Gift guide
10 year anniversary gift ideas
Ten years is the first big round number. The traditional gift is tin or aluminum, the modern one is diamond jewelry, and the one that usually gets the biggest reaction is the decade itself, told back in photos.
Your ten years as a film
About six photos from every year, in order, redrawn as a 5-minute animated film that opens with your names.
How to do it: A 5-minute film from Once Upon Us holds 60 photos and costs $69.99, paid once; every scene can be redrawn 3 times for free. Make your 10-year film
Tin, done thoughtfully
A tin box with ten letters inside, one for each year, or an engraved aluminum keepsake.
How to do it: Write the letters over a week so they don't all sound the same.
Diamond jewelry
The modern 10th-anniversary gift, if it suits them: earrings, a pendant or an eternity ring.
How to do it: Engrave the date inside if the piece allows it.
Ten things from ten years
A box with one small object from each year: a ticket, a key, a cork, a photo.
How to do it: Label each one with the year and a single line.
Go back to where it started
A weekend where you met, where you got married or where you went on your honeymoon.
How to do it: Recreate one photo from your first visit while you're there.
Ask the people who were there
Messages from friends who were around at the beginning: what they remember about the two of you.
How to do it: Collect them in a shared album or a small book.
A decade playlist
One song for each year.
How to do it: Play it at dinner, in order.
Plan the next ten
A list of ten things to do in the next ten years, with the first one booked.
How to do it: Write it on good paper and keep it with your anniversary cards.
Example frames in three of the six styles. Your film is drawn from your own photos.
Made with you, scene by scene. Add your photos, pick your characters and see your first scene free before you pay, then check each scene before it comes to life.
Start our filmQuestions
What is the traditional 10 year anniversary gift?
Tin or aluminum. The modern 10th-anniversary gift is diamond jewelry.
What do you get your husband or wife for a 10 year anniversary?
Something that marks the decade: ten letters in a tin box, a trip back to where it started, or your ten years told as a film made from your photos.
How many photos do I need for a 10-year anniversary film?
60 photos make a 5-minute film, about six from each year. With fewer, the film is simply shorter, and you can add more photos later.
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Updated November 6, 2026