What is the number of occasions you took your darling out for a night on the town, just to end up knowing the following day it will take you months to pay for this?

While you might feel the pull to spend lots of money for a gala wedding anniversary, you can create an amazingly romantic evening for a surprisingly low amount of money.
Here are some examples of low cost to no cost activities and gifts that can help you plan a wonderful anniversary that won’t hurt your wallet.
The cold hard truth of it is a bouquet of flowers is severely lacking in imagination. A bunch of dead plants is not going to last forever.
No sarcasm for a moment. It is the time for you to redefine romance. What about some roses made with love and affection by your own hands? You can make a dozen paper roses and send them with a personalised love letter for an inexpensive yet heartfelt anniversary present.
Another prudent gift, if you’re not the arty type, can be home made gift cards and coupons — creating a big stack of love coupons or a mini-scrapbook of how you met is another way of being DIY.

Making a CD with your favourite romantic songs – Tie yourself up in a ribbon with chocolate and whipped cream or possibly create a scrapbook of the activities you have done as a couple through the years.
You can use some of your neglected fancy dishes to host an important candlelit dinner for two. Work yourself up an imaginative feast — it isn’t necessary that you be a master chef; pick an easy recipe and give it your all.

When purchasing a gift, whether it is for an anniversary or a 60th birthday presents you need to focus on the person rather than the occasion. Confirm you understand that person, and really buy or do something that they will truly enjoy and treasure for a long time.

For starters, its not the cash you spend on a gift that makes your anniversary romantic- its the time and effort you put into the night and the thought that counts.