Let’s take a look at the traditional gifts associated with various anniversaries to help you decide on a great anniversary gift idea for the man of your dreams.
Anniversaries do not only have a gift idea for each one but most also have a flower and gemstone to mark the years of wedded bliss.
The traditional gift for the first anniversary is paper. The gemstone is fresh water pearls and the flowers are pansies. So now you may be wondering what type of paper gift a man would enjoy.
There are many, a subscription to their favorite magazine, any book they would enjoy reading or even a note pad for their desk. All of these would be good gift ideas for a first anniversary gift.You could even tie some pansies around the gift with ribbon to give it an added romantic touch.
Traditional Anniversary Gifts
Cotton or straw is the traditional gift for the second anniversary. The flowers are cosmos and the gemstone is either rose quartz or garnet. What would be great for this anniversary?
A personalized towel made of cotton would be good. What about a watch with garnet stones that would be something any man would love to receive. Use your imagination. Plan a romantic hayride,this includes straw. After the hayride have a picnic on a cotton blanket. Using traditional gift ideas can be fun and enjoyable when you use some imagination to bring it all together.
A leather recliner would be the perfect anniversary gift for the third anniversary. Leather is the traditional gift given for the third anniversary, the flower for the third anniversary is the fuchsia and the gemstone is the crystal.
Finding items made from leather is not a hard task at all. You can purchase watches with leather bands, briefcases, and desktop pads, just to mention a few. A great idea to use the crystal could be a nice initial ring or bracelet with crystals. The man of your life would like any of these gifts.
Themed Anniversary Gifts?
The fourth anniversary has a theme attached. The theme is books, flowers and fruit. For this years anniversary gift a wonderful basket with some of his favorite fruit, a favorite book and a few flowers just to enhance the basket would be wonderful.
He will enjoy this gift because he will know that you took the time to choose each item in the basket to please your man. Each anniversary has a theme or a traditional and modern gift idea. This is just another great way to let your man know that you took some time in finding the perfect gift for your anniversary.
Pleasing the Man You’re Buying the Anniversary Gift for…
He will know that you researched to find what gift was for your anniversary and then he will love the imagination involved in using this information to present him with an awesome anniversary gift.
Choosing the right anniversary gift idea will be fun. Think of things he enjoys doing or thing she might want to do. Then add these ideas to your gift. Make the gift as personal as you can. Your special man will enjoy any anniversary present you give him; he knows it came from your heart.
Anniversary gifts should be a symbol of the years of marriage you have enjoyed together let him know how much love him and are glad that he is the man that you chose for a lifelong partner.