What did you/will you do for your First Wedding Anniversary?

Gatica

So I'm opening up the floor to anyone who thinks they did something really special for their wedding anniversary.

Ours is coming up soon and I've only a handful of "paper" (1st anniversary according to ppl and google) ideas. One is to print some photos of what we'd done over the last year since our wedding and add them to the album friends made us before our wedding, which had pictures of us since we met.

We're going away to a hotel for the weekend with a just a bit of dinner/pamper. Would also like to celebrate with our family though. Was thinking getting similar flowers and cake (only from a shop!) and having our immediate families over for wine and cake...

Toots

I'd just recently given birth before our first anniversary so there wasn't any crazy partying, lol! We had dinner just the two of us and our baba on the actual day, and my husband got me an eternity ring with sapphires in it (our son's birthstone). The hotel where we got married did a thing where they give you a complimentary anniversary dinner so we had that a few weeks later and it was great.

My mum was pregnant with me on her and my dad's first anniversary and seeing as it's the 'paper' one, she got him a book of limericks (something my dad would never buy in a million years). She gave it to him the night before their anniversary and laughed so hard at his reaction to it that her waters broke and she went into labour 3 weeks early, and I was born the following morning on the anniversary.

Berty

Many people get free nights from their hotel on the anniversary. Our hotel has 3 other hotels so we can use their others so a night away in Galway is on the cards which includes a dinner as well.

Not married yet.

Gatica

Toots* wrote: »

I'd just recently given birth before our first anniversary so there wasn't any crazy partying, lol! We had dinner just the two of us and our baba on the actual day, and my husband got me an eternity ring with sapphires in it (our son's birthstone). The hotel where we got married did a thing where they give you a complimentary anniversary dinner so we had that a few weeks later and it was great.

My mum was pregnant with me on her and my dad's first anniversary and seeing as it's the 'paper' one, she got him a book of limericks (something my dad would never buy in a million years). She gave it to him the night before their anniversary and laughed so hard at his reaction to it that her waters broke and she went into labour 3 weeks early, and I was born the following morning on the anniversary.

That's a lovely story!
I think eternity rings are given on first child or a significant anniversary, like 10 years. So I haven't quite "earned" mine yet :rolleyes:

It's nice when hotels give you an anniversary freebie. We failed to think of it at the time (would've been an idea to ask for it at bargaining time), and since ours didn't include it and is very popular for weddings that time of year I think we'll never get to stay or dine at our hotel around our anniversary.

How Strange

Our son was 3 weeks old on our first anniversary. We had a couple of glasses of champagne at home, I fell asleep and woke up when our son needed to be fed.

Our hotel gave us the free night b&b and dinner which we used when our son was 8 months and my mam babysat.

Honey-ec

Nothing, my OH was on a 4-month tour in Chad on our first anniversary

silly

Our son was also 4 weeks old on our 1st wedding anniversary so we didnt do much.

I wouldnt like the idea of having the famliy around to celebrate it though, i think its a very special time to be shared with nobody else.

hoodwinked

he took the day off work, so we went for breakfast, then he took our daughter to the park as i set up a paper trail around the house, with a joke present (a will was one ) or homemade vouchers on the back of each clue promising him things, for example, he always washes up the dishes, so i promised a night where i would do it for him..etc the final clue led to his main present,

he loved solving the clues, and really enjoyed it.

later in the day we had a meal in the hotel where we got married, our 4 year old joined us and we relaxed together for the evening at home

Gatica

seems many of you had children to consider on your anniversary... so having none I guess we might be in the minority.

Honey-ec, sounds like a tough time for you both to have been apart. Hope it was made up for when you got together again!

Moonbeam

I was heavily pregnant on #3 but we went out for dinner and stayed in a hotel:)

clint_silver

was playing at a wedding.

Kaiser84

Anyone know where I could get this done? It's song lyrics on turtle doves. I'd like to get our first dance song printed on it. It's our 1st anniversary in a few weeks.

Thanks.

Liam McPoyle

We are staying in Nevan Maguires place the night of our anniversary.

Milly33

haha was thinking Lyrics carved into doves how is that legal!! Log onto Jam Art Prints online http://jamartprints.com/ i thought it was a differant name now but this kinda style http://jamartprints.com/?product=typewriter-and-butterfly-on-vintage-1850s-upcycled-book-page they may be able to do something up for you..

Think i would love to go back to Disney for ours love going over there and it was where we got engages so it would be nice.. That or maybe just a nice meal out would be nice..Ohhh or a mystery hunt maybe with paper notes around the place

Milly33

haha was thinking Lyrics carved into doves how is that legal!! Log onto Jam Art Prints online http://jamartprints.com/ i thought it was a differant name now but this kinda style http://jamartprints.com/?product=typewriter-and-butterfly-on-vintage-1850s-upcycled-book-page they may be able to do something up for you..

Think i would love to go back to Disney for ours love going over there and it was where we got engages so it would be nice.. That or maybe just a nice meal out would be nice..Ohhh or a mystery hunt maybe with paper notes around the place

ainy

Kaiser84 wrote:

Anyone know where I could get this done? It's song lyrics on turtle doves. I'd like to get our first dance song printed on it. It's our 1st anniversary in a few weeks.

if you look up wishing tree studio, they have their own site and a Facebook page, they do a framed print with lyrics to first songs on them and a picture of the record. kind of like what you're after. I got one for a relative for their anniversary.

fits

Business Cat wrote: »

We are staying in Nevan Maguires place the night of our anniversary.

We are going this month for our birthdays

I have an idea about anniversary but wont post it on here as want to surprise himself.

pwurple

Cake and wine party for the family? Fierce fancy OP!
It sounds nice. Can I come along too?

I think we went out for dinner. That's what we usually try to do.

SusanC10

I was very pregnant with #1 in my final trimester so we did a weekend away in Ireland. I think I slept a lot as had been working crazy hours in an effort to take early Maternity Leave.

Kathy22

We took a few days off work and had a long weekend down the country. We stayed in our family holiday home for a few nights then used a blue book voucher we had gotten as a wedding present to stay in a suite for 2 nights, had dinner and basically just chilled out. We got each other a small gift, overall it was a very chilled out affair.

pwllor

We stayed in Waterford Castle and I've booked a Boudoir photo shoot for my wife.
I turned out very well and I was surprised how much joy and confidence the photos gave her!

Milly33

I know the lady in work went to Nevens place and said it was loverly

eviltwin

We are probably unusual in that we don't celebrate our wedding anniversary but the date we officially started dating. We reached 21 years a couple of weeks ago and we spent the day together just hanging out, no kids. It wasn't particularly exciting or amazing but it was lovely just to have a day to ourselves.

Malari

eviltwin wrote: »

We are probably unusual in that we don't celebrate our wedding anniversary but the date we officially started dating.

Same day for us. We'll probably go for a meal as usual. But we've also decided we'll buy a tree for the garden each year too. Think it's a nice idea.

Dolbert

SusanC10 wrote: »

I was very pregnant with #1 in my final trimester so we did a weekend away in Ireland. I think I slept a lot as had been working crazy hours in an effort to take early Maternity Leave.

Exactly this for me too!