Celebrate your love with one of these great gift ideas. BY HITCHED EDITORS
First Kiss Personalized Art Company: Alexander Doll Price: $300
When you think of an anniversary gift you want something your spouse will love, but you also want to add a personal touch. It doesn't get more personal than one of these fantastic first kiss art pieces by Chicago-based artist Alexander Doll. The nostalgic hand-sketched illustration includes personal details, such as the venue, city, date, and the couple's names. Hair color and skin tone can also be customized to better represent you as a couple. www.uncommongoods.com
Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight Company: Leeo, Inc. Price: $99
We acknowledge this isn't the most romantic anniversary gift on the market, but it's practical and you can use the nightlight's app to pick a color and set the mood of your room to glow in 16 million different color options. This is the smartest nightlight you've ever seen. It has temperature and humidity sensors, a microphone and an ambient light sensor. The Leeo nightlight will listen to the frequency and pattern of your existing smoke and carbon monoxide detector and will alert you on your smartphone. If you're not available it will contact your designated backup friend or family member. The Leeo app can also receive alerts when your home temperature isn't how you want it. www.leeo.com
eTAPE16 Company: eTAPE16 Price: $29.95
Do you have a handyman who could use a smarter tool? If you're celebrating your fifth anniversary, also known as the wood anniversary, this tape measure for the 21st century could be the perfect gift. The eTape16 is a digital tape measure that operates as a normal tape measure, except it offers a simple digital display to take away the guess work. A tap of a button and you can switch from inches to centimeters to decimal points. You can also save measurements for reference. www.etape16.com
Custom-Fitted Bra Company: True & Co. Price: Varies
Every woman has her own unique curves. Go online and take a short two-minute quiz to help the website identify the best fit for your body. Then you can shop a custom store filled only with bras and lingerie that are fit for you. Then order from the comfort of your couch. A hassle-free return policy and a follow-up quiz makes sure you get a perfect fit every time. A perfect custom gift for your anniversary. trueandco.com
Perfect Drink Company: Pure Imagination, LLC Price: $49.99
A smart scale, a stainless steel shaker and a free app is all you need to make the perfect cocktail. From the app, select from over 300 drink recipes, place your container on the scale and follow the instructions on the app to create the perfect drink everytime. What's that? You accidentially overpoured an ingredient? The scale noticed and will recalculate so you can continue making your perfect drink. So cheers on your anniversary! perfectdrinkapp.com
ZX Flux Company: Adidas Price: Varies
Does your spouse love shoes? Give them some custom kicks! Start by downloading the free mi ZX Flux app from Adidas. Next, select your shoe size, snap a picture or select one from your smartphone, then place it on your shoe. You can manipulate the photo and adjust the template so it's just right. Preview the design and then order. You can get creative and use your wedding or honeymoon photo! A new Star Wars library is now also available. adidas.com/zx_flux
Comfort and Joy: Cooking for Two Author: Christina Lane Price: $24.95
When you want to cook a romantic meal for two, you don't want to first have to take a match class in order to calculate how to cut recipes down to size. Fortunately, author Christina Lane has done that work for you with her latest cookbook, "Comfort and Joy: Cooking for Two." This cookbook includes gorgeous pictures with easy-to-follow recipes for every occassion. Chapters include: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Anytime Comfort Foods, and More Desserts for Two (a reference to the author's previous cookbook). In total, the book weighs in at 216 pages and includes recipes ranging from Bruleed Oats with Lemon and Mascarpone to Angel Biscuits and Gravy. www.dessertfortwo.com | Buy Now
Apple Watch Company: Apple Price: Starting at $349
The first wearable device by Apple connects with your iPhone to supply an inumerous amount of glancable information and biometric data. Putting photos on the watch face as you see in the image is a new function of the watchOS 2, available in the fall. Perhaps more importantly is the new operating system will allow for native third-party apps and watch face complications (a fancy term for information, like a sports score). There are too many functions to list here, but know this is a piece of jewelry that gets more functional over time. www.apple.com/watch
I Heart My Awesome Wife Company: Shop4Ever Price: Starts at $3.50
A simple gift that can accompany a much needed date night. This 100% cotton t-shirt is available in 12 different colors including, gold, orange, yellow, royal blue, charcoal and more. Yes, I Heart My Awesome Husband t-shirts are also available. Surprise your spouse with his and her shirts and then hit the town or get comfy on the couch as you binge watch your favorite TV show. Cotton, by the way, is the material for your second year anniversary. www.amazon.com
Artisanal Bamboo Salt Chest Company: UncommonGoods Price: $130
Does your spouse love to cook? This set of artisinal salt can add just the right flair to their food that will make each dish as special and unique as your marriage. Included are 24 different flavors including Flower of Bali, a delicate tropical sea salt that's hand harvested; Hiwa Kai, a Hawaiian black lava salt that has a stunning black color and silky texture; Durango, a hickory-smoked sea salt; and many more. www.uncommongoods.com
Personalized Faux Bois Vase Company: Laurel Begley Price: $90
Who wants to scar a tree by carving initials when you can get a lasting piece that you can display in your home? This made-to-order vase is created by ceramicist Laurel Begley who shapes each trunk-shaped vase out of thick stoneware and then adds your initials inside an embossed heart on the faux trunk. Don't forget to put some fresh flowers in it. www.uncommongoods.com
Amazon Echo Company: Amazon Price: $179.99
Your first stand-alone, voice-controlled assistant is here. Put this cylindrical speaker device in the room, connect it to your home network and begin making requests. You can check your upcoming schedule, play audiobooks or music, re-order items from Amazon, control Philips Hue lightbulbs, get sports scores, news and much more. What's better, the Echo is connected to the cloud and Amazon promises more functionality to come. Who doesn't want a robot slave for their anniversary? www.amazon.com/echo
Hitched Wine Club Company: Touring & Tasting Price:$49/mo. *Special*
The Hitched wine club is the gift that keeps on giving. Each month we deliver wine to your door from over 300 wineries, including rare and exclusive wines that you can't find in stores. The shipping is free, there are no membership fees, you can cancel at any time and you and your spouse can explore new exciting wines like these highly medaled ones from Cache Creek. If that weren't enough each shipment also comes with exclusive date ideas from the editors of Hitched. The Hitched Wine Club is your monthly reminder to slow down and reconnect throughout the year, not just on special holidays. hitchedmag.com/wineclub