Planning ahead can make a big difference when it comes time to celebrate your anniversary. Our handy list of gift ideas, below, will ensure you don’t get caught short on the day and end up being ‘that guy’ in the petrol station, queuing to buy flowers on the way home from work. The woman waiting to receive the flowers at home will be sure to know where they came from.
Save yourself the embarrassment and buy her something she’ll really appreciate instead.
The Timeless Gold Jewellery
Big-budget bling is all well and good if you’ve got cash to burn, but sadly we’re not all blessed with the bank balance of an oligarch. Thankfully, for those of us with more modestly spaced financial goalposts, affordable necklaces and bracelets make up the bread and butter of most women’s jewellery boxes. Be a magpie, pick her a few tasteful bits out and you’re golden.
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Customized Photo Album
So long as you don’t fill it full of newspaper clippings about UFO sightings, Champion’s League football stickers, detailed pencil drawings of mythical creatures, or anything else weird like that, a personalized photograph album is one of the most thoughtful gifts you can give. Imagine sitting down with your kids in 20 or 30 years and sharing the photos.
You should also fill it with romantic photos. Not, repeat, It is not clear how to get there. Football Stickers
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A Romantic Bouquet
It may be a disturbing visual metaphor to give your love a bunch beautiful flowers which will slowly die and wilt, and then turn brown and disgusting. Women are still clamoring for it. While it may be a bit of an anniversary cliché, opt for this classic romantic gesture and you’re guaranteed to come up smelling of roses.
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Elegant Evening Footwear
A slap-up meal and a few too many glasses of red wine are pretty much par for the course when it comes to anniversary evenings, but choosing what to wear for a special occasion can cause a headache to rival the one that you’ll both no doubt be suffering in the morning.
Why not help your lady out by buying her a new pair of evening shoes that are stylish and elegant? You might even make it to the door on schedule.
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A Statement Fragrance
Now, we’re not suggesting your other half’s perfume should be so strong that it singes the nose hairs of anyone within a 10-metre radius and makes small children cry. However, when an impression must be made, a subtle scent just isn’t going to cut it. Smell is most closely associated with memory. So make sure she’s remembered for all the good reasons.
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Food Hamper
Who wouldn’t want to receive a giant box full of cheese, chocolate, booze and cake? Nobody, that’s who. In this case, a hamper would make a wonderful anniversary gift. If the weather’s nice you could even turn the cliché-o-meter up to 11 by finding a quiet spot next to a babbling stream and making a full-blown romantic picnic of it. If that doesn’t earn you some serious brownie points then, quite frankly, we’re not sure what will.
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Tickets for a Show
Your partner may be more into Hamlet Some tickets to a theatre show are better than any material gift. Luckily, there is a range of theatre vouchers out there for stages all across the country – including those in London’s West End – meaning that you don’t need to know your Miss SaigonYou can now download s WickedMake the right decision by following these steps.
Make it a memorable night by taking her to a cultural event.
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Rose Gold Wristwear
Since the beginning of this decade, rose gold jewellery has been everywhere. Once a relic of the 1920s, this colorful, feminine metal has crept its way off your nana’s mantelpiece and back into jewelry shops, becoming a legitimate designer trend in the process.
It is our humble opinion that it looks great on wristwear. From watches to rings, bangles to cuffs – rose gold is a warm, romantic option for your special day, plus it won’t bankrupt you to quite the same extent as yellow gold or silver would. This means you can spend more on roses.
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Jewelry Box
What’s the point of all that expensive jewelry if you don’t have a place to store it? A jewelry box is an essential for every woman and it’s just the sort of thing that will go down a treat as an anniversary gift.
Choose the right one, and it will last as long she takes care of her. It could even be passed down through the generations to your children and your children’s children. Isn’t that the sort of thing that these types of celebrations are all about?
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You Can Unwind With This
A committed relationship is 90% sitting at home in a tracksuit or your PJs. Seeing as you spend so much of your downtime together in clothes you would never dream of venturing outside in, wouldn’t it be fitting to give her loungewear an anniversary update?
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An Unforgettable Experience
What does she want? Some Mulberry handbag she’s been after since the early noughties, or a memorable experience together with the man she loves? Actually, don’t answer that.
Jokes aside, a shared experience is the perfect chance to remember why you fell for each other in the first place – the ideal way to spend your day. That is until you have a moment of clarity at 12,000ft as you’re about to be hurled out of a plane with a man strapped to your back and suddenly that bag doesn’t sound like such a bad idea.
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An Instant Camera
Do you and your partner constantly turn every situation into a picture opportunity? Well, if she’s going to do it, she might as well have the right kit. Give your iPhone camera a much-needed break and give her the gear she requires to create lasting memories that are not just files on a computer.
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A Charitable Donation
Donating to charity in her name is an excellent gift for the woman who already has it all. After all, what’s the point in accumulating more and more unneeded presents every year when the money could go to somebody who really needs it?
Donating money to a loved one is a thoughtful way to express your affection.
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Luxurious luggage
What do you think about sneakers? Well, that’s how your significant other feels about bags. This means that so long as you pick something that’s high quality, timeless and great looking, you can’t really put a foot wrong. Pick one out from a trusted, stylish brand to ensure you don’t get the… sack… this anniversary.
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Statement Earrings
It’s a little strange to think of it but punching holes in the ear so you can hang things from them. But that hasn’t stopped a considerable chunk of the global population from having it done. Handily enough, it creates another avenue for you to explore when selecting an anniversary gift, and if she’s going to wear earrings, she might as well turn a few heads in the process.
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A Hair-Styling Gadget
Show her that taking forever to get ready isn’t really as big a deal as you make it out to be by buying her something that will make her take even longer. No matter if you know what the tool does, it will surely be appreciated by any woman with a passion for hair.
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Some New Gym Gear
As we all know, motivating yourself to go to the gym can be a drag, but when you’ve got some nice kit to wear, it doesn’t feel quite so bad. If she’s been blasting out her Wednesday evening spin class in a grubby old 6th form leavers T-shirt and a pair of ill-fitting football shorts, now may be as good a time as any for an upgrade.
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Good Coffee on Tap
Anything that can help to make weekday mornings even just a fraction more palatable is a winner as far as we’re concerned, and while we may not know your partner personally, we’re almost certain she’d agree.
Grabbing a take-out coffee every morning would be fantastic, but it won’t seem like such a great idea when she has to retire without a pension and live her last days out in a wheelie bin. It may seem like an unnecessary luxury to buy a coffee machine, but it’s actually a good investment. After all, it’s going to save her (and you) a lot of money in the long run.
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Sparkly something
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, which is all great, but they’re not exactly cheap, are they? However, there are a few diamond options out there that won’t require you to sell any organs on the dark web. If you’re still struggling, cubic zirconia is a great alternative for a fraction of the price and it looks every bit as glamorous.
You could probably even get away with telling her it’s the real deal, but you didn’t hear that from us and we in no way condone lying to your partner. But honestly, she’d never know the difference.
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Some Classic Canvas Trainers
Even though the futuristic, socklike trainers that everyone wears today are the pinnacle of technology, they had humble origins. Canvas trainers started it all, and that they’re still worn by people after 100 years is a testament to their popularity.
A classic set of canvas kicks won’t break the bank, but they will go with everything – and there’s not many items of clothing you can say that about.
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