Paper Anniversary Gift Ideas UK: A Print of Where It Happened
A print is paper, it goes on the wall, and it can carry the one place and date that matter to the two of you. Everything below is from our own shop, so the prices are our prices, and there are FAQs on cost and delivery at the bottom.
The picks at a glance
- Our Trip personalised city print: £19.99 to £55.99
- Framed destination print: A4 framed £45.99, A3 framed £55.99
- Phone wallpaper, as a digital add-on: £4.99
- For the anniversary trip: memory foam travel pillow, £14.99
- For the anniversary trip: travel plug adapter, £14.99
A print of where it happened
The city where you met, got engaged, married or spent the honeymoon, with your own line underneath.
The Our Trip personalised city print is a black and white photograph of one place with a single detail picked out in colour, the city and country in wide capitals below it, and your line under that. There are 51 places to choose from. For a first anniversary, these six work well:
- Paris, for the proposal under the tower or the long weekend that started it
- Rome, for the honeymoon with the scooter on the print
- Lisbon, for the trip with the yellow trams
- Amsterdam, for the city break that turned into something
- Edinburgh, for a Scottish wedding or the place you met
- London, for the register office or your first flat
A4 unframed £19.99, A4 framed £45.99, A3 unframed £24.99, A3 framed £55.99.
What to write on the line
One line, up to 32 characters, printed in capitals.
Whatever you type is set in capitals in the same lettering as the city name. Letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, the ampersand (&) and the middle dot (·) are allowed. A few lines that fit:
- ROME 14 JUNE 2025 · JAMES & ELLA (32 characters, the full line)
- WHERE IT BEGAN · LISBON 2025 (28)
- OUR FIRST YEAR · EDINBURGH 2025 (31)
The wedding date, both first names, or the words you would put in the card all work. The product page shows the line on the print as you type it, so you can check it fits before you add it to your bag.
Framed or unframed
Two sizes: A4 (21 x 29.7cm) and A3 (29.7 x 42cm). Unframed, or in a slim pine frame in Black, White or Oak, with shatter-resistant plexiglass and no mount, ready to hang. Every print is printed to order by PrintShrimp in the UK on archival matte paper, and posted separately from the rest of the GO PAC range.
Unframed keeps the gift as plain paper, and lets them choose their own frame. Framed means there is nothing left to do but find the nail.
Unframed: A4 £19.99, A3 £24.99. Framed: A4 £45.99, A3 £55.99.
A destination print from the trip you took
No line to write: a ready-designed print of the place.
If the honeymoon or the anniversary trip was on our list, there is a destination print of it in a Japanese woodblock style: Bali, Bangkok, Thailand, Costa Rica, Rome, Edinburgh, the Lake District and Cornwall.
Framed from £45.99 (A4), £55.99 for A3, or unframed from £19.99.
If it is last minute
Every Our Trip city, and every destination print, also comes as a phone wallpaper for £4.99. It is a digital download: choose the wallpaper under Size on the print page, and the download link is emailed after you buy. Set it on their phone on the day, with a card saying the paper version is coming.
For the anniversary trip
If you are marking the year with a trip away, two practical extras from our shop. The GO PAC memory foam travel pillow is U-shaped, slow-rebound memory foam, £14.99. The GO PAC travel plug adapter has four sliding plugs for the UK, Europe, the USA and Japan, and Australia, plus two USB ports, £14.99. For delivery on both, see our shipping and returns page.
FAQs
What is the paper anniversary?
The paper anniversary is the first wedding anniversary. Wikipedia's wedding anniversary article notes that paper was recommended for the first anniversary in nineteenth-century gift lists. It is the tradition, not a rule.
What is a good paper anniversary gift for him?
A print of the place it happened, with both your names and the date on it. The Our Trip print comes in 51 places, A4 or A3, framed or unframed. If you are going away to mark it, add a travel pillow or a plug adapter for the trip.
What is a good paper anniversary gift for her?
The same print works, with a line she will recognise, such as WHERE IT BEGAN · LISBON 2025. If the honeymoon is already on the wall, a destination print of another trip you took together can hang beside it.
Is a print a good first anniversary gift?
It fits the paper tradition, it is personal without guessing her or his taste in clothes, and it stays on the wall. Our Trip prints are printed on archival matte paper.
What can I write on the Our Trip print?
One line of up to 32 characters, printed in capitals. Letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, the ampersand and the middle dot are allowed, for example ROME 14 JUNE 2025 · JAMES & ELLA.
Can I give it unframed?
Yes. Unframed it is £19.99 for A4 and £24.99 for A3. Framed in Black, White or Oak it is £45.99 for A4 and £55.99 for A3.
How much does it cost?
The Our Trip print is £19.99 (A4 unframed) to £55.99 (A3 framed). The phone wallpaper is £4.99, and the travel pillow and the plug adapter are £14.99 each.
How long does delivery take?
Prints are printed to order by PrintShrimp in the UK on archival matte paper, and posted separately from the rest of the GO PAC range. The wallpaper download link is emailed after you buy. For delivery times, see our shipping and returns page.