When it comes to your anniversary, a little bit of planning can go a long way. Our handy list of gift ideas, below, will ensure you don’t get caught short on the day and end up being ‘that guy’ in the petrol station, queuing to buy flowers on the way home from work. Nobody likes that guy, not even himself, and especially not the woman waiting at home who will definitely know where he got them from.

Save yourself the embarrassment and buy her something she’ll really appreciate instead.

Timeless Gold Jewellery

Big-budget bling is all well and good if you’ve got cash to burn, but sadly we’re not all blessed with the bank balance of an oligarch. Thankfully, for those of us with more modestly spaced financial goalposts, affordable necklaces and bracelets make up the bread and butter of most women’s jewellery boxes. Be a magpie, pick her a few tasteful bits out and you’re golden.

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Personalized Photo Album

So long as you don’t fill it full of newspaper clippings about UFO sightings, Champion’s League football stickers, detailed pencil drawings of mythical creatures, or anything else weird like that, a personalized photograph album is one of the most thoughtful gifts you can give. Just imagine sitting down together in 20 years time and showing it to your children.

Again, it should be filled with romantic photos of the two of you. Not, repeat, not football stickers.

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A Romantic Bouquet

Giving the love of your life a bunch of beautiful flowers that will slowly die, wilt away and go all brown and horrible may represent a troubling visual metaphor. Nevertheless, a lot of women are all over it. While it may be a bit of an anniversary cliché, opt for this classic romantic gesture and you’re guaranteed to come up smelling of roses.

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Elegant Evening Footwear

A slap-up meal and a few too many glasses of red wine are pretty much par for the course when it comes to anniversary evenings, but choosing what to wear for a special occasion can cause a headache to rival the one that you’ll both no doubt be suffering in the morning.