Year one: paper
A paper anniversary gift with your whole first year in it
The two of you on a personalized card, printed on paper card stock and sealed in a display case. Behind the QR code: the wedding photos, a love letter, and everything from year one.
- Printed on paper card stock
- Your first year on the front
- Wedding photos behind the QR code
- For him or her
- $29.99
Swipe or drag horizontally, click the card, use the Front and Back buttons, or press the left and right arrow keys to change sides.
The short answer
A paper anniversary gift that's actually personal is a card of your first year together, printed on paper card stock and sealed in a display case, with your wedding photos and a love letter behind the card's QR code. Paper is the traditional first-anniversary gift, and this one stays on the shelf instead of in a drawer. A Display Card is $29.99.
Paper anniversary gift ideas for him or her
For her
The two of you on your wedding day, with the vows and a letter about year one behind the QR code.
For him
A card with your first year's "stats": trips taken, homes moved, takeout orders survived. Your note on the back.
The year in cards
Twelve months, twelve memories: a 10-card Pack ($49.99) with a card for your best months, each with its own page.
Start a tradition
One card every anniversary. By the fifth, you have a set, and every page behind it keeps the year's photos.
The first year, behind the QR code
Every Cardbop card is a Living Card: the QR code printed on the back opens a page that belongs to that card. For a first anniversary, it holds what one card can't:
The wedding photos
The ones that didn't make the album.
The love letter
Written now, read on every anniversary after.
Year one
The first home, the first trip, the first fight you laugh about now.
See also wedding trading cards and a gift with a hidden message.
Free to design
Printed on paper card stock
Your photos behind the QR code
Add to it every year
Sealed in a display case
Single $29.99 / 10-card Pack $49.99
Frequently asked questions
What's a good paper anniversary gift?+
A card of your first year together, printed on paper card stock and sealed in a display case, with your wedding photos and a love letter behind the card's QR code. It honors the paper tradition and stays on the shelf. A Display Card is $29.99.
Why is paper the first anniversary gift?+
In the traditional anniversary list, paper stands for the first year: a blank page the two of you have just started writing on.
Is a trading card really a paper gift?+
Yes. The card is printed on paper card stock. The clear display case around it protects the paper so it lasts.
What are good paper anniversary gifts for him?+
A card of him (or the two of you) with funny first-year "stats" on the back, and your note and the year's photos behind the QR code.
What goes behind the QR code?+
Every Cardbop card is a Living Card: the QR code printed on the back opens a page that belongs to that card. You can add the story behind it, more photos from that day, links (a highlight video, a playlist, a shared album), and a note the person who gets it finds when they scan it. Only people with the card or its link can open the page, and the owner can make it private. The printed code never changes, so the page can be updated any time.
Can we add to it every year?+
Yes. The printed code never changes, so you can add each year's photos to the same page. After you order, open the card's page and sign in with the email you ordered with to add to it.