Traditional First Anniversary Gifts

The traditional first anniversary gift is always made of paper, so A Gift of Poetry creates a truly romantic and traditional way of expressing your innermost thoughts and feelings.

(Here's a good example of what can be achieved. Michelle was going to be celebrating her first anniversary and wanted something special for her husband, Thomas. Michelle has kindly given her permission for her poem and story to be published)

Thomas, Never Doubt

What is your name : Michelle Spencer

Who do you want the poem written for: My husband, Thomas

Why do you want the poem written: It will be our first year anniversary this November.

What style of poem would you prefer (happy, sad, romantic etc.): Humorous, yet lovingly (I have a killer sense of humor)

Please choose which package you would prefer : Ribbon

What are the key messages you would like to send: Well, we have known each other for almost 5 years now.  We met online, which is an ongoing joke in our relationship.  Both of us had some interesting experiences with people we met from matchmaker.com, and we practically fed up with the site.  I wouldn't give him the time of day, well time on my computer of course...then all of a sudden we were chatting, then on the phone, then my computer broke and he came to my college to fix it for me. That first hug was the very moment I knew I would marry him.  It wasn't one of those hardly touching, hand patting hugs, it was a full body squeeze.  I got chills up and down my spine. We were inseparable ever since.  He sold his house, moved in with me, and made a lot of sacrifices so I could finish school and be close to my family. 4 years later we were married. Now I am making sacrifices in my life for him. I quit my job and we moved closer to his job.  We finally bought a beautiful house, and I found another job closer to our new home. I am not the easiest person to get along with, and can sometimes be unaffectionate towards Thomas, so sometimes he feels like I may not love him.  I am trying to find more ways to communicate my love for him and though a poem might be a different and interested way to do so for our first anniversary.
Do you have any funny, sad, happy, embarrassing or otherwise memorable moments that you would like to share


: Ha, our life in general is a funny story.  We found our new house while we were looking at other houses in the area. His car did not have any air conditioning, and we found this open house and decided to go in just to cool off. We ended up buying the house!

On our wedding day, when we went to light the unity candle, we lit it and it blew out. I was laughing hysterically and we hurried up and lit it up again.

For our honeymoon we went to Belize and Guatemala and climbed all of the Mayan Ruins. This was a testament of his love for me, because he wanted a relaxing vacation while I wanted a 'learning experience.'  I am very fearful of heights, yet I pushed myself to climb most of them knowing that Thomas wouldn't let anything bad happen to me.  We would get to the top, take in the amazing views, have a hug and kiss, and then I'd burst into tears at the thought of going down.  He led me hand and hand (me with my eyes closed)down each and everyone without poking fun or pretending to push me off of the pyramids. (If I were him I would have at least jokingly shoved me a few times!)

Do you have any other comments or thoughts : I think its amazing that you can write poems off of this information. I could probably write a poem of my own, but it was be all satire.  I just want him to know that I really do love him, and I know how difficult and challenging I can be. And that I cant wait to have children with him.