You are early in the building of your own history and traditions. In later years you will think back to this period as the beginning of your lives together. Now is the time to be creating the moments that you will look back on—and perhaps try to recreate later on. Choosing a wonderful place for memory-building is a great way to do that—a place that is likely to still be there in ten years, or fifty.
That doesn’t have to mean somewhere expensive or commercial. A beautiful state or national park stands a good chance of longevity. A national monument and gardens. A well-kept seashore or lakeshore area. A river, a mountain. A place that either can’t be bought and sold or already has been and is being preserved for by the owner with access for visitors.
Where do you live? Can you get to some special place in short enough travel time to spend a couple of days there? Or even just a day trip?
Be sure to have someone take your photo together. And just for good measure, buy a picture postcard of the place.
Buy ten and send her one every year for the next ten years with an anniversary message on it.
My husband and I went here on our first anniversary.