| People love to celebrate anniversaries, being together | | | | of interest to the recipient, photographs, you can |
| another year shows that they truly love each other | | | | order a copy of the newspaper from the wedding |
| and they continue to strengthen the bonds and | | | | date that shows what was going on the day of your |
| celebrate their union year after year. A lot of couples | | | | wedding, tickets to a show or sporting event, |
| celebrate this special occasion by giving gifts to each | | | | posters, board games, puzzles, gift certificates to |
| other that symbolizes their anniversary, like "paper" | | | | their favorite stores, stationary, tickets to concerts, |
| for the 1st year and "leather" for the 5th year. | | | | or my favorite - paper roses.While gift cards and gift |
| Although following the "Traditional Anniversary Gift | | | | certificates are acceptable gifts for a couple, I would |
| List" can sound easy at first, but it can be very | | | | NOT recommend this as a gift to a spouse, this is |
| difficult and frustrating trying to follow the list for | | | | your first anniversary together and you need to put |
| some years.Sure the Silver, Golden and Diamond | | | | a little more thought into it than giving something as |
| anniversaries are easy, its pretty well spelled out. But | | | | impersonal as money.I personally think that "paper |
| what about anniversaries like the "Paper" (1st) | | | | roses" are one of the best first year anniversary |
| anniversary or "Steel" (11th) anniversary? These can | | | | gifts available, for two reasons, one - you have the |
| be difficult for a woman and almost impossible for a | | | | romance and intimacy of roses, two - your able to |
| man shopping for the perfect gift that will show their | | | | stay with the "traditional" list of anniversary gifts. A |
| love and appreciation of their partner. So with the | | | | bonus to this idea is that unlike real roses this gift can |
| summer months which are the busy season for | | | | last forever. I am not talking about artificial flowers |
| weddings and anniversaries approaching fast I | | | | here, these are paper roses that are hand made |
| thought this would be a good time to start covering | | | | especially for first year anniversaries, you can even |
| each of the years and their symbolic gift."Paper" is | | | | have them personalized.On the more expensive end |
| the traditional symbol of the first year wedding | | | | would be airline tickets to a dream vacation, an oil |
| anniversary.Since the traditional symbol for the 1st | | | | painting from your wedding photograph, fine art |
| wedding anniversary gift is paper, you'll need to start | | | | prints.Just remember, you can express your love and |
| "thinking outside the box" if you're going to follow | | | | feelings without giving expensive gifts, just put a little |
| this list successfully.Some cheaper but very | | | | thought into it. Love is still the best gift, it is costless |
| thoughtful gifts of paper would be homemade | | | | yet so pure and irrevocable.Next week I'll cover the |
| coupons good for a massage or breakfast in bed, | | | | 2nd/Cotton anniversary.Mark Dietzel owns and writes |
| poetry or love letters hand written on nice | | | | for and also writes a column named "Ask the Gift |
| stationary, homemade greeting cards.In the | | | | Guy". |
| moderate price range could be books that would be | | | | |