on the wedding!  I'm getting married on the 18th of this month......Good Luck to you!
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http://marriage.about.com/od/anniversaries/index.htm\nThis link list gifts by year. to get an idea, just type your question into your search bar...U will get lots of great ideas, then narrow it down, by cost and location.. Happy hunting.
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Since the traditional gift is cotton, why not a beautiful set of very high threadcount sheets. Put them on the bed, dont wrap them. Light the room with candles, set a picnic with some new china (another traditional gift) and figure out the rest from there. \n\nP.S. Happy Anniversary!
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I suggest something engraved ... http://www.personalizationmall.com\nIf you're not into that, how about something personal. A nice framed picture of you guys from your wedding or just a great picture of you in a christmas frame with some nice words along with it....
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Here's an idea, it's what my husband and I did:  At the reception, have small photo frames (I bought nice, but inexpensive ones at Christmas Tree Shop) with a piece of paper in them.  On the paper it said the guests name, table #, and meal choice.  We did this on the computer, so it would look professional. We looped some ribbon on to the back of the frame, so it can be used as a Christmas tree ornament.   When we sent thank-you's (they arrived shortly before Christmas) we enclosed a picture of us in the card.  This picture was the right size for the frame.  We used the computer to put our names, and wedding date on the photo.   Some people use it as a small frame/decoration,and some use it on their tree.   Everyone seemed to like it, at least it is something everlasting.
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at my wedding I gave out candy tied in tool with a bell attached. I included a hershey hug, a kiss, and a dove promise. everyone thought it was cute. Another idea I heard of was putting seeds in a cute box, adding something about "watching love grow".
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1st year anniversary tradition is something made of paper (silver =25, gold = 50 etc...) so based on that, tickets to a concert/band or play/musical maybe or if you want to do the cheap but cute thing, offer a voucher redeem system you can make, eg.. massage for an hour or cook a favourite meal voucher, something more erotic if you like and offer the voucher book as a gift. Tickets to the pistons, good seats something like that
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I think the first link below should have enough info to put together a card that your family member will appreciate.\n\nWhat a neat idea!
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What about little white boxes or tiny pails of chocolate hearts or other candy, with a little note saying with love from (you & your partner)? (The Conversation Wedding Hearts look like a fun thing to wrap.) Or a white candle wrapped in gold or whatever color theme you have chosen? \n\nYou could put one at each place-setting at dinner, or you could send them out after the wedding with the thank-you cards - easier to organise than distributing them when you are trying to get away yourselves! \n\nThere are some great ideas on the links below, BTW, like personalised wedding-cookies.
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50th Anniversary's are hard to buy for, because usually the couple has more than their share of knick knacks, they have a fully furnished home, so they need little.  \n\nGive them a gift certificate for a favorite restaurant, or just give them money.  If they are having a party, usually a money tree is available for placing money gift on.  \n\nIf you still would like for them to have a remembrance of you and your gift, why not try a christmas ornament that is engraved with their special wedding day.   Every year they look at it they will remember that special 50th day and the one who gave it.
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I know you don't want to break the bank, but one year anniversary???  It's gotta be a little more special than that!!  I'm sure she's expecting more.  It doesn't have to cost much to be special!  A love note would be awesome, tell her in it how much she means to you and recall some of the best times you've had this past year-talk about the year ahead and how you are so lucky to have her love, blah blah blah.  I married my high school sweetheart and I still have all of the love letters he wrote me!!  Get some special paper and a nice envelope, my hubby would do little doodles on the paper too, I thought that was really cute.  Think about it!!  Good luck!!