What did you guys do for your anniversary?

Tullullah

I feel like I've always been the one to surprise dh with either tickets to concerts or basketball games throughout the years. But lately I've stopped doing that. After many years together you seem to celebrate less and less. All we have planned for this anniversary is dinner with friends. I'm trying not to be materialistic or anything but I can't help to feel like one "should" give their wife something. It doesn't help to watch Dean and Tori's reality show either where he surprises her with a nice trip for their anniversary and picks out a ring!! So please take me down to earth and tell me what you guys do for your wedding anniversary and what your expectations are? Is it more on the guy than the girl?

JennyQ1985

Well, we actually just celebrated our first anniversary last week.  I made a nice dinner the night before and we had plan (well, I made the plans) to go out to dinner the night of, but it was very hot & we were feeling lazy so we just stayed home and enjoyed our wedding cake and some champagne out of our toasting flutes.

This past weekend, we rented a lakehouse for the long weekend as a mini getaway.

We only did all of this because it was our 1st anniversary.  We are not one for gifts either, we prefer experiences or just something from the heart.  And I definitely am the one to do the planning.

6fsn

Usually we just go out to dinner and exchange gifts.  This year was 5 so we dropped the kid at the grandparents and rented a hotel room.  We shopped, ate, and drink without any concerns.

TarHeels&Rebels

For our first anni, we went to Asheville and the Biltmore.  It was a fabulous, wonderful, romantic 4 day trip. (ETA - that I completely planned)

We actually haven't celebrated any of our other anniversaries - DH has a loooooovely knack of scheduling to be OOT - he's just absent-minded and not thinking.  Hmph.  He knows he's in the dog house about it lol  I can't say too much, though, because I always forget his birthday lol

jj_sbride

We schedule a getaway every year on our anniversary.
Usually its for a minimum of 3 days, max of 5.

bg022202

I understand with Tori and Dean. We can't even even take a little trip. I think you can get a little thoughtful gift. We have only celebreted 2 wedding anniversaries but we like traditions which include going to visit the church we were married, look at wedding pics, wedding video and going to eat at the melting pot...yum. However, little gifts could be a scrapbook, lingerie (for him and you), etc. One just has to get a little more creative. 

SA7206

For our first year we stayed at a bed and breakfast in Maine for a weekend. 

All other years we usually just go out to dinner.

We always exchange gifts, but they are nothing big. I give a traditional gift and a small gift just for him.

I told H the 1st year and every 5 year anniversary should be celebrated a little bit more.

Our 5 year is next year. I'd love to spend a weekend in Charleston.

ashleym909

well..ours is actually the other way around =( and IM the one that feels bad...

DH always plans trips for us and i HARDLY ever, dont even know when i did last...i feel like a bad wife.

Mandy70065

If we exchange gifts it is usually something small, but thoughtful...Like I made him a 52 reasons why I love you jar....and he printed love letters that he wrote me and put them all together in a book.  We usually go out to a nice restaurant or make a nice dinner together, have some wine or champagne, and a little dessert. Nothing huge. 

Bellina12200

This August will only be our 2nd wedding anniversary.  For our 1st, we exchanged gifts.  He got me a beautiful heart ring w/ my birthstone in the middle.  I got him a trip for us to Chicago and we went during the week of our actual anniversary.  I gave him the gift 2 months before since it was a trip.  This year we cannot go away since I won't have enough vacation time but we ideally would love to do some kind of getaway for our anniversary.  At the least, we'd do a nice dinner out in NYC.  This year we may mutually agree to not exchange gifts to instead do a nice trip in the fall.  This year also is our 10 year anniversary being together so I want to do something special.