1st Year Wedding Anniversary

Looking for the perfect 1st anniversary gift? Look no further! Our selection of 1st anniversary gifts has something for everyone.

  • Choose a gift that reflects what is special about your relationship, both individually and together.
  • Our selection of unique and memorable gifts will help you celebrate your first anniversary with confidence and consistency.
  • Whether you’re looking for a traditional paper gift, a personalised anniversary keepsake, or a one-of-a kind experience, we have something special just for you.
  • Enjoy the 1st year of your wedded bliss with these perfect gifts for newlyweds.
  • Looking for anniversary gift Ideas? Look no further! Our selection of personalised anniversaries Gifts has something for everyone.
  • From traditional paper gifts to engraved mugs and photo frames, we have all the perfect anniversary ideas.
  • Our unique and memorable gifts will help you celebrate your first anniversary with confidence and consistency.
  • Paper Anniversary: On the 1st year of marriage, paper is a great choice to symbolise an important milestone in your relationship.

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The Traditional Wedding Anniversary List

The Traditional Wedding Anniversary List shows paper image

Paper gifts are the traditional 1st anniversary gift. You may have heard that paper is symbolic of marriage, because it’s made from wood pulp and can be recycled again and again. But we know what you’re really thinking: “What should I buy for my first wedding anniversary?” We’ve got some great ideas for our paper anniversary gifts here on our site. 

Paper is neat, a useful thing to give as a traditional gift; there are so many possibilities! The best part about giving a paper-themed present? It’s never too late to order! There are plenty of items still available in time for your big day. Here are just a few suggestions from our collection of paper gifts

The Modern Wedding Anniversary List

Looking for a unique modern 1st anniversary gift? Check out our selection of clocks!

Modern gift for the 1st Anniversary: Clocks

  • A modern 1st anniversary gift is a clock, often in the form of an ‘Anniversary Clock’
  • This type of clock is designed specifically for placing on a mantle, and has a doom glass cover with a pendulum that revolves rather than swings.
  • The glass is used to cover the clock face, and most doom glasses tend to be decorated with symbols such as hearts.
  • Traditionally Clocks need to make a sound (or a strike) to be classed as a clock otherwise they are just known as timepieces.
  • A popular modern 1st anniversary gift is a ‘nail clock,’ so called because they were once believed to keep track of the time by driving nails into walls!
  • Today we know that nail clocks keep track of time by driving a nail into a piece of wood set behind the clock face. It sounds like an odd way to tell time, but it sure is unique!
  • Most modern 1st anniversary clocks are crafted from metal and leather. They might be decorated with engravings and other design elements that make them stand out as special gifts.
  • If you’re looking for a cool and unique anniversary gift for your partner, check out our selection of clocks!
Modern anniversary list 1 year symbol is a clock image

The Gemstone Wedding Anniversary List

Looking for the perfect 1st anniversary gift? You’ll want to know what type of gemstone is appropriate! Fresh water pearls are the gemstone symbol of the first year anniversary. Fresh Water Pearls are ideally suited for being made into jewellery. It’s rich lustre has made fresh water pearls desirable for eons. Gem quality pearls are selected for their shape and colour as well as their aesthetic qualities.

1st year anniversary gemstone fresh water pearls

The Flowers Wedding Anniversary List

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Looking for the perfect flower to complement your 1st anniversary gift? Check out our list of flowers associated with a wedding anniversary, for the first: Pansies! These beautiful flowers come in a variety of colours, and can be used to send a special message to your loved one.

The language of flowers uses Pansies in a variety of ways; a Purple pansy is said to be for ‘the thoughts of happy days spent together are my greatest treasure.’ whereas the white Pansy is for thoughts of love meaning ‘you are in my thoughts’ so if you have the opportunity to get pansies you can choose the appropriate type.

Why are these symbols selected?

  • Each wedding anniversary has its own set of symbols or themes that are associated with it, and for the first wedding anniversary, those symbols are paper and clocks.
  • Marriage can get hectic, so using one of these symbols as your theme for the year can make life a little bit simpler.
  • There are plenty of retailers and manufacturers around that will provide great gift ideas that will match the theme for this and many other years.
  • We are unique in that we offer anniversary gifts specific to every wedding anniversary.

Looking for the perfect first anniversary gift? Check out our selection of 1st anniversary gifts! Want to know more why these symbols selected? Check out the details on our anniversary history page.

1st year Anniversary Facts and Figures

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Looking for information about what to do on your first wedding anniversary? Here are some facts and figures to help you out!

  • On the first wedding anniversary of your marriage, you would have been married for 365 days (366 if it included a leap year).
  • This amounts to 8,760 hours or 525,600 minutes or over 31 million seconds.
  • During this time, you would have shared 2,500 hours of snuggle time (sleeping!) together – which is the equivalent to 80 continuous days.
  • You’ve been apart for over 2,100 hours (88 days) and will have had over 750 meals together.
  • If you’ve been spending an average of six minutes a day kissing this would have amounted to 572 hours

Are you are interested on further facts and figures about marriages in the UK? The ONS produce lots of details from the Census data plus other data gathered on a regular basis. The following link Marriage Data will take you to their site however data for the past year is not available as it has yet to be collated.

First Wedding Anniversary Greeting Cards

We’ve a great range of 1st Anniversary greeting cards all with free standard UK delivery. Next Day delivery is also available on stock items.

Things to Say in a First Anniversary Greeting Card

The following salutations will hopefully inspire you to write the perfect message in your greeting card. If the card is for your spouse, we’ve more in our Romantic and sweet things to write in a greeting card blog post.

  1. Celebrating a year of your beautiful story, penned on the pristine sheets of love. Happy 1st anniversary!
  2. Your love is a tale composed on a paper as delicate and enduring as your bond. Happy first anniversary!
  3. As you commemorate your first year together, may your life continue to unfold like a captivating novel penned on the paper of love.
  4. Happy Paper Anniversary! Like a poet weaving words on paper, may your life together continue to be filled with beautiful verses of love.
  5. Your love story, a year in the making, has been as delicate and beautiful as a paper crane. Wishing you a joyful 1st anniversary!
  6. In your first year, you’ve created a beautiful manuscript of love, trust, and understanding. Here’s to many more chapters of your love story.
  7. Your first-year chronicle has been written on pages as pure as your love. Happy first anniversary!
  8. Like an artist sketching masterpieces on paper, your love has etched a picture-perfect story in the last year. Happy Paper Anniversary!
  9. Just as paper holds the potential to become a work of art or a gripping tale, so does your love continue to promise infinite possibilities. Happy 1st anniversary!
  10. A year of moments, captured like snapshots in a paper album, marks your journey of love. Wishing you many more such beautiful memories on your paper anniversary!
  11. On this joyous occasion of your first completed year, your union reminds me of a finely crafted paper – reflecting purity, unfolding a fascinating story, and bringing joy to all. Happy First Anniversary!
  12. Dear companions, your shared life, akin to a beautifully scripted play imprinted on paper, has filled this span of a year with beauty and charm. Jubilant first anniversary to you!
  13. In honour of your first year together, your love, as resilient and captivating as a manuscript, has written a story of passion and delight. Felicitations upon your paper anniversary!
  14. Your journey of a year, as carefully crafted and intimately recorded as upon the delicate yet inviting pages of a diary, marks the splendour of your love. Jovial Paper Anniversary to you!
  15. Like a cherished letter pressed onto fine paper, the story of your love over the year has imprinted the deepest warmth and joy. Celebrate a merry first anniversary!
  16. Marking your first year as companions, our hearts find rapture in your tale of love, as enchanting and lasting as words inscribed upon paper. Rejoice in your paper anniversary!
  17. As delightful as a sonnet penned on delicate parchment, your first year of marriage has been a testament to beauty and truth. A heartfelt first anniversary to you!
  18. As a captivating novel bound by the enduring strength of paper, your one year of shared existence manifests an inscribed celebration of love. Cheers upon your paper anniversary!

First Anniversary Gift Ideas

The first wedding anniversary is an important time to share with your partner and celebrate the beginning of your life together as husband and wife. To do this, you should give them something that will remind both of you about how far it has been since day one – our Traditional First Year Gifts include a Memory Book made out paper where each page represents one year enabling you to leave a personalised message every year!

The paper anniversary is a special day that you should cherish forever. It’s a unique time to let your creativity flow and find the perfect paper gift for your partner. Have fun with it, even if paper isn’t exactly something you choose to spend money on outside of the wedding itself!

Once you’ve found the perfect anniversary gift you want to give , you should take the time to plan a special way to present it. Perhaps revisit your wedding venue or select a location basing is on the paper theme would be the perfect symbol for such an occasion.

1st Anniversary Gifts

What is the 1st Wedding Anniversary Called?

The 1st wedding anniversary is called the Paper Anniversary. The anniversary is named after the traditional symbol associated with the anniversary year.

Please see our 1st Anniversary Gifts page for our full range of paper anniversary gifts. Want to see next year’s anniversary gifts : 2nd Wedding Anniversary

So there you have it…

The first year of marriage is a milestone that should be celebrated with great joy. We’ve provided you with some tips on how to do just that, as well as giving you the perfect gift ideas for your partner this special day. From paper products and date nights in to personalised gifts and anniversary cards, our team has curated a list of 1st wedding anniversary gifts sure to make it is memorable. If you need help finding the right product or feel like we missed something important don’t hesitate to contact us! Our expert customer care staff are always happy to assist.

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