Pansy It Is For Her Landmark 1st Anniversary

Do I hear you exclaim in amazement, “Pansy?!” Yes, if it is flowers that do it for her, then pansies are flowers that fit the bill for this landmark 1st wedding anniversary. Not red roses, although you can give them too, if you want! But if you are the sort of bloke who likes to live by the rules, then yes, pansy is your flower. You’ll soon come to know why in a minute.

Pansy, a derivative of the French ‘pensie’ (that means ‘remembrance’) is a lovely flower and was actually a main ingredient of an ancient Celtic love potion! We Brits have called it ‘heartsease’ because – believe it or not – it was believed to cure love problems!

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Since the 1st year anniversary brings back all the wonderful memories of the wedding day and the honeymoon and the subsequent months, the pansy seems an apt bloom. Memories, nostalgia and shared moments are all wrapped up in the petals of this delicate flower.

Check out this lovely flower on this page: 1st Wedding Anniversary Gifts.

While you are there, read up on the other great gift ideas for this first milestone in your married life. Paper is the traditional gift with clocks being the modern alternative. And, since jewellery is everyone’s favourite, don’t forget to get her some freshwater pearl baubles.

We are soon going to list a whole host of gifts that you can purchase online immediately –suitable for each anniversary year. They will be picked from a cast of thousands of gifts from dozens of retailers, saving you lots of clicks!

Check out our updated 1st anniversary gift advice page here.

Gosh, is it your 22nd already? I mean, really, we seem to be chalking up one milestone after another, aren’t we? Seriously, the fact that you are ushering in your 22nd wedding anniversary should be enough to silence the cynics. In these days of here-today-gone-tomorrow nuptials, staying married to the same person for 22 years is no small feat, let me assure you. You are a role model!

All that’s very well, but what do you give the missus? I mean, she is thrilled with being on the right side of the marriage statistics and all that, but you still need to deliver. No escaping that.

Aha, well, there is good news and there’s bad news. The bad news first. There is just one gift listed for this year (gulp!). The good news. At least there is one gift listed! And that is copper. Nothing traditional, I am afraid. This is the modern alternative.
It is no surprise why this metal has been chosen as the representative of the 22nd year. Copper has been around for centuries, highly revered before iron and steel made their advent. It is a beautiful, highly durable metal – symbolic, eh?

Which brings us back to the original question, just what do you plan to gift her on her 22nd anniversary?

Copper is wonderfully versatile – lending itself to an array of gifts from mantelpiece objects to stunning jewellery.

Okay, so you are not too wild about copper (wouldn’t know it from bronze if you had to choose between the two, right?). Mercifully, there is always the tried and tested option of jewellery to fall back upon. And a very distinctive one at that. Heard of spinel? Looks like ruby but a lot more affordable. Its lovely pink colour and hardiness makes it perfect for pendants and earrings.

Discover more about this 22nd year right here, on our 22nd Wedding Anniversary Gifts page.

Like all our anniversary year pages, we are constantly improving and adding to it. And, soon we will be integrating it with real gift choices for the 22nd anniversary that you can buy online today. Meanwhile, do take a look. Who knows, you might find the answer to your prayer!