One thing you should get in the habit of doing is saving things that might be really sentimental later on in your relationship. These little reminders of the past work well as presents during the future. Some of the things I have saved and given as a gift are, the movie tickets from our first date, a flyer from the cruise we got married on and our first email conversations that I printed out before even our first date. At the time these didn't seem like important little tit bits but when you present them to your partner on your 5th year wedding anniversary they seem a little more important. Pictures can also be helpful so take lots of pictures when you do anything together. Other things I can think of that would make great gifts are: pregnancy tests from a child (great for a graduation present for your partner), the recorded version of a song that you first dance to, or some momentous of your first trip together. Heck you could even take a picture of the two of you each time you have an anniversary and then each year give it as a present as you add another picture to it. Memories are so precious to us and the simplest thing can remind us of the great times we have had.
Another unique idea in relation to yours is, if you don't save things, at least remember the important things. My wife makes a necklace with the goal of telling a story. It's called the My Story Necklace. She collects the important details about your loved one, and she builds a necklace that will create conversation.
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Mooching the other day found a really nice handmade gifts website where the person adds all kinds of personal memorabilia and a poem and pictures to an old hard backed book which is then hardened and glazed just he kind of stuff you were talking about don't remember the exact address but you can get there from http://wandasworx.com
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