Starting with the more traditional ideas, you can book a reservation at your favorite restaurant. Perhaps it is the place where you first proposed or had your very first date. You can make the evening a little more wonderful by decorating your table for the occasion using our Romance Inside A Box. It may be a little too soon to "propose" again, but you can never go wrong by offering a small gift of jewelry. Since paper is considered the traditional gift for a first year anniversary, you can choose either our Romantic Message In Bottle or Key to My Heart - both of which come with your special thoughts presented on parchment paper.

Another more traditional route would be to book a night in one of your local romantic hotels or inns. If your anniversary falls on a weekday, you can move your celebration to the weekend or take a half-day off from work so that you can really take the time to relax and enjoy this special anniversary. Although cost may be a factor, shop around for the best value in a nice place - you don't want to spend your romantic first anniversary sipping champagne out of plastic cups in a Super 8 Motel.

If you chose to take a romantic getaway, you can dress up any room by adding either our Romantic Getaway Packages or one of our Romantic Hotel Décor Packages if you are coming to Monterey County, California. Either way, this extra touch will show your loved one your creative, thoughtful and romantic side. There are plenty of packages to chose from starting as low as $89. This type of gift adds a "wow" factor to your first anniversary.

For less traditional ways to express your love on your first anniversary, you can do something together that you have never done before. Maybe it is a trip to a destination you have only dreamed about going to before. Perhaps it is an early morning hot air balloon ride or an afternoon tandem skydive. The important thing to remember is to give some thought as to what your SPOUSE would like to do for your first anniversary.

Have a Happy Romantic First Anniversary and enjoy (and use) the anniversary love quotes listed below. To view our anniversary packages, check out I'll Love Your Forever, and our Ultimate Romance Package. If you are staying in Monterey County California for a romantic getaway, simply click on our link for Romantic Hotel Decor.

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." (Aristotle)

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love (Sophodes)

"All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love." (Tolstoy)

"If I know what love is, it is because of you."(Herman Hesse)

"On this celebration of our first year of marriage, I want you to know that my love for you is as strong as it has ever been. I will continue to love, honor and cherish you forever. You are my soulmate, my inspiration and my strength. We is greater than me because you make me a better person"(Brian Borgia)