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                Last Year You Gave Her Your Heart...So This Year? :: Anniversary Gifts
            
                If you got married last year you will be celebrating your first ever anniversary this year. The first anniversary of any newly married couple is fresh and exciting. It can seem as if barely any time has passed at all since you said your vows to one another and became man and wife. Tying the knot was probably magical (and stressful) but a year down the line you're running a little home like clockwork and enjoying life together. 

Some couples like to freeze a portion of their wedding cake and enjoy another slice with a glass of champagne on their first anniversary. It can really re-kindle the spirit of your wedding day but keeping cake in the freezer for a year can seem like a bit of a health and safety no-no to some people! 

If you're not the type of person to freeze left over wedding cake, you can still evoke a sense of the wedding by wearing the perfume or cologne you wore on the day, or getting flowers which the bride had as a bouquet. Regardless of how you choose to remember your wedding, the sentiment will surely be beautiful. 

Celebrating Your Marriage

Anniversaries are about celebrating the union of two people and reminiscing about your wedding day is just one of the many things you can indulge in. Wedding anniversaries are also romantic they're about starting new traditions and remembering old ones. With each passing year you'll find that your relationship has subtly changed, your bond has strengthened and you might have even brought children in to the world.

Just remember: on your anniversary your spouse is the most important person in the world, not your boss, your pet dog, or your dentist.

Choosing Gifts

The first year of marriage can be quite focused on making a beautiful home together and starting a family, or even just enjoying a year of wedded bliss, with countless evenings spent in each other's arms and by each other's side. By now, there's probably no-one in the world you know better or love more than your partner and that should make it easy to come up with some great first anniversary gifts.

Most people know that the first anniversary is the paper anniversary and for this, anniversary gifts can be simple and sweet. You don't need to make too many grand gestures, sometimes kind words simple anniversary gifts and kisses are just as good. Think about your partner's interests and his or her personality when you're coming up with anniversary gifts. You don't have to get something traditional, either.

Your partner might prefer something useful. How do you spend time together when you're relaxing? What gets your spouse excited? Ask these sorts of questions and the perfect anniversary gifts should come to mind. If you garden together then something for the garden would be perfect, or if your spouse loves to play sports you could get some massage oils for soothing his muscles after a tough game. The best anniversary gifts will bring you both together or help you remember the good times.

Showing Your Love

Making an effort for your first anniversary is more important than putting on a show. That is to say, proving you've given your gifts some thought is more important than spending a lot of money. 

Chances are, you monitor each other's spending anyway and you both have to stick to a budget, so choosing a few simple things, - flowers, wine or champagne, a simple gift and a home cooked meal could make your first anniversary romantic and intimate without costing the earth. To make a home cooked meal extra special get a little dressed up so you feel sexy and glamorous.

If you do want to splash out, consider getting anniversary gifts such as experience days where you can both go to a health spa and have a pamper day. There are treatments for husbands as well as wives including pedicures, manicures and massages. 

There are so many experiences days out there that are perfect for couples including theatre and dinner packages and dinner and dancing gifts. Engraved gifts can also make excellent anniversary gifts because you can add personal messages to them for your partner to keep forever.

If all else fails and you're struggling for the perfect anniversary gift, think about getting your partner a classic, romantic piece of jewellery and presenting it at dinner. Gentlemen still love a good watch, cufflinks or a nice tie and almost any woman is dazzled by jewellery set with her favourite stones. 

If money is tight, don't worry. Your love is the best thing you'll ever give your partner and all anniversary gifts jewellery, evenings out and glasses of champagne all pale in comparison.

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