Anniversary Gifts - Following the Traditional Anniversary Gift List

People love to celebrate anniversaries, being togetherof interest to the recipient, photographs, you can
another year shows that they truly love each otherorder a copy of the newspaper from the wedding
and they continue to strengthen the bonds anddate that shows what was going on the day of your
celebrate their union year after year. A lot of coupleswedding, tickets to a show or sporting event,
celebrate this special occasion by giving gifts to eachposters, 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 Giftcertificates are acceptable gifts for a couple, I would
List" can sound easy at first, but it can be veryNOT recommend this as a gift to a spouse, this is
difficult and frustrating trying to follow the list foryour first anniversary together and you need to put
some years.Sure the Silver, Golden and Diamonda little more thought into it than giving something as
anniversaries are easy, its pretty well spelled out. Butimpersonal 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 cangifts available, for two reasons, one - you have the
be difficult for a woman and almost impossible for aromance and intimacy of roses, two - your able to
man shopping for the perfect gift that will show theirstay with the "traditional" list of anniversary gifts. A
love and appreciation of their partner. So with thebonus to this idea is that unlike real roses this gift can
summer months which are the busy season forlast forever. I am not talking about artificial flowers
weddings and anniversaries approaching fast Ihere, these are paper roses that are hand made
thought this would be a good time to start coveringespecially for first year anniversaries, you can even
each of the years and their symbolic gift."Paper" ishave them personalized.On the more expensive end
the traditional symbol of the first year weddingwould be airline tickets to a dream vacation, an oil
anniversary.Since the traditional symbol for the 1stpainting from your wedding photograph, fine art
wedding anniversary gift is paper, you'll need to startprints.Just remember, you can express your love and
"thinking outside the box" if you're going to followfeelings without giving expensive gifts, just put a little
this list successfully.Some cheaper but verythought into it. Love is still the best gift, it is costless
thoughtful gifts of paper would be homemadeyet 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 nicefor and also writes a column named "Ask the Gift
stationary, homemade greeting cards.In theGuy".
moderate price range could be books that would be