Anniversary Cards and Gifts
Anniversary cards are a way to say that you actually remembered the day. Turn on your memory. Make a collage of her favorite personality traits. Find a postcard from your honeymoon, or your first date. She’ll be impressed that you can remember the smallest details & it will make her feel special. Anniversary cards can be the best gift as long as you put thought into them.
It’s the time of year when an anniversary is coming up and you need a special card for a special couple. Maybe you don’t have a way to get to the store, you’re broke or your child is sick and you can’t leave the house. Don’t get discouraged! There is a simple solution. Do an on-line search for free printable anniversary cards, choose the one that fits the couple and print; all in the privacy of your own home.
Celebrate one year of marriage with paper gifts from the traditional list. Clocks represent the contemporary alternative. Of course you can get creative and buy whatever you like, but if you want to do it the traditional way, here’s what goes. Decide between the traditional gift and the contemporary for the first anniversary of your marriage. When shopping for a couple, keep both partners in mind. Try to think creatively, not literally.
Anniversary cards can be sent for a variety of purposes. The most common purpose is to show the people you love them. You may also want to show a couple that you are thinking about them on their special day or that you appreciate their friendship. Some anniversary years are special and have traditional and modern themes. On these special occasions you might want to choose a card that recognizes the special milestone in their marriage. Anniversary cards are often used by businesses. They can be given to employees to recognize their record breaking sales, because they have been with the company for a long time or just to celebrate their personal anniversary and let them know the company is interested in them as a person.
Go back to your courtship. When you first started dating you would probably call your loved one a few times a day. Maybe you even wrote poetry or a song. Over time, these things tend to fade away. If you aren’t up to writing a new poem, go back & find one of your old ones. You can either add to it, or say that this is even truer now.
Go big or go home. An anniversary card doesn’t have to be a fall back. Turn it into the main event by creating a free online scrap book like the one in the resource section of this article. Use captions to tell the story of how you met or fell in love. Sure, it will take a little bit of time & effort, but it will be worth it.
There are anniversary cards meant for you to give to others – parents, grandparents, children, mom and dad – and cards for you to give to each other – husband, wife. The general cards are meant for friends or business associates. There are free printable anniversary cards with special themes such as romantic, humorous, sports, nature, belated, religious, milestone or workplace. Depending on your creativity and the time you have available you can choose between a card that has an inside message included or one that doesn’t have the inside message and allows you to write your own.
Shop successfully for a couple by asking around for insight into their taste and style, if you don’t know them well. Consider the following paper gifts, if you opt for a present from the traditional list: engraved stationery, a book, a scrapbook, a newspaper or magazine subscription, or even a tree to plant in the backyard.
Interpret clocks to mean watches, calendars, weekend getaways, babysitting, maid or chef services, or a grandfather or mantel clock. Consider a more unconventional purchase. Think of something they wanted but didn’t get for a wedding gift, or something fun that would enhance their marriage, such as rock-climbing lessons.
Once you have thought about the person you will be sending the card to and have chosen the perfect card, be sure to personalize it. You can do this by writing a special note in your own handwriting or by adding an extra touch to the card itself like a piece of lace or a bow. Anything that will make the card just from you will do the trick.
The printable anniversary cards themselves come in varying sizes and after you print them, they may not fit into a normal sized envelope. If that is the case you will need to have paper on hand so you can make your own. If you have never done that you can find help by searching the internet on how to make envelopes. Some people would rather not mess with making envelopes and can opt to print “plain envelope anniversary cards”. These are cards that are already measured and set up to fit into a plain envelope.
While anniversary cards are most commonly used for wedding anniversaries you can use them for other occasions too. You will score big points if you can remember the exact time of your first date, or the day you first met.