1st Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

Celebrate your first year of marriage with extra special first anniversary gifts. You’ve spent 365 days remembering your special wedding day. You should consider your first year together an important milestone that you will always remember. The traditional first year anniversary gift is paper while the modern is a clock. Find the perfect gift for a first year anniversary with our anniversary gift guide for couples and spouses.
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What Is First Year Anniversary Gift?
Traditional gift theme: Paper
The traditional one year anniversary gift of paper represents the fragile nature of a new marriage. Much like your new marriage, paper is both fragile and needs to be handled with care. Paper can also withstand the test of time and carry on the story of your love for a lifetime.
Modern gift theme: Clock
The modern gift of a clock symbolizes the passage of your time together and a reminder to nurture that relationship.
Gemstone: Golden Jewellery
Flower: Yellow or Gold
Color: Carnation
1st Wedding Anniversary Gifts For Him
Want to surprise your husband on your first anniversary? Then have a look at our collection of practical and thoughtful anniversary presents for him. From personalized to romantic keepsakes, we’ve got what you’re looking for.
Newspaper Poster

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This newspaper-themed poster is a unique way to showcase your first year together as a couple. You have indeed had a good time being husband and wife over the last year. Be sure to celebrate that with this one of a kind print.
Our Adventure Photo Scrapbook

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You’ve shared many happy moments. You’re building a stronger relationship with each passing day. Creating an anniversary picture book is a wonderful way to tell your love story. It’s also a touching keepsake to add to your collection of traditional anniversary gifts, which you’ll cherish for years.
1 Year Wedding Anniversary Custom Photo Star Map Plaque

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You can personalize this first anniversary gift with your favorite picture and a star map of your wedding day. What better way to spice up your home decor than with this subtle yet attractive piece?
DAEM Slate x Black Watch

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Looking for a quality gift to get your husband to celebrate your 1st wedding anniversary? He will be reminded of your wedding day every time he looks at his wrist and this special watch.
1 Year Of Wedded Bliss Mug

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Happy Paper Anniversary! Here’s a charming little present for you and your spouse when you reach your first milestone. This ceramic coffee mug will add a bit of humor to every steamy sip. On a white background, two beautiful paper characters are happily holding hands. It’s love in the air!
Cuisinart 18-Bottle Dual Zone Wine Cellar

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Be sure that you always have the right bottle of wine for any occasion with this high-quality wine cellar. A unique gift for first anniversary that she will love to keep stocked full of her favorite wines
Our First Year Journal

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It can be difficult to remember all of those special little memories since your wedding day. Be sure to capture as much as you can with this first year journal.
When Two Become One Star Map Framed Print

Celebrate a year of marriage with this special star print. This makes a lovely gift for a couple who tie the knot on a beautiful starry evening only one year ago. A beautiful way to celebrate the paper anniversary and their heavenly love for one another.
First Anniversary Photo Box

There are so many different and unique ways to celebrate the traditional paper anniversary. This loving box is a romantic way to show off your adventures over the past year. A great 1st anniversary gift for a couple who has lots of pictures to share.
Smart Watch

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For the guy that loves to have the latest tech, he is going to love this smartwatch. A tech gift for husband that he won’t want to take off. He will appreciate that you are looking after that heart of his that you love so much.
Wine Box with Lock

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Don’t need an entire wine cellar? This engraved wine box is the perfect way to give a single bottle of wine. A beautiful gift idea for a couple celebrating their first year together. Include a vintage bottle of wine from their wedding year for a special gift idea.
1 Year Anniversary Photo Collage Canvas Print

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Let your husband know how much you have enjoyed spending every second with him on your 1 year wedding anniversary. It’s been 12 months and over 30 million seconds, and you wouldn’t trade him for anything.
1st Wedding Anniversary Gifts For Her
Are you finding traditional or modern first wedding anniversary gifts for your wife? Check out our anniversary gift guide for women, which has a number of great options.
Typewriter Inspired Flower

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Searching for a 1st wedding anniversary gift for that special someone who loves writing or reading? This paper rose makes a good gift for a couple or individual that loves the nostalgia of a typewriter.
Nacre Lune 8 in Stainless Steel

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If you are looking for a luxury gift for your wife for your first anniversary, you can be sure that she will love this watch. With a classic style and high-quality construction, she will fall in love with the minimalist style and modern look of this beautiful timepiece.
18K Solid Gold Heart Necklace

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Gold never goes out of style and is always a great idea for a 1 year anniversary gift for her. A minimalist piece of jewelry that she can wear every day and with any outfit. She will cherish this necklace as much as she cherishes your love for one another.
Our First Year Together Custom Photo Anniversary Blanket

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Showcase all of those special first moments with this cozy blanket. A unique way to always remember your first year together. You will love to cuddle up with each other under this blanket for many more years to come.
Letter to My Love: Write Now, Read Later

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If you’ve been writing a love letter from the beginning, why stop now? These letters to my love make a sentimental paper gift for a wife that fell in love with you for your romantic nature. Each time she reads these she will be reminded why you tie the knot.
1 Year Together Custom Photo Canvas Print

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Get the “1 Year Together” custom photo canvas print, and celebrate all the many days and hours shared with your honey. Tailor the photo, names, and anniversary date on the decoration, and you’ll have a beautiful, personalized keepsake.
Timex Weekender 40

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This classic Timex watch makes a great gift for her. With its minimalist style, she will think this is the best modern gift you could get her for your first anniversary together. An extra special gift that will remind her of how special your time together is.
Custom Star Map Framed Print

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The first year of marriage sort of flies by in a whirlwind kind of affair. Even if you were living together before your marriage, the first year of living together as a married couple is quite different. Thus, your first wedding anniversary is a very special occasion. This custom star map framed print can help you personalize your special location to commemorate your one year together.
Spiral Origami Clock

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This spiral origami clock is another gift that beautifully blends the traditional gift of paper with the modern gift of a clock anniversary gift. This clock is the best way to combine two special gift ideas to celebrate your special day.
1 Year Photo Collage Pillow

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Do you know what keeps the spice and love in the marriage intact? Personalized Gifts! This custom photo collage pillow is the best first anniversary gift that you can get for your spouse. Let’s keep the memories of your relationship nearby with this elegant and amazingly designed throw pillow.
Photo Album

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Capture all those extra special pictures from your wedding day in this stunning photo book. This photo book makes a lovely first year wedding anniversary gift for your spouse or that special couple in your life.
Personalize Wedding Anniversary Clock

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This wall clock makes a special 1st wedding anniversary gift for a couple. Whether they are your friends, kids, or family, this clock makes a special first anniversary gift idea. They will love to display this clock in their home for all to see.
Love You Letter Photo Canvas Print

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A love letter to your love is a great idea for your first wedding anniversary. This beautiful canvas print makes a special gift for the love of your life that will bring a smile to her face every day.
1st Wedding Anniversary Gifts For Couples
There are so many great ideas for fun and affordable first anniversary gifts. From personalized canvases to traditional paper and modern clock gifts. You are sure to find something for that special couple.
Hello – Will You – I Do – Map Canvas Print

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Give a gift that celebrates the married couple meeting, getting engaged, and saying “I do,” all in one gift. A sweet gift idea for the paper anniversary that they are sure to appreciate.
Unique 1st Wedding Anniversary Sundial Gift

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Get this beautiful sundial for a one year anniversary gift for that special couple. While clocks are a modern gift idea for celebrating one year together, this sundial is a special gift that will be able to pass down to their children.
Married 1 Year And Looking Forward To Forever Canvas

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Celebrate your union with this photo collage canvas print. The passing of one year strengthens your bond, bringing you closer. You want your hand to be in your partner’s hand for eternity. Show your love for each other by adding your wedding pictures.
Rustic Paper 1st Wedding Anniversary Wall Clock

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This creative paper anniversary gift includes both paper and a clock in one gift. Include a personalized saying or the couple’s names and anniversary date for a one of a kind gift idea for them.
Wedding Anniversary Candle

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Candles make a great first anniversary gift idea for a young couple. Just like their flame of love, this candle will burn bright. The front of the candle can be personalized with the couple’s name and wedding date.
Personalized Street Sign

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This personalized street sign canvas makes a great idea for a gift for a couple. Celebrate that special 1st anniversary with this rustic canvas print that they will love to hand up and look at every day.
Funny 1st Anniversary Card

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For the couple with a sense of humor, they will love this funny couple’s card. One year has flown by, why not celebrate the paper anniversary with some actual paper? This cute card will have them laughing for another year with this hilarious card.
Custom Photo Canvas Print

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This custom canvas print makes the perfect gift for a special couple for their one year anniversary. This canvas print makes a great gift to give to a spouse or that young couple in your life.
Personalized Anniversary Slate Clock

You know the saying, time flies while you’re having fun? Remind the married couple how special they are and how quickly your time together has gone with this modern gift of a wall clock. The clock is personalized with a unique saying, their names, and anniversary date.
Date Night Love Coupons

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Keep that spark alive with this date night ideas box. Any married couple knows how important it is to continue to be romantic no matter what year of marriage you are in. From poetry readings to DNA testing, they’ll never have to worry about a dull date.
Personalized Hourglass

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Just like the design of an hourglass, your love for one another is timeless. This personalized etched glass hourglass is a work of art that will withstand the test of time.
Vinyl Record Spiral Song Lyrics Canvas Print

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What was your favorite song on your wedding day? Capture that special moment again and again with this vinyl record spiral song lyric canvas print. You will be able to reminisce about that special day each time you look at this unique print.
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