If you have a special day coming up soon, you may want to start thinking ahead of some romantic anniversary ideas. The best anniversary date ideas will not come at midnight the night before the special day, and your wife will definitely notice the lack of forethought. If you are stumped, it may help to sit down and make a list of all of your loved one’s interests and brainstorm.
The perfect anniversary date ideas are focused on what you and your loved one enjoy. You will have to think of what says, “I love you,” to your spouse. Some people need physical affection to feel loved
but for others, gifts are more important. Some prefer quality time, acts of service, or words of affirmation so to have a fabulous anniversary, you must show your mate how much you love them by speaking their love language.
Once you know love-style of your spouse, consider ways that you can incorporate their love language into a fabulous, special day that she will remember forever. If a gifts are meaningful to her, then thoughtfully considering a creative gifts is vital to a romantic anniversary or if she needs quality time to feel loved, set aside a whole day to celebrate the love you share. Be creative and individualize your ideas to reflect what she likes.
1. Recreate the first date
Why not recreate that special time when you first “knew” that she was “the one?” Take her out and enjoy a romantic dinner date at that special restaurant that you both remember from way back when. Upload “your song” onto your iPod and buy the movie you watched together on your first date.
2. Play into her interests
Is your sweetheart into something like art, opera, or theater that you are not all that excited about? Show her that you have been listening to all of those one-sided conversations after all and take her for an evening at an art gallery, theater, or opera but the real trick will be to behave as if you are enjoying it. If she calls your bluff and asks if you are bored, just tell her that it makes you happy to see her enjoying herself.
3. Choose a theme
If your wife has a passion for music, gourmet food, or anything else try to center the anniversary gifts around those interests by giving her several gifts throughout the course of the day. For instance, if your wife loves music you could give her a CD of her favorite style of music at breakfast. At lunch you could play that type of music while you are dining and get her a T-shirt from her favorite band and at dinner, surprise her with a pair of tickets for a concert that very evening.
4. Bed and Breakfast
For many couples with children, week long romantic getaways are a thing of distant memories. So instead of just bemoaning the limitations of children, send them to grandma’s house overnight and take her off to a bed and breakfast for a one or two night stay. It is really romantic to a woman if you take care of all of the arrangements for childcare and reservations so all she has to do is pack a bag.
5. Lead up to it
In the week prior to the anniversary day, lead up to the big day by counting it down. Write her a note each day, send her an e-mail, or give her a small gift to let her know that you are looking forward to the celebration. On the day of the anniversary plan a special anniversary date for just the two of you.
6. Scrapbook it
Most men are not into traditional scrapbooking, but online software makes it easy to create a unique memory book that reflects the life you share together. Do not forget to add special notes and memories to the pages of photos to make it even more special to her. She will treasure this scrapbook forever, and she will be the envy of all the women at the office.
7. Write her a love letter
There is not a woman alive who does not enjoy getting love letters. This means that you are going to have to do more than simply sign your name to a card. Write down all of the things that she does that you appreciate and how you dream of spending the rest of your life loving her.
8. Create a memory box
Find a beautiful wooden box and fill it with treasures that recall special times that you spent together. Include a personalized napkin from your wedding reception, a lovely seashell to remind you of your honeymoon at the beach, a baby name book you used when you were expecting your first child or any other mementos that would be meaningful to the two of you.
9. Re-create a wedding
If your wedding was not as special as your wife might have wished, re-create it by renewing your vows together. Let her plan the wedding she always wanted and be sure to have a special portrait made of the two of you.
10. Movie Day
If you and you wife are movie aficionados gather together several of your favorites on DVD and spend an entire weekend watching these together. This is definitely a budget-friendly idea for those who may be financially struggling. Be sure to buy plenty of popcorn!
Romantic anniversary ideas are not quite so hard to come by if you just sit down and think of the kinds of things that your wife enjoys and the things that make her feel loved. Use any of these ideas or expand upon them to have a wonderful, unforgettable anniversary.
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