Miscellaneous Monday: Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

Here at West Weddings we simply can't get enough of weddings! And whenever one of our brides gets married, we love featuring her special day within our pages and seeing all the gorgeous photos. The four real weddings in our summer issue are absolutely superb! 

The beauty about weddings is that after the big day you can look forward to special wedding anniversaries every year.  Traditionally different materials have been associated with each year following a couple's nuptials starting with paper. We've done a little bit of research and found out what the first 5 anniversaries are linked to:

• 1st wedding anniversary is paper 
• 2nd wedding anniversary is cotton
• 3rd wedding anniversary is leather
• 4th wedding anniversary is linen or silk
• 5th wedding anniversary is wood

 Who would have thought that after 10 years of marriage you should get each other something as special as tin or white steel?

Here's a little infographic created by Unusual Gifts with 10 great ideas for the first few years of your marriage.

Also check out these cute and quirky gift ideas from a Few Home Truths!

Miscellaneous Monday: The Book of Everyone Wedding Book

A celebration of the bride's and groom's lives coming together as one, this personalised Wedding Book from The Book of Everyone is the ultimate wedding gift idea! Completely personal to each couple, it also offers you the option to customise the text content and choose between the gorgeous soft-touch laminated box in hardback or the deluxe finish. 

A personal touch

The Book of Everyone Wedding Book is a fantastic new concept that brings together a team of talented designers, illustrators, writers, mathematicians, photographers and techies to create a personalised book. 

Whether you make it for a family member or close friend, we can't think of a better way to tell the couple's story in a fun and special way. Every single page is filled with sweet facts and figures about the bride and groom as well as optional touches and photos you can add. Creating the 60-page wedding book is very easy because the template is all there for you - just make sure you know the couple's dates of birth and wedding date - then all you have to do is follow the simple steps on the website: http://thebookofeveryone.com. Once finished, you can preview it straight away and then have it printed and delivered within a week. 

Something to treasure

Such a one-of-a -kind gift, there's no doubt the newlyweds will treasure their copy of the Book of Everyone: Wedding Book for ever and it will take pride of place on their mantelpiece. Lovingly crafted throughout and made up of two halves. each displaying fun facts about the couple, the book can have a personalised cover design and soft touch presentation box. 

Do you know someone getting married this year? Or maybe you're the happy couple and would like add this to your wedding gifts wish list? Let us know your thoughts via Twitter and Facebook today!