One Year Anniversary Gift Ideas

It’s amazing how quickly a year of married bliss can fly by! Not to worry – we have the perfect gift ideas to help you celebrate your first anniversary in style. While the first anniversary is symbolized by paper, don’t forget to supplement a sweet anniversary card with something else your spouse will treasure forever.

Take a look at these 18 gift ideas your blushing bride or proud groom would love to get from you to honor your first year as a married couple.

1. Monogram Bar Tray

Classic and stylish, this bar tray can be engraved to reflect your collective monogram and the year you were married. Store glassware, bar equipment, or bottles on this tray, or display it on a wall. It’s made of sturdy, American-crafted acacia wood, so you’ll look at this tray for years to come and recall all the memories the two of you have shared since your wedding day. 

2. Bar Tool Set

No home bar is truly complete without the right tools. This timeless set includes a three-part shaker, stand, and six essential tools: cocktail strainer, bar spoon, double-sided jigger, bottle opener, muddler, and ice tongs. The muddler is made of solid walnut with marble at one end, making it perfect for muddling both delicate herbs (wood end) and citrus (marble). 

3. Homeowner’s Bar Tray

Always remember your first home together with this customizable home-themed bar tray! The masterfully crafted acacia wood tray adds a personalized, unique touch to your home bar. Include your family name, the year you were married (or the year you moved into your first home, or whatever else is an important date for the two of you!), and your address for a bar tray that totally reflects you as a couple. 

4. Globe Decanter (With a Ship Inside!)

It’s always a lovely touch when a gift is as meaningful as it is beautiful, like this decanter. With its engraved globe and a handblown ship tucked inside, it’ll remind your love that they are your whole world. Choose from a variety of carefully-made bases to display this with style. You can also add an engravable plaque to include a celebratory message (up to three lines of text).

5. Golf-Themed Decanter and Glassware Set

This is such a fun gift for your green-loving spouse! A handblown golf ball decanter flanked by two equally crafted golf ball-shaped whiskey glasses on a faux-grass tray – it doesn’t get better than this for an avid golfer! The decanter and glass set is a unique and cheeky way to show your spouse that you care about their hobbies. Add a stainless steel plaque with up to three lines of text to totally personalize this set. 

6. Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Coasters

Protect your furniture for years to come with these coasters commemorating your wedding day. Include your last name and the year you were married for a set of personalized coasters you’ll enjoy for a long, long time. These four coasters are made of beautiful and durable acacia wood by American craftsmen, so you know you’re getting quality. It can come in either a square or round profile. 

7. Customizable Whiskey Glasses

Engrave whatever you’d like on these handblown whiskey glasses, such as ‘his’ and ‘hers’, ‘cheers to one year’, or whatever suits you and that special someone best! You can even send us unique designs! We’re happy to help you make your vision come to life. 

8. Infinity Bottle

This unique engravable Infinity bottle is made to blend whiskies together for a bespoke, ever-evolving, special combination – just like the two of you! It’s a classic shape with intricate designs and a leak-free, airtight glass stopper, so you know your liquor will remain fresh and safe from the air. You can personalize this decanter however you’d like; just reach out to us, and we’ll work with you for a truly customized gift.

9. Round Bar Cart

All newlyweds need a space to serve their bar accouterment and bottles! This compact rolling bar cart is perfect for those with limited space or a neglected corner. Don’t let its small size fool you – this acacia wood and steel cart can hold just shy of 40 bottles as well as your glassware and bar tools on its two shelves. Best of all, it comes to your door already assembled!

10. Engraved Wooden Flask

Personalize your liquor on the go with an engraved wood flask. It’s an American-made essential of stainless steel wrapped in crafted wood, helping you keep a drink handy in a stylish, distinctive way. We have a handful of city maps available, such as this Philadelphia flask, but we’re also more than happy to work with your specific design!

11. Marble and Brass Cheese Board

Add some class to your dinner parties with this elegant white marble cheeseboard declaring your love for each other in brass. Each board is unique as it’s made of natural, hand-cut marble. It’s a statement piece with delightful functionality, coming with a matching cheese knife to complete the vibe. When it’s not in use, it can be mounted on the wall or displayed in a glass cabinet. 

12. Barrel Stave Wine Glass Hanger

What a unique way to display your favorite bottle of wine and four glasses! This wine glass hanger is an authentic barrel stave reclaimed from ex-bourbon and -wine barrels, lending it a rustic, one-of-a-kind feel. Simply balance the middle-most hole on a wine bottle and let it balance in order to add four wine glasses for an eye-catching display of your nice glassware. 

13. Heart-Shaped Wine Stopper

Leave no question of your feelings for your beloved on your first anniversary! This cute heart-shaped wine stopper is made of beautiful red glass to adorn the top of a yet-to-be-finished bottle of wine. Every time they seal up a bottle with this well-made stopper, they’ll be thinking of you! It’s like a tailor-made sculpture for your wine (and your love!).

14. Charging Bull Decanter

This is a show-stopping, eye-catching, conversation starter of a decanter and therefore an incredible gift to honor your first year of marriage! Mouth-blown glass imbued with striking details, you’ll think you’re a matador with this on the dining room table! The air-tight stopper is cleverly disguised as the bull’s tail, which will keep up to 1000ml of your liquor of choice fresh. 

15. Women of Science Pint Glass

Honor brilliance with this set of two-pint glasses featuring some of the most inspirational women in science. Perfect for a science enthusiast, history buff, or both, the glasses are a memorable way to tell your brainy spouse you know them well. Not only can these glasses hold frosty, delicious beer, they can also be used to hold pens on a desk or a small bouquet of flowers.

16. Nautical Wine Charms

For the couple that loves to throw parties seaside, these wine charms help guests differentiate their wine glasses. Beachy and festive, these charms are made of all-natural cork with eight different images. They’re easy to attach and remove and won’t scratch the stems of your expensive wine glasses.

17. Leather Can/Bottle Koozie

Keeping your beer cold has never looked so cool. This handcrafted leather koozie comes in a variety of designs or can be entirely customizable for the love of your life. Made of top-grade leather, this koozie will last a lifetime and can be used at ball games, the beach, backyard barbecues, and wherever else you’ll be cracking some cold ones. Your hands will thank you!

18. Stemless Martini Glass Set

Svelte and elegant, these stemless glasses are perfect for sipping a martini without worrying about knocking the glass over. Two come in a set – one for you, one for your spouse – meaning you can whip up some martinis (maybe with that bar set above!) and reminisce together over your first year of marital joy. Cheers to many, many more! 

Which of these gifts do you think your spouse would love the most in celebrating your first year together?