What anniversary is paper?

Updated October 25, 2026.

Why paper for the first year

The traditional list begins with the most fragile material and grows stronger each year. Paper is also the material of the things a couple keeps from the first year: letters, tickets, photographs, the wedding vows.

Paper anniversary gift ideas

• A book of letters, one written each month of the first year.
• Framed tickets or a map of where you met.
• A fine art print on paper: the real galaxy overhead at your wedding, with a line from your vows.

Find the galaxy above your moment