Anniversary ideas that land

What to write, what to give, and what to actually do, for the anniversary you want to mark properly. Specific enough to use this week.

A couple in their sixties looking at an old photograph together at a kitchen table

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Anniversary gifts by year, and which ones are real

The traditional and modern anniversary gift for every year, plus which entries have real history, which were invented to sell something, and the one you should skip entirely.

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A young couple laughing over breakfast in a small bright apartment kitchen

Surprise ideas

First anniversary ideas that are not a smaller wedding

Twelve first anniversary ideas: why restaging the wedding is the common mistake, what to do with the paper tradition, and the thing to write down while you still remember the year.

5 min read

A couple in their fifties sitting on their porch steps in the late afternoon, laughing

Surprise ideas

25th anniversary ideas, and who the day is actually for

Twelve 25th anniversary ideas: why the couple and the people planning it usually want opposite things, what to do instead of a party, and how to handle the speeches.

5 min read

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Your photos, your words, their song, and messages from everyone who loves them, on one page. That's the whole thing, and it takes an evening.

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