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Whats a good present I can give my wife for our 1st wedding anniversary?

Not too expensive....we are trying to save for a holiday.

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Cook a romantic candlelight dinner and have pictures of your wedding centered around the table and area you will celebrate...rose petals leading to the table .....super romantice...don't buy the flowers....its so predictable...if you cant cook order in and just set it up nicely!! :)
THe official gift for a first anniversary is Paper.
Just shave ur self :-p
Since budget is an issue, cook her a special dinner. Get some simple recipes online and take over the kitchen. Give her a nice luxurious bubble bath and massage and ??? Make your own gift certificate coupon book using the computer for somethings throughout the year. Like a foot massage or cleaning the kitchen or doing the laundry or a homemade dinner. One really sweet thing you can do is find a poem online and edit it a bit to personalize it and print it out on pretty paper. I'm kinda sleepy now so my brain has had enough but you get the idea. Happy Anniversary!!!
Traditionally the first anniversary gift is paper so how about tickets to a show she'd like to see (it doesn't have to be expensive, any biggish city has local theatre groups that put on regular shows) or a book by her favourite author . Or even just sit down and write her a long heartfelt letter telling her how happy your first year as her husband has been that you can present to her after a home-cooked meal that you have prepared yourself.
Paper is traditional. Are you and your wife traditional? If so you could give a poem or song that you've written for her. It's romantic and women love this kind of gesture. Otherwise you might want to think about an alone night that you cook for her and do something really romantic like the rose petals (the fabric ones of course) on the floor and bed and candles everywhere. Once again this the kind of gesture that we always appreciate. Good Luck
As previous poster already pointed out the first anniversary is paper. So tickets somewhere. A concert, a movie. Maybe you explain the tradition to her and spend that weekend out at the lake. Make her a romantic picnic and serve all the food for the trip on paper plates. Are you a romantic kind of guy? Get a really nice leatherbound blank journal/sketchbook from the craft store. ($10?). Inside use at least a whole page to write her a love note. Include a tag that explains that in the future (maybe every 6 months) you will add a new letter to the pages for her and if she wants she can write one back to you. Depending on how close together you set the date of when you add to the book at the end she'll have a really great keepsake. As a side note whenever you have a fight it's also good to have something visual like that to remind her why she's married to you lol.
Here's something creative that will be appreciated and you will have fun doing: Make up a crossword puzzle and have all the hints be personal inside moments and jokes that only you two would know about. Put it on a poster board and add some clipart and some pictures to it! The crossword puzzle could be time consuming and a bit frustrating ... you could do the same idea with a WORDSEARCH or WORDFIND puzzle. Put your computer skills to work! Use Excel, get clipart from Yahoo Images Search, copy them, and reformat them, use a gluestick to put on posterboard. Use graph paper, and pictures from magazines if you are not as good on the computer, and it will give it a homemade feeling.
don't get a gift, instead DO something together. try to make it something that you've never done before or something you haven't done in a long time. my hub and i are usually saving for travel as well, so we plan inexpensive, but fun things to do together on anniversaries. plan multiple free/inexpensive things for a weekend to make a whole of it. here are some free or inexpensive things to try: - visit the local art museum - indoor rock climbing - couple's massages - free concert in the park or at local college campus - free or inexpensive theatre production at local college or community theatre - cook lobsters, steaks, or any other food you usually don't splurge on. spring for filet mignon, which will only set you back $20 at home (but much more at a restaurant) and have all the fixins' ready. make the side dishes as refined or mundane as you wish. http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=ef101ec3efe63110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=steak%20dinner&rsc=ns2006_m2 http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=adf8ab224190f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=steak%20dinner&rsc=ns2006_pic_m4 http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=e4085f8ba0bd3110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=steak%20dinner&rsc=ns2006_pic_m10 - if you have kids, send them to granny's or a trusted friend's house for the entire day and night.
Make her a blog/timeline telling her how much you love her, why you love her, and all the great memories you've had so far together. My b/f used http://ourstory.excellentabc.com to make one for me and I just loved it. It is free to do and you can add pictures and all kinds of info. Plus you both keep it updated as your relationship grows. Its free so you will be able to save the money you would spend on a material gift for a holiday. Hope this helps.