It’s traditional for loving couples to exchange gifts when celebrating their wedding anniversary. To mark each year of wedded bliss, gifts for spouses are often chosen to complement the symbol that is associated with a particular milestone anniversary. Each wedding anniversary has a unique meaning that reflects the growth of the connection, the strengthening of the special bond, and the deepening of love between two people.
In keeping with this quaint age-old custom, newly weds approaching their first anniversary as a married couple conventionally choose gifts that are made of ‘paper’. This inexpensive material represents the interlocking fibres of life that initially bind two people together in matrimony.
If you’re looking for a special love token for your beloved, to mark the occasion of your 1st year anniversary, you will undoubtedly want to choose something that is beautiful, thoughtful and meaningful. Although bespoke photo books are the perfect gift for many landmark occasions – like weddings, birthdays, and the birth of children – they also make an exceptional present for the one you love.
A Personalized ‘Story Of Love’ Memory Book
If you want to impress your spouse with a special wedding anniversary gift, to mark the occasion of your first year as a married couple, photo books that are personalized are the perfect love token. If you’re a romantic at heart, you won’t find it hard to create a photo memory book that tells your story of love.
Choose your favorite photographs of the two of you together – from the time when you first met to the present day. Over the many double page spreads of your personalized photo book, you can arrange a selection of engagement photos, holiday snaps, and pictures of family and friends that represent your life together. Add comments, captions and other sentimental anecdotes to add a personal touch, and to bring the photos to life.
Alternatively, you can fill the pages of your unique personalized Story of Love photo books with stunning portraits from your wedding day, landscape shots of your exotic honeymoon, and images of your life together during Year One of matrimony. Finish off by adding beautiful calligraphy lyrics of your favorite love song, or poetic romantic quotes that will melt your spouse’s heart.
The Treasured Family Heirloom
One of the reasons why many couples decide to wed is because they want to start a family, in the traditional sense. Some couples tie the knot after they’ve lived together for a while, and already have children. If you have a family, or plan to start one, your photo books will soon become precious and treasured family heirlooms that can be passed down through future generations.
As a 1st wedding anniversary gift, bespoke customized photo books allow you to get the ball rolling. Choose a gorgeous hardback cover for your photo book gift, and have it monogrammed with the family name. Fill the pages of the photo books with your favorite photos of you and your beloved (and children if you already have some), family and close friends.
You can create a special theme for your 1st wedding anniversary photo book, by adding personalized comments and captions to each photo, to instantly pull all the images together in a unified manner. While the 2nd wedding anniversary gift is traditionally made of cotton, there’s no reason why you can’t present your spouse with an additional gift of Volume 2 of your future family heirloom next year!
The One-Of-A Kind Coffee Table Book
If your spouse is house proud, style conscious, creative and/or artistic, they’ll love to receive a 1st wedding anniversary gift that is lavish, unique and personal. Photo books that feature a softcover are perfect for creating a one-of-a kind coffee table look book in the style of a glossy and luxurious exclusive magazine.
Personalize the pages of your wedding anniversary gift photo books with an array of stunning photos that capture happy and romantic memories of your first year as a married couple. If you share a passion for travel, customize the pages of the photo books with scenic photographs that highlight your adventures, trips and getaways.
Pick the best photo/s to feature on the cover on the photo book, to ensure that your alternative coffee table book looks highly inviting and appealing. Guests just won’t be able to resist picking it up, and browsing through the captivating memories that you have strikingly presented in your uniquely personalized 1st wedding anniversary gift.
The Perfect Challenge Gift
Couples that share a love of fun and adventure often like to playfully encourage each other to pursue a challenge. If your spouse has a ‘good eye’ and loves to get behind the camera, a photo book makes the perfect paper 1st wedding anniversary gift.
Inspire your keen photographer beloved by gifting them a gorgeous bespoke photo book that they can fill up with photographs that are Insta worthy. You can leave all of the pages blank, so that they can start showing off their photography skills from scratch, or you can feature a few of your favorite images that were captured in the past year.
Challenge your spouse to use the photo books to record and preserve special events or memories, or a particular theme like ‘holidays’. To make it a joint project, you can take charge of adding anecdotes, comments and amusing captions to the photographs that are added to the photo books throughout the coming year.
