Anniversary Gift Ideas for the Perfect Keepsake Blanket

When it comes to anniversary gift ideas, you may be looking for something a bit different from the standard box of chocolates. Why not choose a keepsake blanket?

Are you and your partner fast approaching an anniversary? Do you want to get them something different but also something that says you love them?

It is easy to try and choose items like a bunch of roses, jewelry or chocolates but, these are somewhat overdone in society, and, in 2024, people tend to want something that is more personal. Indeed, many people want to reflect back on their own romance story, without the roses or choices, and think about their time with their partner and how their love has deepened.

So, you will likely want something more personal and, as photo albums are a popular choice, why not match this with something you can both snuggle under, like a blanket?

At My T-Shirt Blanket, we can offer you a range of different blanket ideas, with our team able to print personalized photos onto cloth, allowing you to keep those memories for a long time.

Of course, there are certain things you should and should not put on your keepsake blanket and, here, we will run through ideas or themes that can really make that anniversary blanket special for you and your partner.

Your Wedding Day

Why not showcase your love story with photos of your wedding day printed onto fabric for your anniversary keepsake blanket?

Regarding anniversary gift ideas for the perfect keepsake blanket, your wedding day is well up there! Your wedding day was, hopefully, a day you will want to remember forever, and this will allow you to go through the photos you have and choose the best ones of you both. You can, of course, also include images of where you got married or held the reception too, as well as photos of your guests and even your favorite wedding gift (if it was especially spectacular!) This will showcase to your partner that your wedding day was truly special to you and will help you and them to be reminded of it whenever they see or snuggle under the blanket.

If you want to showcase your wedding day as part of a larger gift set, our team at My T-Shirt Blanket can also offer you the same photos printed on a pillow! Or, if you want to commemorate what you wore on your wedding day, your bachelor or bachelorette party, or any other time around the wedding, we can also offer you other gift ideas, such as a stylish and personalized t-shirt blanket.

Where Your First Met

Did you start your love story at college? Or did you meet in high school? Wherever it was, it can be a great theme for your keepsake blanket.

Making a blanket or any other anniversary gifts that show where you began your love story is a great idea, and depending on where that was, you may be able to use more professionally taken photos or use older ones that you have on your USB stick. Please note that the quality of the photo will impact how much our team can stretch it. Older digital cameras rarely offer the same DPI (dots per inch) as modern i Phones and other smartphones, so if any photos you have of where you met your loved one are small, we may recommend placing other photos around it on your gift blanket. Just so it doesn’t look, well, weird!

If you still have the shirt or dress you wore on your first date, we can also turn that into one of our world-famous t-shirt pillows!

Your Honeymoon

Did you have a romantic honeymoon in Paris? Why not commemorate it on your anniversary with a collage of photos printed on a blanket?

This will showcase the first vacation you took as a married couple and, if you were lucky enough to visit many places as part of your honeymoon, you can opt for one photo per location on the blanket.

Much as before, depending on when your honeymoon took place, we may have to work with you to think about photo placement and stretching so as not to warp the image. Our team of blanket designers can make even one photo of a honeymoon on a blanket look professional by adding other images of the location to pad out the space. Going back to the Paris example, we can place the smaller, less clear image of you and your spouse in the middle and surround it with photos of the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, etc, to give it a more personal touch without being too generic with the additional images.

Your First Child or Your Children

If you have children, you may want use anniversary blankets for a more family-themed blanket, which may include photos of your first child or your children. If you have a large family, our team at My T-Shirt Blanket can make sure that each child is showcased properly, ensuring that all the photos that are included are the same size and quality.

If you only have one child, you could send us a photo of them as a newborn and then at different events or milestones, which can be printed onto the blanket to immortalize the moment, and put a smile on your partner's face.

Your Fur Babies

Not every family has children, and at My T-Shirt Blanket, we know how important fur babies are to couples. If you have dogs, cats, ferrets, or hamsters, we will be more than happy to print their photos onto one of our keepsake blankets, making it an ideal gift for your partner to receive on your anniversary.

Many pet owners opt for similar moments as parents when it comes to making a personalized blanket out of photos – for instance, when your pet was a baby, or when you bought them home from the shelter, as well as first walks, playing with toys for the first time, and so on. This will show your partner that you care for your pets deeply and will also act as a photo album of your time together caring for your beloved pet(s). If you have a lot of pets that you want to put onto the keepsake blanket, as before, our team will be sure to make the room and ensure that every image added is of the highest quality when it is printed.