Your wedding day marked an important moment in your life — it was the day that you and your spouse began your life together. This makes your anniversary a particularly special celebration, as each passing year marks another 365 days of memories, time together, challenges and achievements. It should not be just another day of the week, it should be a time where you immerse yourselves in one another and reflect on the years gone by as well as the future ahead of you.
With this in mind, what better way to spend your anniversary than on a private cruise along the river or on the lake? Here’s a few reasons to consider a private cruise for your next anniversary celebration:
- It is a peaceful and serene setting that is ideal for romance. As you glide along the water, you’ll be able to relax together and enjoy the beautiful Minnesota scenery. It’s easy to get lost in the conversation and soon, you’ll find that this is just what you needed to reconnect with the person that you married.
- It gives you an opportunity to enjoy each other’s company and spend quality time together. On a private cruise, you don’t have to worry about being captain or get stuck in idle chit-chat with other passengers. You simply get to be with one another and enjoy the experience. Whether you want to have a long conversation that is much needed, or the two of you are going to bask in joyful silence, you can make your cruise experience exactly what you want and need it to be.
- It is a unique experience that you can share together. More and more people are finding that the best gifts are not things, but rather experiences and moments in time that they will cherish. A private cruise transforms your anniversary celebration into a memory, rather than just another night on the town together.
- It can become your new anniversary tradition. Once you have enjoyed a private cruise along the riverfront for your anniversary, you may discover that it’s the best way to reminisce about your wedding day and discuss the accomplishments of the past year. For many couples, it is only natural for it to become a tradition to take a private cruise each year on their anniversary.
Are you celebrating a milestone anniversary with your spouse? Here’s how you can incorporate the traditional gifts into a private cruise experience:
- First Anniversary — By tradition, the first anniversary gift should be a paper gift. Couples who are marking their first spectacular year of marriage could celebrate with a pair of paper tickets for a private cruise. If you do not plan to take the cruise on your anniversary itself, you can always use the tickets as a way to promise a special date night to your spouse in the near future.
- 5th Anniversary — The fifth anniversary is known as a the wood anniversary. While you are enjoying your private cruise, be sure to ask the captain or another staff member to take a photograph of you and your spouse. Give your spouse a wooden picture frame where the picture can be kept for the years to come. You could consider having the wood photo frame engraved with the date of your fifth anniversary as well, in order to personalize the gift and to mark this special milestone anniversary.
- 10th Anniversary — When you make it to your 10-year anniversary, you need to give your spouse the gift of tin. Consider incorporating your gift into the experience of the private cruise. You could bring a clean tin can with a lid on board the cruise. Also pack a notebook and a couple of pens. Throughout the cruise, discuss your favorite memories from the past decade with your spouse and write them down on small sheets of paper. Fold them up and store them in the tin can. In the years to come, you can recount your memories together with this unique gift.
- 25th Anniversary — When you have been married a quarter of a century, you get to celebrate with the gift of silver. Bring a silver locket on board your private cruise to present to your spouse. On one side of the locket, include a photograph of the two of you on your wedding day. Leave the other side empty, and take a photograph on the cruise that can be added to the locket in the days and weeks to come. It’s a wonderful way to preserve the memories of both your wedding and your silver anniversary celebration.
- 50th Anniversary — Famously, the 50th anniversary is the golden year. If you are taking a private cruise to celebrate this particularly momentous milestone, you will want to be sure to incorporate this precious metal into the experience. In a romantic gesture, you could purchase a new gold ring and re-propose to your spouse during the cruise. Talk to the staff ahead of time in order to make sure that someone can capture the moment with a picture. You and your spouse will surely cherish it in the years to come.
- 75th Anniversary — Couples who are lucky enough to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary need to make sure that it is an exceptionally special occasion. One of the diamond anniversaries, this anniversary is a milestone that not every couple reaches. Presenting your spouse with a gift of diamond earrings at the end of a breathtaking private cruise along the river or on the lake is a wonderful way to mark this moment in time.
This year, don’t let your anniversary become dull or mundane. Instead of opting for the traditional dinner and roses, invest in an experience that the two of you will cherish for a lifetime. Next to your wedding day, it might be your most memorable day together yet. For more information on our private cruises along the river or on the lake, and to find out how we can make your next anniversary celebration truly amazing, contact us today.