An anniversary page
Anniversaries are the hardest to buy for, because the whole point is that the thing you already have is the gift. A page does not try to compete with that. It just shows it back to them.
What to put on it
The oldest photo you can find
Open on the earliest one that exists — badly lit, wrong haircut, taken on a phone with a worse camera. The distance between that and now is the entire message, and you do not have to write a word of it.
The year that was hard
Most anniversary messages only cover the good parts, which makes them forgettable. Naming the year you nearly came apart, and that you did not, is what makes it theirs rather than generic.
The people who were there at the start
Whoever stood up at the wedding, or was in the flat when you met. Send them the wish link — they remember the beginning from the outside, which neither of you can.
What to write
Steal any of these, or use one as a way in and finish it yourself.
I would do the whole thing again, including the parts we would both rather not repeat.
Every year I understand a bit more clearly how lucky I got, and how little of it I earned.
Same person, same choice, more certain about it than I was the first time.
Questions about anniversary pages
Is this only for wedding anniversaries?
No. Plenty of people use it for the anniversary of the day they met, or moved in, or any date that only the two of you count. The page does not care which one it is.
Can we make it together rather than as a surprise?
Building it together works well for a milestone year — you end up going through old photos for an hour, which is most of the value before either of you has opened anything.
What if we have almost no photos from the early years?
Then the few you have carry more weight, not less. Three photos and a paragraph about why there are only three is a better page than forty that all look the same.
How it works
- Add their name, your photos and your message. A live preview shows exactly what they will see.
- Send the wish link to everyone else so they can leave a short video or a note. You approve each one before it appears.
- Publish, and share the private link whenever you like. GH₵ 150 once, no subscription.