Anniversary Gifts for Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend

An anniversary together can be a chance to remember an ordinary moment that became important: the first place you met, a message you kept or a trip you still talk about. Choose the detail first. That makes the gift feel like your story rather than a count of how long you have been together.

Start with the place you met

The personalised map print marks a place and puts your words underneath. It could show the street where you met, the neighbourhood of your first date or somewhere you both return to. You can move and scale the view until it looks like the place you remember.

Check the address or map position before you start. A short line might name the place as you both call it, or describe what happened there. You do not need a grand message if the location already tells the story. For more ideas on choosing a place, see the where we met map guide.

One year together, or several

The Our Story timeline holds five to nine moments with dates and a few words. Pictures appear as you enter them. It works when you have a collection of memories rather than one place that sums things up.

Start a list on your phone and keep the moments that feel right to both of you. A first trip, a meal that went wrong or the day you met each other's friends might sit beside the date you became a couple. Check the dates and names before reviewing the finished design.

For a first anniversary, five moments do not have to mean five big occasions. Small things you remember clearly can fill the trail. For a longer relationship, ask yourself which memories your partner would choose rather than trying to fit every year onto the page.

Give a shared journey or a shared sky

The travel map plots two to twelve stops in order, joined by flight arcs, with an itinerary beneath. Gather the place names and dates of a trip you took together. It suits a journey with stops you want to see in sequence; the arcs are drawn as flight paths, so consider that style before using it for a road trip.

A star map takes a place, date and time to show the sky for one moment. You could choose the night you met or a date you spent together. Find the time and check the place before you begin. It is a quieter way to mark one occasion than a map of a whole journey.

Keep the sound of a message

The soundwave print draws a recording and places its words beneath. A saved voice note or a laugh can bring back a moment that a date alone cannot. Listen to the file first and choose the passage you want to use. The recording is read on your device and is not uploaded.

If you are celebrating while apart, our long-distance relationship gift guide has more ways to choose a shared memory. These designs are offered as posters or framed prints. Check the available sizes and think about where your partner might put one before picking a finish.