Despite what they said, we made it!
[Only joking of course]
A year just flew by. Eric goes, ‘Really? It felt SLOW.’ What a jokester, eh? ;) [That was my ‘I’m not pleased face’]
Marriage is knowing that you can be as weird as you want with someone and they cant really do much about it or judge you for it. After all, they married you, right?
We’ve had a fun and productive anniversary.
The Wedding Registry
Off we were to Toronto again today!
Much like on our wedding day, the weather was absolutely phenomenal.
I love visiting Toronto.
I love living in the country, but I do like having the convenience of being so close to shopping, sights, and entertainment.
There are so many great opportunities for photography.
Off to William Ashley’s we went!
We were registered here for our wedding and we hadn’t been back since we created the registry last May 2008! Luckily, they still had us (and purchased gifts!) on file.
Look at all the green monster makers they had!
The goal today was to regroup, assess the money we had to work with, and then SPEND EVERY CENT.
I was like a kid in a candy store. ;)
We finished off our china place settings and silverware.
I joked with Eric that these were perfect:
We’re just in love with the design we selected. We wanted to go with a very simple china pattern so it hopefully won’t date itself as quickly as some of the others.
Our china: Classic silver rimmed
I also love the unique look of the cutlery- slender, modern, and sleek looking. We figured since we went with such a timeless china pattern, we could get away with a bolder silverware.
How cool is this silverware?! And is it this normal that it excites us so much? I guess that’s what living off mis-matched hand me downs will do to a couple.
The Wedding Cake
We also took out the top layer of our wedding cake from the freezer (yes, it was transported through our move too!).
Let’s just say the cake wasn’t any better than when we had it on our wedding night.
The wedding cake was a huge DUD on our wedding day. Dry, dry, dry.
But like my mom says, ‘Ange, if that was the only thing that went wrong on your wedding day, consider yourself lucky!’
I whole heartedly agree. :D
Eric took a tester bite and said it was the worst cake he’s ever tasted so we tossed it out. I certainly was not surprised. And 1 year in the freezer didn’t do it any good. Even the rose didn’t save it!
Onward and upward!
I love roses.
We have them in the house maybe twice a year and I savour every minute with them!
The gifts
Eric and I always give silly cards (but then write mushy stuff on the back). This was the card I got him. It was perfect! You know when you read a card and you say, ‘That is so us!!’ ?
Finally, I can unveil the gift I have been working on for the past while!
I made an anniversary capsule!
I thought it was fitting for the paper tradition. ;)
I had so much fun putting this together!
The idea is, each year we will complete 1 page for our anniversary. I think it will be so awesome to look back over time and see how we/times changed.
Things I included:
- Prices (gas, loaf of bread, etc)
- What we did that whole year (this took the longest because I had to find exact dates!)
- Current picture of us
- What we own
- Our favourite things (songs, TV shows, movies, etc)
- In the news (thanks for your help!)
- The year, our age, and what the tradition was (this year was paper)
- Weather report
I also got him a security camera that he has been wanting for ages, but I knew he wouldn’t ever buy it for himself. It hasn’t arrived yet, but hopefully in the next day or two.
Then, it was time for my gifts!
For the paper theme, he blew up a bunch of our wedding pictures. They looked great! We need to get some frames and put them up.
And then I almost had a heart attack when I opened my next gift. For the longest time I have wanted a macro lens for the SLR camera. Macro lens are great for close-ups and are used a lot for food photography!
Well…behold…my new lens…
We’re off to watch some TV. Just an old married couple now, ya know?
I am totally stealing your time capsule idea, I hope you don’t mind!! What a great keepsake!
What a cute idea!!! You are so creative – and your husband looks like a doll! Happy anniversary to you both.
Ahh Happy first anniversary! You know how you see those couples that look so perfect together that you almost want to puke(kidding!) thats you guys. I hope someday i can find someone as wonderful as you did. and be as happy as you guys seem to be. I love how you got classic place settings but daring silverware. && your gift look amazing, i might have to come to canada and steal your camera!(kidding of course….kinda.lol)
That book looks SO good! My husband made the same type of thing for me for our 1 year anniversary, and got me a camera as well. It is a great keepsake!
Happy Anniversary! What wonderful gifts! I love the time capsule idea! Will your new lense shave off a few pounds from my next picture .. okay maybe I need several pounds shaved off! he he! See you in two weeks! Can’t wait! Love your Sis …
OMG what an awesome amazing gift!!! (yours AND his ;-) ). I’m so doing that for my husband. hehe. And yayaya congrats on your lens!!
ahh and how stupid of me. Happy Anniversary of course!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!
That is so adorable that you guys kept your wedding cake to eat :) And wow, both of you gave each other such thoughtful anniversary presents… It’s just too cute for words. Congrats!
Happy Anniversary from Malaysia! I totally envy you guys so much. They are like a couple made in Heaven. May I one day able to seek happiness just like you. And I love the time capsule you did. I’m thinking of doing one myself the day I get married.
awww…happy anniversary-slightly belated :) you guys look so happy together and i hope you have many such anniversaries to look forward too! and your gifts to each other were both creative and practical- an awesome combo! seriously, ze best of wishes from me to you guys :D
Happy Anniversary! The china is beautiful, your presents are awesome, and you two are adorable!
Awwww!!! You look sooo incredible happy!!! I’m so glad you two found each other!! It sets a good example that true love DOES exist!! Thank you!!
You give me hope everytime I see you two together!!
I wish you all the best (a little late, sorry!) and many more awesome years!! Hugs
Happy (belated now) anniversary! Y’all are so darn cute! :P I didn’t know cuisinart make belgian wafflemakers, I’ve been wanting one of those forEVER! I must look into it…
Happy 1st anniversary Ange and Eric! What a fun way to spend your day…and you both still look completely blissed out and happy :)
Aw congrats Hun! I’m glad you had a great time in Canada!
The china looks beautiful too!
What an awesome anniversary!! And thoughtful gifts to boot! You must have had heaps of fun at the registry and even though you couldn’t take it all home, you get to relive it again when the rest of it arrives :) As for the weirdness – trust me . . . it only gets better as time goes on. :)
What a lovely anniversary, Angela! You two are so cute, and those pictures at the beginning of the post are adorable! I’m so jealous of your camera!!
Nice job on your gift. Wow! You can tell you put some thought and hard work in that.
That card is funny! And what a great idea with the capsule!!
You guys are adorable, congrats!
xo
K
Happy anniversary!
I’m glad you enjoyed your day ;)