10 Creative Anniversary Gifts that Will Make His Heart Melt
Every year, there’s one celebration that requires an insane amount of time, thought, and creativity, but it’s always worth it — your anniversary. It’s another year of love and growth with your boyfriend, husband, fiance, or significant other. Because apart from your family, he is the most important person in your life, and we know you want to wow him with the ultimate gift. After all, anniversaries come around once a year so it’s definitely a reason to go all out to make him feel special. At Photobook Malaysia, we know how much personalised anniversary gifts can mean to someone, so for such a special occasion, we’ve put together an anniversary gift guide for him. We hope these ideas and inspirations will spark your creativity to create the perfect anniversary gift for your man. Here we go:
THE EVER-CLASSIC T-SHIRT
When it comes to guys, we know they like to keep it simple. And nothing screams practicality and simplicity more than a comfy and reliable personalised t-shirt. However, because it’s for your anniversary, you have free reign to design however you wish while styling it the way he likes (just in case he won’t put it on). You could go with the timeless couple initials and pick out the typography that fits his personality or a symbol that holds a special meaning to you both, like a wishbone or vintage key. It could even be a picture that’s half printed on his shirt and the rest of yours. Essentially, you’d want to go for a design that will look good on both of you when you wear it together. Imagine how cute you’d look together, we think a fun anniversary shirt, specially designed by you will make him catch the feels all over again. Remember, whilst this t-shirt is a gift for him, it really is a gift for you both, so be sure to pick a design that you both will look terrific in.
THE FUNCTIONAL TRAVEL MUG
Who doesn’t love to travel? Getting to see the sights and sounds of a new place is part of the joy of the entire travel experience. For your anniversary, how about turning that love for travel into a precious keepsake for your man? Whether you’re creating a series of personalised anniversary gifts for him or just one lovely piece, having a personalised travel mug filled with heartfelt photos of your travels together with inspirational words would mean so much to him. You could even use photos of places that are on both your bucket lists — what a meaningful reminder to travel and see the world, all through the simplicity of a travel mug. Start off by thinking about a theme, perhaps it could be Places We Want to Visit Before We’re 40 or Countries We Love & Want to Go Again, that’ll help get your creative juices flowing in designing anniversary gifts for him, who loves to travel.
THE TRENDY LUGGAGE TAG
Picking up where we left off about travelling, wouldn’t getting him a sophisticated luggage tag inspire more fulfilling trips together? We believe it will! The best part about creating your very own luggage tag is putting your own designs on it. If he’s someone who loves minimalist designs, you could go with neutral colours and clean lines. If he enjoys the bold type, pick vibrant colours and patterns to make it stand out (and easy to find on the baggage carousel at the airport). Alternatively, you could even include a calming mantra — something to keep him grounded when he’s up in the air or away on business. In case you think a personalised luggage tag might be a little small for an anniversary gift, well, pairing it with a matching t-shirt and travel mug would make the perfect gift set, don’t you think so? Either way, we believe this gift for him shows how much you care.
THE STYLISH TUMBLER
If you’re thinking of what other personalised anniversary gifts you can get him, perhaps a tumbler might be a suitable option. Remember, at Photobook Malaysia, a tumbler isn’t just a tumbler, not when you can add your personal touch to it. Between you two, if you’re the helpless romantic, how about throwing a surprise anniversary date night filled with details about your love story? And when we say details, they’re completely customisable. Start with a personalised tumbler featuring your photos together on dates, celebrating each other’s achievements, and more. If you’re planning to make dinner, try designing your very own menu cards, you could make them however you want. Finish up with trails of insta prints or hanging some ornament prints with cute photos or words of love. We think these elements will really set the mood and be the perfect anniversary gift for him. Oh, and end the night with a romantic movie and plenty of cuddles. Now, that’s an anniversary well spent.
THE MUSHY COUPLES PHOTOBOOK
There’s nothing wrong with gushing over your man, especially on your anniversary or Valentine’s Day. When you’re in a committed relationship with your boyfriend, husband, fiance, or significant other, it’s important to make each other feel appreciated. Detailing your journey and all the little moments you’ve shared together is one of the most incredible things you can do to make your loved one feel special on your anniversary. We believe a personalised photobook will help you do just that. Choose your favourite size and cover type, fill it with memorable photos of you two, add some personal messages, and gift it to your sweetheart. If it’s your first year of marriage, fill your photobook with wedding anniversary wishes, “Happy Anniversary My Love” or use cute names like ‘hubby’ and ‘wifey’. While it’s easy to get caught up in creating something you love, remember that getting a gift for him is about taking his taste into consideration, even if it’s not as great as yours. So, be sure to choose themes and templates that fit his personality and style too.
THE DREAMY NOTEBOOK
While pictures are worth a thousand words, no amount of pictures can beat words that come from the heart. If you’re the expressive one in the relationship, getting him a personalised notebook should be the next thing on your list. It could be a notebook for him to write down his personal thoughts or work-related notes or just feelings about the relationship you two have. A thoughtful gift like this would go well with a photobook of all your precious memories together. Get creative with designing with photos and text to make this practical anniversary gift for him. You can add both your names or your signature couple’s name to make it truly yours. To make it extra special, you could even dedicate a personal message in the first few pages to express how you feel about him. The goal is to prepare a gift that is functional and meaningful at the same time, and you can achieve all of that and more through sweet thoughts and personalisation.
THE FUN DESKTOP PLAQUE AND DESK CALENDAR
We all want our partners to be thinking and daydreaming about us. What if we told you it could happen? No, we don’t have any magic potions up our sleeves but we have heartfelt desktop plaques and calendars that will keep his mind off other things. It’s true that people’s minds wander and when they look at something, they’ll think or associate that item with thoughts, memories, or people related to it. So, having a desktop plaque featuring photos of you and him together on his work desk will bring up feelings of love, care, and intimacy. Never thought about it that way, right? And if you happen to be in a long-distance relationship, this just might be the best anniversary gift for him. While we’re on the subject of essentials for his work desk, a personalised desk calendar that’s all about love would be super sweet. Be sure to highlight your first date, anniversary date, wedding date, proposal date, and each other’s birthdays. Don’t forget to make it look pretty, after all, anything on a desk is considered decorative, so jazz it up with photos and sweet messages to make the ultimate anniversary gift for him.
THE SENTIMENTAL FRAMED PRINTS
We believe this might be the perfect sentimental gift idea for him on your anniversary. Let him express his sensitive side by surprising him with gorgeous personalised framed prints that capture the essence of your love story. Choose from a selection of gorgeous New Zealand Pine wood frames to showcase your treat of anniversary photos to remind each other of your love and commitment to each other. It could be photos of your wedding day, first holiday, proposal, or any other memory that fills both of your hearts with joy.
THE VERSATILE GREETING CARD
Some may say physical cards are old-fashioned, but they’re the ones people treasure. Getting a greeting card from the store, now THAT is old fashioned, you should design this DIY anniversary gift for him — a personalised greeting card where you pick the photos, the fonts, and the overall design. Think about the kind of emotion you’d like to evoke and fashion your anniversary greeting card that way, it could be fun and playful or passionate and sexy. Take this opportunity to feature your sweetest photos together and pour your heart out to the main man in your life. We trust that this simple yet thoughtful gift will have many other lovely anniversary gifts for him
CREATE THE PERFECT ANNIVERSARY GIFT FOR HIM
Now that we’ve dished out all our creative anniversary gift ideas or how you could bundle them in an anniversary gift set, it’s your turn to take action and sweep him off of his feet! Because everyone knows showering your partner with love and gifts is way more romantic than just wishing “Happy Anniversary” with little to nothing planned. Apart from showing off your creative flair, every personalised gift from Photobook Malaysia promises to elevate the occasion and make it an incredibly unforgettable experience. So, put your creative hats on and get crafting a romantic and sweet anniversary gift for him today!