There's a lot of traditions that come along with a wedding and everything after. I realized last night that brandon and my anniversary is coming up in less than 2 months and I do not feel even the slightest need to exchange gifts on ANY of our anniversaries. I think it's silly. (personal opinion, so DO NOT be offended if you do).
The day of our wedding and days up to it, I thought about how many couples exchange gifts the day of their wedding. What could Brandon possibly get me the day of our wedding that could even compare to the special day and the gift that he was going to be my husband? Nothing! I'm glad he felt the same way. We didn't exchange gifts the day of our wedding, just vows that meant the world.
So anniversaries... What's your plan?
Well for our one year anniversay we get a whole new cake top from our cake vendor. I plan on spending it drinking champagne or wine and eating cake with my husband of one year. Maybe dinner but no monetary gifts. I don't care if it's the paper year, the gold year or the diamond year. Every year gets better and better because of love.
I think for as long as our cake place is open, we'll go every year on our anniversary to share a slice of our wedding cake and remember that night over and over again.
But a toast to all my newly wed or soon to be newly wed loved ones! Bre and Zev! and of course my lovely sister Jenny & Ej!
I think the cake top idea is a great idea. Paul and I never really exchanged gifts on anniversaries (although one year we really wanted a giant R/C monster truck so we bought it for ourselves...). Every five years we go back to the place we had our reception to have dinner... and got ridiculous matching tattoos on the 15th... but it all goes back to the wedding day mantra "on this day it does not matter what you have, what goes wrong, or who shows up, as long as the bride and groom get married". As long as you take time out from your crazy busy lives to acknowledge the moment the you tied the knot...that's all that matters.
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