Anniversary During Pandemic

My anniversary is coming up too and we were only planning on getting some takeout, looking through our wedding photos together and exchanging fits. i think it's nice that you do wanna make the most out of it. given the current situation with the world, if there are things reopened that you can do that would be nice like the beach or something?

maybe as a gift you can get him something sports related like a jersey or hat?

Third from NJ, here. I had to have a Zoom birthday, so I feel you, and, as a baseball fan, my heart tore into pieced over the canceled plans.

I will say that things *are* starting to open up, and we are seeing a lot better data. My city, in particular, seems to have really done well. (Jersey City, for reference.)

Would you be comfortable finding a restaurant doing outside seating?

If you do the beach, though, I'd wear a mask. I know parks are open, too, but I don't know if they are allowing picnics, yet.

You could consider a weekend away in a more isolated place, too. Beaches aren't isolated at all and if he's worried about COVID, a lot of people at beaches aren't being careful enough right now. Maybe you can rent a cabin in the mountains or something? Something more secluded could still be very romantic, but not as packed with people.

Our anniversary is coming up and we have discussed getting a cabin in the mountains. This will allow us a little get away, but with plenty still to do even with Covid. We can go hiking, do grab and go and wineries, breweries, and local restaurants, or just enjoy the view from the hot tub at our cabin.

First anniversary is typically paper, so I think in terms of a gift tickets to something he would enjoy or a gift certificate to something you can use in the future would be appropriate - whether its a sporting event, museum, movies, dinner, etc.

We just eloped and couldn't do any sort of typical celebration or honeymoon but we did an overnight camping trip and it felt like "something different" and "getting away" which is something we have not been able to do for a while. I think doing something different from what the past several months have been, even if a bit mundane, will feel really nice. We both like the outdoors and camping, so for us that was fun, but if your husband is not the outdoorsy type even glamping might be a stretch. Can you take him out for a nice dinner somewhere, or buy a bottle of champagne to split or get him some good craft beer (I know NJ is opening more slowly, so not sure what your local regulations are allowing at the moment)?

Maybe you can take on a home project together (not always fun, but sometimes) or even find a tree or shrub you can plant that will last for years and be your "anniversary" tree?

Or treat him to some experience he might enjoy - maybe a private wine tasting is doable or you can do a photoshoot together. There are a number of different things you can do socially distanced and outdoors that would be relatively safe but also special and a nice change from isolation life. Good luck!

For our first anniversary we plan to stay home and keep it low key. We will be out of town for a relative's wedding the weekend prior and now that we adopted a dog we love to be home bodies. We'll celebrate by recreating our wedding dinner and maybe hors d'oeuvres. Also, the bakery we used will send us a complimentary 6 inch cake in the flavor we had at our wedding.