Fun Ways to Celebrate Your Anniversary
Here’s another great way to celebrate your first anniversary from my friends Ryan and Ally.
20. “We live in Dallas and do a staycation every year. Our goal is to stay in a different boutique hotel!”
21. Several friends shared that since their anniversary falls during Thanksgiving or their kid’s spring break, they end up traveling and spending time with family. They try to get away for one night and have friends or family watch their kids while they travel to see family.
One friend said, “We travel, go see our in-laws, sleep in different beds with our kids on the floor in the same room. Oh wait… You don’t like that idea? Then don’t get married between Christmas and New Years! Just kidding. Kind of. We make the most of it and celebrate our anniversary when we’re back home.”
Living the dream…
22. “We go through a Best Year Yet exercise (based on the book of the same name by Jinny Ditzler) to walk through our highs & lows of the year, what we’ve learned, things holding us back from what we really value & want, etc. We then build toward our list of goals for the year. My wife also creates a yearbook (previously photo/scrapbook) made from digital photos with online book platforms to capture the year.
23. “My husband buys me a charm for my bracelet every year with some reference to what has happened in our lives that year.”
24. This one is a great challenge! “We got married in 1995, so we do a $19.95 date. It requires extreme creativity.” You couples who got married in 2018 have such a huge financial advantage over us old folk!
25. “We are doing five things for five years of marriage. We’re going to do some of each other’s faves—workout, massage, brunch/ coffee, dinner, and dessert! We always take a pic with how many years it’s been.” I love this, and think about how much fun it could be when you get in your 20’s and beyond!
26. “Our first year I did a scavenger hunt and sent my wife all over Dallas to all of the spots that had meaning. I did messages with clues and even buried a few. I followed her around while she looked for the clues. Then the last one told her when and where to meet for dinner. I’ve had to try and outdo myself every year now. Maybe shouldn’t have done that the first year…”
27. Every fifth year we do a super special trip or date or thing. This year we head to Maui for a week for our 35th. I have rented a limo for a night out and stayed at a nice hotel. We upgraded my wife’s ring one year with some inherited bling. Since its every five years we can plan and budget for it.”
28. This one is from the perspective of a mother on what her grown children do. I like it a lot!
“Our oldest son and his wife do something now that their children are older and so busy. They arrange a day and night when the kids can spend the night with friends or grandparents. Then they plan a work out, movie, trip to Central Market for food, and back home. They cook the dinner together and relax in their own home without any distractions. Then they spend the night filled with long conversations (and other stuff—I’m keeping this PG), dancing, and another movie. They get to sleep in the next morning and usually top it off with a run around the lake. They say with three kids and so many activities, they seldom have a moment alone in their house and this is a great way to remind themselves of how everything got started.”
29. “We had strawberry rhubarb pies instead of wedding cake at our wedding because my grandma made it while I was growing up. Every year I make one for my husband with her recipe to celebrate.”
30. Another great one! “We do a vacation that corresponds with the year/letter of marriage. For example:
- 1=A – We went to Arizona, saw the Grand Canyon, and stayed at hcml hotel.
- 4=D – We went to Disney.
- We can’t wait for Year 9=I – We’re going to Iceland!
How about that list! I know the post is long, but there are so many amazing ideas! I need some help being creative, and ideas like these spur me on to better celebrate our anniversary!
The best way to celebrate your anniversary is by marrying the right person. While there’s no such thing a soul mate, preparing for marriage goes a very long way. That’s why I wrote Ready or Knot?. Check it out so you know what and who you’re committing to in marriage.
Your Turn:
- Answer the question from #2 above and share what song you danced to for your first dance. I’ll do a drawing from all who answer for one copy of Ready Or Knot?.
- Go ahead and share any other ideas you have that you do to celebrate your anniversary.
This article about ways to celebrate your anniversary originally appeared here.
