Celebrating One Year of Marriage-Paper Anniversary Gift Ideas

One year of marriage flies by, when you’re married to your best friend. It’s hard to believe that my husband and I are about to celebrate our one year wedding anniversary already when I remember everything about the day like it was yesterday. Your first wedding anniversary is known as the paper anniversary. Celebrate your one year anniversary with tradition by giving each other a paper gift. Paper is represented as a clean slate and new beginnings together to write your own story. It’s also fragile and can be easily ripped and torn, symbolizing the delicacy of your first year of marriage. Paper gifts don’t have to be boring. Check out this list of paper anniversary gift ideas.

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Card

This one is pretty easy and obvious, but it doesn’t have to be the only thing you go with. Reminisce on your first year of marriage with a thoughtful and sentimental card. This is a digital download from my shop, visit my shop page for a discount that never expires.

Song Lyric Portrait

I got this for my husband for our one year anniversary gift. Choose your favorite picture, a wedding portrait is a great choice and then pick meaningful song lyrics. You could pick your first dance song or the song you walked down the aisle to. I used this company to get a digital download since it’s cheaper and I just grabbed a frame on Amazon. Get your download HERE.

Box of Date Ideas

Some of the best wedding advice we were given was to never stop dating each other. This box of date ideas is a great way to keep trying something new together and continue to build memories.

Song Lyric Flowers

Give your significant other flowers that never die. These ones have a hidden message within them and that message can be song lyrics from your wedding first dance song.

Personalized Pokémon Card

If you’re a 90s baby, I’m sure you’re familiar with Pokémon cards. My husband is a collector but I know he doesn’t have one made of us. I got this for him for our one year anniversary. It came out so cute, and you can personalize it however you want. It’s a great display piece and this shop has others you can collect.

Last Name Portrait

This last name portrait is great wall decor for the entrance of your home or to hang anywhere and is another great paper anniversary gift idea.

Scratch Off Map

Set travel goals as newlyweds and use this scratch off map to document the places you’ve been. I got this for my husband and I swear I plan trips just for an opportunity to scratch a state off the map.

Calendar

A photo calendar of all your past memories together is a great paper anniversary gift idea. Capture your favorite moments from your first year of marriage. Shutterfly is my go to for all things picture related gifts.

Anniversary Journal

Start reflecting on your many years of marriage to come starting at year one. This anniversary journal is a great paper anniversary gift to reflect and reminisce through the years.