Unique first wedding anniversary idea!
Looking for a romantic and memorable anniversary idea?! This will be one you remember forever!
No one warns you just how fast the first year of marriage flies by. You’re learning new habits and how to do life together, and you’re making SO many memories along the way! There’s a lot you will wind up forgetting from that first, very special year. This idea is the PERFECT way to immortalize those memories forever, and to do something special that you’ll never forget!
At the end of this blog you’ll find a list of some other ideas for celebrating your wedding anniversary!
A couple celebrating their wedding anniversary in Nashville, TN. Photographed on 35mm film.
What awaits you …
Imagine the romantic date of your dreams where you get to reflect on the past year, and spend intentional time together doing things you love!
An anniversary photo experience is where I help you plan something centered around what the two of you love most, and I come alongside you to capture it. Whether that’s a picnic in your favorite park and rereading your vows, or getting dressed up and going downtown, I’ll be a fly on the wall capturing both film and digital photographs so you can remember it forever. I’ll give you both questions about this past year of marriage for you to reflect and discuss with each other, and you’ll receive a beautiful book full of your answers, accompanied by the photos we took.
So many gifts just end up tossed in the trash. This is something timeless and thoughtful that the two of you will remember for years to come. Interested?
Here’s the story of Morgan & Ethan’s 1 year anniversary…
A Nashville couples photoshoot, photographed on 35mm film.
It was raining when they first arrived at our location, but it didn’t matter as we started out with a few questions for them to answer together that would later be used for their book. The rain stopped just in time for us to take a walk through one of their favorite neighborhoods, meandering through the park and dancing on the stairs outside of a beautiful, historic church. From there they changed into something a little nicer to go and get cocktails at a bar downtown. They ordered their favorite drinks and got cozy while I snapped a few photos. The sky suddenly burst into brilliant sunset colors, so we moved outside for a few minutes for them to admire it and re-read their wedding vows together. We parted ways as the sun set, and they headed off to a divine dinner, just the two of them.
Couple having cocktails downtown Nashville.
Sunset couples portraits downtown Nashville.
In a day and age where we are incredibly busy and disconnected, my heart behind this is to give couples opportunities to be present with one another, and to experience romance. Time is the one thing you can’t change or get back, so how we choose to spend it is what matters most at the end of the day. This will be a beautiful experience for the two of you. Click here to plan your romantic rendezvous!
Downtown Nashville sunset after a storm, captured on 35mm film.
Want some other wedding anniversary ideas? Here’s a list of inspiration!
Recreate your first date together.
Go to places that were a part of your wedding celebration - rehearsal dinner restaurant, city/nature place where you had your wedding, stay at the hotel you stayed at your wedding night.
Go back to where you honeymooned and enjoyed a mini vacation.
Stay home and go through all your engagement, wedding and honeymoon photos and videos from your photographer and that were taken on your iPhone and relive the magic of your day.
Do a staycation in the city you live in at a nice hotel, AirBnB or Bed & Breakfast.
Read your vows to one another, and write love letters to each other about your first year married.
Pick one of your favorite things you enjoy together (a band/artist, sport/activity, etc.) and go all out for it.