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18 paper gifts for first wedding anniversaries under $100

Your first wedding anniversary is traditionally celebrated with a paper-based gift, which means many people expect to give (and receive) somewhat modestly priced gifts.

Here’s a fun list of paper-related gifts that cost under $100 that are perfect to surprise your partner with!

1. Is your partner a movie buff? Was your first date at the cinema? You can surprise them with a poster of their favourite flick from just $15 at Just Movie Posters and you could frame it, maybe with a ready-made frame from Ikea.
2. Keep the love alive with 30 romantic little With Love notes, designed to be stuck on his windscreen, her mirror, in their briefcase or wherever! Just $10.50.
3. Are you having a first wedding anniversary party? One lovely gift idea is the Tree of Love fingerprint guest book, where guests leave their fingerprints on the leaves. Only $20.
4. Spell out how you feel with Urban Alphabet’s framed artworks which evocatively depict one of 10 words ie Love, Destiny, Hope etc using the shapes of urban architectural and natural features to spell the words. $65 plus postage.
5. Why not build your art collection with a print for $24 or original artwork for $100 from Fee Harding? She does custom work too so you could send her a photo of your beloved to turn into a masterpiece.
6. Lord Coconut has a number of unframed limited edition intaglio prints by local Melbourne artists which come in under $100 which are certainly eye-catching…
7. An elegant and classy first anniversary gift for any couple is the pack of 20 Correspondence Cards from Note Couture printed with your names, starting from just $42.
8. This could be fun to sit up in bed doing. The Pass the Parcel gift has seven layers of packaging, each with a little gift per layer. She’ll be wrapt! Costs $60.
9. Edible Blooms makes a range of paper floral bouquets featuring chocolates and other goodies – one of my favourites is the Ferrero Chocolate Bouquet Medium for $69.
10. Actually designed for parents to chronicle the growth of their children, the Once a Year Photo Book makes a lovely and original gift at $79, capturing each year of your marriage, too.
11. Is he a man with a plan? Then he might enjoy mapping out your life together with the Five Year Plan from RedBalloon. Plan to spend $75.
12. Who doesn’t want some extra love in their lives? Remind yourselves every day that Love is all you need with a 25cm x 25cm framed print from Hard to Find for just $44.95.
13. Does one of you work in advertising or retail? Perhaps you love Paris? You’ll find a huge array of cool vintage advertising posters at Picture Store, all of them below $100, and many under $50.
14. There is no sweeter sound to a woman’s ear than being told all the reasons you love her. Get plenty of inspiration from Romance Story Starter conversation cards for $19.95.
15. Love to know the astrological reasons you two were brought together? Surprise her with a boxed gift certificate for a LoveStars 35-page luxury astrology report all about your relationship for just $99.
16. You may not bring a bunch of flowers home every week but you can give her a framed paper floral bouquet for your anniversary. Choose from red roses, calla lillies, burgundy lillies, white roses or orchid from Melango Cards for $55.
17. OK, it’s a little over the $100 mark at $110, but men love to be pampered too so he may enjoy a back, leg, scalp and neck massage along with a footbath and scrub from Endota Spa.
18. Got married AFTER you had the kids? Then you’ll definitely want some time off on your first wedding anniversary. Give your partner a gift certificate for a qualified babysitter for your special night out for just $95.95 from Babysitters and More.