Mark your first year together under a glowing sunset.
Short summer reads…
First wedding anniversary ideas do not need to be grand. Your first year has probably held more change than you expected, and the best way to mark it is to stop, look back and spend real time together.
I'm Leon of Twilight Ceremonies, an accredited celebrant and photographer based in Llandudno. Why wait till your 30th when you can celebrate your very first year? Here are the ideas I love most.
Make Paper Your Theme
The first anniversary is traditionally paper, which makes it a lovely year for words. Write each other a letter about the year just gone and read them aloud. How to write an anniversary letter shows a simple way to begin.
Go Back to Where You Married
Return to your wedding spot for an evening, whether that is a hillside, a beach or a garden. Your first anniversary after eloping explores this beautifully.
Hold a Small Ceremony
A first-year Milestone Ceremony starts at £450.00 on the live offerings page, with a personalised sunset ceremony and ten Polaroids handed to you the same evening.
Or Keep It to Photographs
A couples sunset shoot starts at £95.00, with ten Polaroids and sixty digital photographs. It is a relaxed way to capture how you look together one year in.
Watch the Sun Go Down
Choose a summer evening at Talacre, Benllech or the Great Orme's West Shore, and simply sit together as the sky changes.
If You Eloped With Me
Your Elope with Leon package includes a free celebration with the Ultimate or 15% off with the Signature, and your year in the Love Story Registry brings a letter, photographs and flowers on the day.
Anywhere You Like
You can choose anywhere: home, your garden, your wedding spot, elsewhere in the UK or abroad.
Your first year deserves its own evening. Read why wait for a milestone, then book a sunset wedding anniversary for next summer.
One year in, and the best is only beginning.