Men often suffer from cliched, boring anniversary gifts for husbands. When you’re looking for the most amazing gift for the man you married, you might get him something considered romantic or trendy, but not something he’d actually love.
Our fun guide to anniversary gift ideas for husbands includes both the traditional and modern. You’ll have plenty of choices for any kind of guy out there and earn his love with the most creative and personal gifts around.
Keep reading for the best anniversary gifts for husbands that will keep him looking forward to these celebrations for years to come.
35 Best Anniversary Gift Ideas for Husbands
Read on for meaningful anniversary gifts for husbands he’ll adore almost as much as you.
Engraved Pocket Watch
Any anniversary year can be the right time to give this thoughtfully engraved pocket watch to your husband with great results. The old-fashioned pocket watch comes with a chain and an engraved message declaring your love to him, plus a space for a photo you can include to personalize the gift even more.
Morse Code Bracelet
Anniversary gifts for him like this cool morse code bracelet might surprise him in the best way possible. The cord-style chain holds a collection of wood beads and black stones, which spell out a secret message for him from you. This bracelet adds up to read “Badass Husband” and will privately remind him of how great you think he is.
Personalized Star Map
This personalized star map is a special way to get sentimental with your husband for your anniversary. The customized star map depicts a specific constellation at the exact moment of your choosing (likely your wedding day)! He will be sure to value the creative way in which you celebrate your anniversary together.
Couples Adventure Challenge
Bring yourself into the picture with this fun couples adventure challenge gift for your anniversary. The couples edition of this challenge maker will guide you both to do new and unheard-of activities together through 50 different scratch-off events. On the other side, you’ll both likely find the best date night you’ve had in some time.
Soundwave Art
This unique soundwave art can be unexpectedly awesome when it comes to anniversary gifts for husbands. The soundwave print is the visual equivalent of the words “I Love You” and is printed on bronze paper, making this the ideal 8th-anniversary present or any celebratory year you’ve both shared together.
Personalized Metallic Record
Bring some romance into your husband’s life and onto a wall near him with this meaningful metallic record art, personalized for you both. The metallic record is pressed in a floating glass frame and will look like he’s a top-selling artist, but upon further inspection, he’ll see this record commemorates you both with your names and the names of up to five songs of your choosing.
Grand Jerky Heart
Sometimes, the way to a man’s heart really is through his belly, which will be super satisfied with the beef jerky found in this heart-shaped box full of savory meat treats for him. The inventive heart box reads “Surprise, it’s meat” and contains 13 beef and turkey jerky snacks to delight him, from Sesame Teriyaki Beef Jerky to Turkey Jerky sticks and more.
Bluetooth Sleep Headphones
When it comes to men being able to relax, this Bluetooth sleep headphones device will provide a practical anniversary gift he’ll truly appreciate because it’s likely needed. The noise-canceling headphones are nestled within a super-soft sleep mask and can bring him to slumber with his favorite tunes or a quiet phone call with you when he’s away from you.
Moscow Mule Cup Set
Your husband will love this set of stunning Moscow Mule cups, whether it’s your first anniversary or your 30th. The cups are a nice and simple gift for him, which will make a stunning addition to his home bar. The handmade mugs will keep any and all drinks cold for long enough for you both to share a romantic evening together with copper by your side.
Personalized Oak Pocket Knife
This personalized wood pocket knife is an unexpectedly perfect anniversary for your husband when you’re not sure what to get him this year. The foldable, handmade knife features an oak wood handle, which you can customize with his name. He can use this handy tool for all manner of outdoor activities while remembering how much he means to you every day.
Couples Picture Frame
You can bring the lasting love you share with your husband to mind for him with this heartfelt couples picture frame. He can keep the leather frame at home or in the office while he admires the engraved words “I’d be lost without you,” along with a compass design to let him know how much his presence means to you.
Personalized Cufflinks
This handsome pair of personalized cufflinks comes in copper or bronze and can reflect whatever anniversary you’re sharing together. The love he’ll feel when he sees the classic design featuring his initials and/or a wedding date will do its job no matter what anniversary year it is for you both.
Patriot Grooming Set
Treat your husband to the best anniversary weekend of his life with this imposing yet impressive patriot grooming gift set. The very masculine spa set comes in an army green container and holds precious cargo, from beard oil and shave balm to a skull glass mug and a magnetic tool wristband for all his exploits, both personal and man-ready.
Best Husband Gift Set
This festive best husband gift set is a marvelous way to give some love to your man on your anniversary. The set has fun accessories for him, like a “Best Husband Ever” stainless steel tumbler, an agate bracelet, and a keychain with an additional loving message for him when you’re not nearby. He’ll likely end up feeling quite special on your shared special day.
What I Love About You Book
There is a way for you to get a cheap but memorable little gift for him on your wedding anniversary that he’ll be charmed by…give him this “What I love about you” book, created and personalized by none other than you. You can fill in all sorts of information about him, from the passionate and the funny to the unforgettable times you’ve both shared.
Personalized Memory Box
This personalized memory box is waiting for you to have it engraved with your and your husband’s names and fill it up with anything you want him to have as a keepsake. The handmade wooden box can work as an empty vessel to be filled up as he sees fit while becoming one of the coolest anniversary gift ideas for husbands.
Wood Phone Docking Station
Everything a husband could need by his bedside can be collected and safely organized with this wood phone docking station you can offer him on your anniversary. The multi-tiered unit features a phone charging area, plus room to store his phone, watch, glasses, wallet, and any other small accessories he needs to keep an eye on.
Fossil Watch
Why beat around the bush while looking for the coolest anniversary gifts for husbands when you can wow him big time with this incredible Fossil chronograph watch. The brushed steel design also features a dependable quartz movement, a crystal lens, and water-resistant abilities. He’ll be sure to keep this bad boy on his wrist through many anniversaries to come.
Moon Lamp
This celestial moon lamp can bring some whimsy and fun into the bedroom for your husband’s anniversary gift. The moon surface is reproduced with great detail and comes alive when lit with the adjustable LED-powered light. He can control the color and brightness of his moon or just enjoy having it all to himself while it’s perched on its sleek wooden base.
Shiatsu Foot Massager
Your hard-working husband might not think of a better anniversary gift for him than this shiatsu foot massager. The powerful, durable massager machine can easily soothe his feet, calves, and legs, or his hands, wrist, and arms. The heated vibrations and pressure levels can be attuned to his needs, which are the main focus of this thoughtful gift he’ll adore.
Personalized Anniversary Map
Your husband will love the hands-on fun this personalized anniversary map art can bring into his life (and yours). The world map is framed in a vintage style and comes with 100 push pins you can get him started with when marking, say, the place where you were married, first met, or went on your honeymoon. Your future adventures can add more pins to this unique keepsake.
Shaving & Grooming Kit
Your husband will find everything he needs for the perfect shave almost anywhere with this shaving and grooming kit. The multipurpose shaver comes with a trimmer and additional accessories for shaving bald heads, beards, and more. He’ll be manscaped to perfection just in time for your anniversary date night, so it’s a gift for you as well.
DIY Puzzle Art
You may have run out of practical or trendy ideas for cool husband anniversary gifts, but you win still win big with the #1 man in your life when you give him this DIY puzzle art. The bronze-colored piece features two interlocking puzzle pieces and can be customized with your names, initials, or other words that fit you both best.
Personalized Paper Anniversary Gift
Whether it’s your first paper anniversary or any year in your life together, he’ll love the secret message of love he’ll find in this cool handmade anniversary keepsake book. The handmade folded book is cut to reveal both your initials when he opens it up. Your name is connected to his name with a sentimental paper heart that won’t let him forget these all-important words ever.
Personalized Iron Ring Dish
Men need trinket dishes too, so why not give him a truly handsome, masculine version of one for his private space at home? This hand-forged iron dish is handmade by a blacksmith with the 11th anniversary in mind but is attractive enough for any year’s gift. The dish can be further personalized with initials, symbols, and messages that you and he will fully understand.
Custom Map Serving Tray
The next time your husband needs a serving tray, he can enjoy this extra-special customized tray featuring a map design. The unique, handmade tray is crafted with mango wood and displays a personalized map of any section of three square miles you choose. Whether it’s the neighborhood where you met, married, or live together, it can now always be there.
Marriage Prayer Wood Sign
This thoughtful wooden plaque will offer a spiritual commemoration of your love to give to your husband on your anniversary. The plaque displays a personal photo of your choice, along with the words contained in a loving “marriage prayer” that you both can share in. The reminder of your love can touch his heart and remain a cherished memento for years to come.
Personalized Cutting Board
The next time your husband goes to dutifully help prepare dinner on date night, he can have this awesome personalized cutting board at his fingertips to make things more interesting. The durable maple walnut cutting board is customized with the laser engraved names of you both, along with the year you got married. It shall bring romance into the kitchen every time.
Tungsten Ring
You may not have cause to get your husband a second wedding ring, but this manly tungsten ring will quickly become a favorite part of his accessory collection he can wear along with his original wedding ring. The substantial thickness and black/blue color scheme will feel classic to him in every way and can become the last detail in an otherwise handsome look every day.
Leather Apron
This unforgettable-looking leather apron can be the best-looking thing your husband wears on your anniversary when he makes you a delicacy on the grill or fashions a handmade keepsake for you. The suede feel and hand-stitched details make this apron a handsome piece to wear when needed, and with this look, he may not want to take it off.
Fleece Robe
This fleece robe is everything your husband wants for his anniversary. The luxurious flannel-fleece robe offers full-length coverage and an extra hood for those times when he wants to jump from the shower into bed or into full relaxation mode. The comfort this robe affords him can only be matched by the comfort you give him year after year.
Personalized Tree Ring Art
Celebrate any anniversary with the man you love with this cool personalized tree ring decor for your home together. He’ll love this artsy rendering of a tree cross-section cut into the shape of a heart almost as much as he loves the personal initials of you both in the Him + You format. In addition, the tree rings will record chosen milestones you both have shared in your life together.
Personalized Bottle Opener
This practical and personalized bottle opener might seem small, but its handmade quality and personalized touches will touch your husband’s heart just right for your anniversary. The steel opener displays a short message that can include his name, your initials, and/or your wedding date. Every time he opens a bottle, this sweet gift will surely bring a smile to his face.
Cocktail Mixology Shaker Set
The husband you love can begin using this beautiful cocktail mixology set at home and make you the best cocktails. The stylish set remains on full display on a bamboo stand and has everything he needs to make cocktails, like a shaker, pourers, a strainer, mixing spoon, and more. There’s even a book of cocktail recipes to get him started on the road to deliciousness.
Personalized Pizza Grilling Crate
You can make your next wedding anniversary more delicious than before for your husband by giving him this personalized pizza grilling crate gift. The gift box (or crate) contains impressive pizza-making tools like a stainless steel pizza peel customized with his name, along with other accessories he can use to prepare you the tastiest anniversary pizza you’ve ever had.