If you’re struggling to find romantic gifts that celebrate a couple, not just a wedding, then you’re not alone. But married couples shouldn’t get all the glory! So we’ve compiled a list of the best anniversary gift ideas for girlfriends.
You won’t have to search far and wide for girlfriend anniversary gifts because we’ve done that for you. Our creative, fun guide will give you everything you need, from sweet keepsakes and memory makers to practical luxury items and unique finds. She’ll love the special celebration of your love even more.
40 Thoughtful Anniversary Gift Ideas for Girlfriends
Here are 40 of the most meaningful anniversary gifts for girlfriends.
100 Dates Scratch Off Poster
This cute scratch-off poster cataloging 100 dates can help your girlfriend keep track of the great times yet to come. The poster offers 100 different and creative date night ideas, from a night at a jazz club, to a kayaking trip and a ghost tour. Whether you’ve been together 1 year or many more, you’ll never lose sight of all the wonderful ways to spend a date night together.
Hands Casting Kit
This hand casting DIY kit is a marvelous way to get your girlfriend a gift that celebrates your relationship. The kit has everything you need to create a mold of your intertwined hands. Once the cast is made, she can treat it as a keepsake to cherish for years to come.
Moon Night Light
The stunning LED light features a couple walking on the moon, which can be her focal point when she’s trying to get to sleep. The elegant, practical home decor will keep her nights shining bright with you by her side. Plus, this love-ready moon night light can offer some ambiance while celebrating your anniversary.
Better Every Year Tree Ring Art
Your girlfriend won’t expect this tree ring art decor’s nostalgic charm. The handmade wooden keepsake is heart-shaped and reminiscent of carving a couple’s initials into a tree. The surrounding rings of the tree art are customized with memorable moments you’ve shared together.
Heart Ring Dish
The classic style of this thoughtful heart ring dish makes a quick and easy anniversary gift for a girlfriend, especially when you’ve made it to one year. The trinket dish is made of iron and has a modern flair. Each time she takes off her jewelry, she’ll think of you.
Paper Flower Bouquet
It doesn’t have to be your paper anniversary with your girlfriend to wow her with this paper flower bouquet. A 2-year or 3-year anniversary or more can be celebrated with this extra-special bouquet of origami flowers created on “I Love You” paper. These flowers won’t die or wither and will keep pleasing her for a long time to come.
Personalized Lovers Crossing Sign
This great personalized lovers crossing sign will find its way into your girlfriend’s life and onto her wall when you give it to her. The meaningful artwork takes a classic image of a crossroads and adds both your names to the street signs.
Customized Wood Hearts
Want to get your girlfriend an anniversary gift that is romantic but not overbearing? Problem solved with these customized wood hearts.
The olive wood hearts interlock and have your names and anniversary engraved. This small ode to your shared love will keep her happy knowing it’s just getting started.
Personalized Birthstone Necklace
Remind your girlfriend on your anniversary how special she is with this thoughtful, personalized birthstone necklace she can wear with pride. The handmade necklace can be customized with a charm featuring her name, along with her personalized birthstone gem. She’ll be sure to know this necklace was made only for her every time she wears it.
Adventure Challenge Scrapbook
The special lady you call your girlfriend can get stuck into this super fun adventure challenge scrapbook made for couples. The guide to fun dates features 50 different ideas you both can try, using categories and scratch-offs to keep things interesting for you both. She’ll adore the treasure trove of dates to come and love the easy way to remember them.
Personalized Memory Box
This personalized memory box provides a heartfelt place for your girlfriend to gather her memories of you together in the form of writing, photos, and mementos. The wooden box is customized with the engraving of your names, so her keepsakes can have a home that becomes a very special keepsake itself.
Personalized Anniversary Book
When you’re looking for the best way to impress your girlfriend on your anniversary, make sure to give her this personalized anniversary book. The book opens up to reveal both your initials held together by a heart. The impressive handmade keepsake is crafted from folding pages into a beautiful, unparalleled design she’ll treasure almost as much as she does you.
Explosion Gift Box
Transform your favorite memories with your girlfriend into this funny, exciting, and touching explosion gift box she’ll be sure to love. When the box “explodes,” she’ll be greeted with a customized array of personal photos and a loving message that will touch her heart deeply. It’s the kind of gift that keeps on giving long after the first time it goes “bang.”
Personalized Record Print Art
You don’t need to be married to celebrate your and your girlfriend’s favorite song with this awesome personalized record art print. The print features a record design and the lyrics to any song you love to listen to together, along with your names and the date you first met. This is the kind of keepsake that ends up meaning the most to her when looking back.
Personalized Constellation Map
You know how much you love your girlfriend on Earth, but why not show her just how much you love her from the vantage point of the stars? You can customize the exact constellation formation featured with the time, date, and location of where you first met or your first date together. It’s a time and place she’ll not forget anytime soon.
Redwood Succulent Art Kit
Get creative on your anniversary with this adorable succulent art kit your girlfriend can get artsy with. The DIY kit features a heart-shaped frame that can be filled with a selection of cute succulents and moss.
Anniversary gift ideas for girlfriends like this art kit make their own rules. You might even do the DIY and give the final product to her as a living keepsake of your love.
Engraved Music Box
This engraved music box can provide the classic, elegant style you’re looking to share with your girlfriend on your anniversary. The small wooden box features a vintage design with a hand crank to play “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” perfectly to melt her heart every time she listens to it.
Scented Candle Gift Set
Not all anniversary gifts have to spell out how much you love her. This set of intricately decorated scented candles can simply help her relax and set the mood for romance.
The box includes eight candles, each more beautiful than the last. The intoxicating scents feature everything from lavender and fig, to rose and lemon to keep her feeling great.
Compass Necklace
This compass necklace can show your girlfriend how happy you are that you ended up moving in her direction. The sterling silver necklace features a small compass design pendant with a gift package that declares, “I’d be lost without you.” She’ll always find her way back to this necklace, and you’ll always find your way back to her.
3D Crystal Photo
This 3D crystal photo keepsake is an amazing way to memorialize your favorite photograph of you and your girlfriend. The etched crystal will bring almost any digital photo to life, keeping her company when you’re not around.
Romantic Pillowcase Set
Bring the romance home with this adorably romantic pillowcase set. It’s a ‘his n’ hers’ set, but you can give both these pillows to her and touch her heart with the lovable design. The cotton pillowcases display a little kid couple playing a game of telephone held together by a heart.
A Dozen Reasons Set
Remind your girlfriend why you love her with this fun set of a dozen reason heart keepsakes. You can choose from 50 reasons she’s incredible, like “the sound of your laugh.” Then the lid will be personalized with your names and the date you first met.
Blockbuster Movie Night Set
This movie-night starter pack will set your girlfriend up for the most romantic date night possible. The entertaining set has everything needed to go to the movies while staying at home. The popcorn set has white gold, tri-color, and red popcorn kernels, and seasonings include Dill Pickle, Kettle Corn, and Cracked Pepper Asiago. Let the show begin!
Wireless Neck Massager
Give your girlfriend a wonderful way to find rest and relaxation with this wireless neck massager. The wrap-around massager can offer much-needed therapy to her neck using a variety of pressure and heat settings. The problem of what to get her will be instantly solved with this thoughtful, therapeutic gift.
Weekender Bag
You can get your girlfriend ready for the most romantic anniversary weekend by giving her this useful weekender bag. The stylish, feminine duffle-style bag has a matching toiletry bag she won’t lose and pockets that won’t fail her during her travels. You might want to slip a ticket to paradise inside the bag, but that part’s up to you.
Preserved Rose/Bear Keepsake
If your girlfriend is a fan of old-school tradition, then she’ll love this romantic adorable teddy bear and roses display. You can set up your girlfriend for the most traditional anniversary gift possible when she sees this romantic display of an adorable teddy bear and roses.
The roses in the keepsake box are preserved to last, so they can continue to remind her of your love and devotion for years to come. The set also comes with a heart-shaped pendant to make it official.
Message In A Bottle
Get creative with this sweet message in a bottle if you’re wondering what to get your special lady for a dating anniversary. The gift provides a thoughtful touch that she’s unlikely to be expecting as an anniversary gift. When you’re wondering what to get a very special lady for a dating anniversary, get creative with this sweet message in a bottle. The small gift for her will provide a homemade quality to the anniversary gifts for girlfriends she’s expecting. The wish jar has a key and is filled with confetti, while the note reads “You hold the key to my heart,” so she knows for sure.
Bath Bomb Love Gift Set
When it comes to girlfriend anniversary gifts, these bath bombs are sure to go down a treat. The set includes three heart-shaped bath bombs featuring Leilani and Black Pearl. The intricately crafted bombs will help her relax just in time for your anniversary celebration.
Kimono Robe
You appreciate your girlfriend for all she is, when she wants to show off her public persona or just relax with you at home. This kimono-style robe is for the latter and makes a thoughtful anniversary gift she’ll treasure in all her comfort-living moments. The knee-length robe is made from the softest velour, so she can stay cozy with you all day long.
Date Night Bucket List
When it’s anniversary time, you can give your girlfriend new date night ideas with this date night bucket list. It’s a super simple yet entertaining game for couples to help bring them closer. Romantic, cheap, or adventurous date night ideas all make an appearance on this set of wood sticks and a pencil they can use to fill in the blanks for a great night.
Couple Sculpture
Let the woman you love most treasure a symbol of your love with this beautifully crafted iron couple sculpture. The unique abstract design of a couple kissing over a heart-shaped surface can provide an unforgettable ode to your love. She’ll be reminded of it any time she admires this piece of love-centric art.
Wine Soap Gift Set
You might love to go away for an anniversary weekend with your girlfriend to a vineyard, but what if you could incorporate the vineyard into her daily beauty routine? This set of three individually wrapped soaps is made with red wine, shea butter, and grapeseed oil. Her skin will feel luxurious thanks to the vino you’ve provided her with.
Anniversary Gift Set
This fully-packed anniversary gift set has everything you’ve ever wanted to give your girlfriend since you started dating. The super romantic gift box comes with a journal for her loving thoughts, a cute bear, and tea light candles. There’s also a bag full of rose petals you can use on any date night you want to show her some added romance.
Engraved Travel Mirror
This practical travel mirror is a nice way to give your girlfriend something for an anniversary. The thoughtful mirror is engraved with a romantic message “I loved you then / I loved you still.” The dual makeup mirror will stay by her side whenever she needs it, just like you have.
Couples Photo Holder
This creative couples photo holder can set your girlfriend up for daily reminders of wonderful times you’ve shared. The rustic wooden sign is wall-mounted and displays a hanging line of clothespins for your favorite photos of her, you, or you both as a couple. “The Story of Us” tells anyone who sees this collection that it belongs to two very happy people.
Love Message Shortbread Cookies
When you’re over flowers and chocolate, give these loving message shortbread cookies to your girlfriend for any anniversary. The set of 24 homemade vanilla shortbread cookies each has an “I Love You” message with a red heart she’ll enjoy from her taste buds to her heart.
Romantic Date Night Set
The super-romantic items in this date night set can set the stage for the most special anniversary for your girlfriend and you. The set has everything from preserved roses she’ll cherish to tea lights, bath bombs, and rose petals for the best anniversary evening she could ever hope for.
Romantic Heart Journal
This romantic journal with a vintage heart design will give your girlfriend a reason to record all the reasons why she loves you on your anniversary. The unlined leather notebooks feature a heart design on the cover, a latch lock, and thick, high-quality paper. She can write down her dreams for the future and the many years you both will share together.
Pearl Trinket Box
When you give your girlfriend this highly-detailed mother-of-pearl trinket box, you’re offering her a long-lasting keepsake to remember you by. She’ll be able to keep all the beautiful jewelry you give to her there, or just place the small pieces she wants to keep safe inside. The handmade jewelry box is made from wood and will shine with this mirrored lid as bright as the love you share.
Kissing Mugs Set
Make each morning as romantic as the first date you and your girlfriend shared together with this cute set of kissing mugs for her on your next anniversary. The set of two porcelain mugs has face designs that interlock and fit together in a kiss. The resulting shape will make breakfast even more loving and set the stage for another awesome day together.