Not awful wedding anniversary gift ideas? We’re celebrating the “leather” one this year if that helps…

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Amy · Answer

Leather camera strap: An excellent camera strap! I've had mine for many years, and have used it between multiple cameras.

Janine Henley · Answer

1000 Years Patch Jacket: For my 10th wedding anniversary, I got my husband a custom patch jacket from 1000 Years. I spent weeks scouring eBay and Etsy to find patches of places we had been or patches of meaningful moments in our relationship. I sent the patches to Kari who made this meaningful and cool coat!

You can also skip the sourcing patches yourself and just use the patches Kari already has. Either way, guaranteed to get compliments!

Jess · Answer

The gift of prototyping: If you want to give a great gift, but you aren't entirely sure what will work for the other person, you can give the gift of prototyping!

Pick several small, cheap options for your gift for them to test. (Think samplers, travel sizes, or dupes.) Once they've tried all the options, let them tell you all about what they thought. Then use that information to get them the full version that's best for them.

Bonus points for any of the following:
- Add photos of the final gifts you're considering
- Choose an entirely unreasonable number of prototypes to create a sense of abundance
- Include a pretty notebook for them to record their thoughts
- Invite them to a coffee date to hear about their testing
- Offer to recycle or repurpose any unwanted prototypes for them

amy hagedorn · Answer

Engraved Leather Belt: I was the best "man" at my brother's wedding (swag) and gifted him an engraved leather belt with our favorite quote from LOTR on the inside! Not sure about the quality of the one I linked tbh since it is so cheap and I forgot where I got mine tbh, but there are tons of them offered so poke around if you're interested! It is subtle and sweet!

Muffy · Answer

A men’s billfold: I gave one for my husband and he loved it. It’s one of those things he didn’t think of getting himself.