The Saturday Six

 

In honor of my parents' 68th wedding anniversary today, I thought I would share some anniversary ideas. You know that Ryan and I love to celebrate (anything and everything, really) and I'm always on the lookout for inspirational ideas! So here are a few ideas just for funsies today! 

One.

I saw this idea on this post (which also has several other ideas if you want to pilfer through it) and agree it's a great idea. The idea is to go out for breakfast rather than dinner on your anniversary. It can usually save you money, and it's just different! Ryan and I have gone out for breakfast several years on our anniversary, and I have loved that. (Even though I don't really do mornings.) We really love breakfast food anyway, and this way we are able to relax more in the evening. We have a lot of traditions we do on our anniversary, including watching our wedding video, writing letters to each other, and looking at our wedding pictures, so it's nice to have a leisurely evening at home (or wherever we're staying) to enjoy those traditions. 

Two.

This post also had some really creative ideas for celebrating your anniversary, and I found a gem in there that we haven't tried yet. (We haven't tried it at all - anniversary or not.) A progressive dinner! Doesn't that sound fun? I already have this year's trip planned, but I might file away that idea for next year. This works great whether you're staying home or you're away on a trip. Perfect way to try out fun new-to-you places!

Three.

Much like this lady, I immediately started planning our vow renewal party (for our tenth anniversary) right after we got home from our wedding! Even though we decided together to celebrate our anniversaries together each year (and on the actual day) making that sort of a party impossible, I still love the idea of a vow renewal...and who knows!? Maybe we'll make that part of our own day on our tenth! I love what this couple did, though, to renew their vows on their tenth. Super cute party!

Four.

Here is a cheat sheet to the traditional anniversary gift themes in case you need to give someone a gift sometime! Ryan and I have almost completely stuck to this list (almost) and I have loved all the gifts I've given and received! 

Five.

Ironically, most of the traditions we have regarding our anniversary happened completely by
happenstance. I actually did not set out to make them happen purposely. (I haven't always been ultra-organized.) I love the traditions we do have and am so happy they accidentally took place! Here is a post with some ideas for traditions to start. Whether you choose these or others, I absolutely encourage traditions for the win! 

Six.

I may have to turn this one into a blog post before our anniversary rolls around. And I might have to see how many of these answers I know about my own parents! Here are some fun questions to ask about the anniversary couple!