We like the idea of traditional gifts... and the first year is paper. We were both stumped and perplexed for a little while... and then my creative side came out.
I ended up typing out our wedding vows to each other on Photoshop and printed them out in 5x7 size. I trimmed off the excess white border, and put them in opposite sides of a three window frame. For the middle window, I had to include a wedding photo, of course! I chose one of my favorites, made it black and white, printed it to 5x7, and trimmed the white border.
I made sure to print all three on cardstock to play it safe... that counts as paper, right?
Dan went with concert tickets for me. Tickets = paper... I'm convinced. We're going to see The Rolling Stones play in what is probably their last tour ever... at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City (where the Chiefs play)! This is seriously my dream concert in my dream venue. I'm a little nervous about being 29 weeks pregnant at the time, but... Baby Cookie will just end up loving classic rock 'n roll, right? It's the same day as our baby shower, so we'll be going after that, and I'm stoked! (He technically didn't buy the tickets yet because he's been monitoring them online at other locations, and the prices are dropping significantly shortly before the concerts... so we're going to do that!)
How did you celebrate your first anniversary?
What's your favorite anniversary gift yet?
hi! i'm rebecca and just started blogging at MORE OR LESS. i love your anniversary gift idea! for our first anniversary we didn't follow any traditions other than eating cupcakes which we had at our wedding! enjoy the concert!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! How stinking adorable! I actually was a bit scandalous with my gift and had a boudoir photo shoot done and got a album made for him. Needless to say he loved it!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great first wedding anniversary gift! I love the vows typed up.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! Tom and I usually exchange cards. He usually tells me I can go get something at Target. Or a book.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic and creative idea! I sort of wish we had gone the traditional route!
ReplyDeleteSuch an awesome idea!!! :) I am horrible when it comes to gifts, we normally don't get each other anything, sad I know.
ReplyDeleteLove what you came up with! That's fab!! And tickets to the Rolling Stones? Hello! Awesome!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! We didn't write our own vows (we were 18 and just went with the pastor's) and i wish we had. At some point I want a re-do and renewal though and i will insist this time! I might steal this idea to commemorate the occasion :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! I was just thinking about things to put on the walls in my hallway and this might be part of my hallway collage! :)
ReplyDeleteCute gift!
ReplyDeleteI kind of wish we had followed the traditional gifts...but now we are 4 years in. This is so cute! And yes to the Arrowhead concert venue! That will be awesome!
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