Its my 1st wedding anniversary on July 1st and I am Skint help??

discobaby · 25 June 2007 at 9:25AM

Any bright unique ideas which cost very little or are free xx

newlywed · 25 June 2007 at 9:29AM

Just had ours. We hoped to go away but were too skint so just had a few days off with just us and went out for a meal instead.

Can you cook a nice meal instead, and have candle light?

showtunesgirl · 25 June 2007 at 9:31AM

Yes indeed there are. For one anniversary, my fiance wrote me a sonnet about all the places we've been together. It meant more to me than any other present I've ever had and I have to confess, that though I'm usually quite a hard nut, I cried like a baby for hours after I got it.

discobaby · 25 June 2007 at 9:37AM

showtunesgirl wrote: »

Yes indeed there are. For one anniversary, my fiance wrote me a sonnet about all the places we've been together. It meant more to me than any other present I've ever had and I have to confess, that though I'm usually quite a hard nut, I cried like a baby for hours after I got it.

AAwww thats so sweet, I wouldn't say I have a way with words though, please keep the ideas coming thanks xxx

newlywed · 25 June 2007 at 9:38AM

A CD of all your favourite soppy songs?

nearlyrich · 25 June 2007 at 9:49AM

First anniversary is paper so if you can write a letter telling your OH how much this first year of marriage has meant to you etc I am sure they will love it. As someone else said cook a special ( favourite) meal, candles nice setting etc and just enjoy each other's company.

mapcr77 · 25 June 2007 at 9:55AM

Since the traditional 1st year anniversary gift is paper, you can make him a card. Or if you're really creative, recycle old newspapers into a paper mache project (I made my dh a mexican pinata for his birthday a few years ago, he liked it so much we've kept it as decoration in the lounge!).

Sarahsaver · 25 June 2007 at 10:38AM

The 1st one is paper so write a letter or have fish and chips which is wrapped in paper!
Or write out some 'love vouchers' and dot them around the house.

newlywed · 25 June 2007 at 10:43AM

OH did a newspaper story about our wedding (he got the details online and the print the front page to look like a paper for you), with a photo and stuck it to the morning newspaper for me to read

My_Fathers_Daughter · 25 June 2007 at 1:36PM

It's my first anniversary on 1st July too!!! Looks like the weather is going to be foul - a bit of a change from the glorious day we had last year!

I have made hubby a card with a poem in about how we met, got together etc. but other than that I am struggling a bit...not as much as he is though!

I have thought about getting our fave wedding photo done up as a pencil sketch or a painting - think this might be expensive but I think you can do it on the computer if you have the right software.

If you pick the right photo it would look great in a frame.

Any more ideas anyone? There must be loads of people out there who have had a first wedding anniversary or two

Enterprise_1701C · 25 June 2007 at 1:52PM

We bought a board game for our first wedding anniversary, started quite a trend - we seem to have loads of the things. May not necessarily be cheap to buy (depending on what you want) but it gives plenty of really cheap evenings in afterwards - oh the memories! (we have been married for 22 years and still play games on the odd evening when we have time!!!)