Flowers to celebrate your first year together
The traditional flower for a first wedding anniversary is the carnation, chosen because it stands for young, hopeful love (and because it happens to be one of the longest-lasting blooms in the vase). Red carnations say love and admiration, pink ones say gratitude, so a mix of the two covers everything you’re feeling.
Prefer something a little more classic? Pair carnations with anniversary roses for extra romance, or go for a soft pastel hand-tie if their taste leans understated. Our florists build every bouquet by hand, so nothing arrives looking like it came off a production line.
Paper anniversary, fresh flowers
Year one is the paper anniversary, a nod to how a marriage starts out as a blank page. The modern equivalent is a clock; the metal is gold and the colour is yellow, which is handy if you want to tie the whole gift together. Sunny yellow blooms with a handwritten note tick both the traditional and the modern box in one go.
Stuck on what to write? Our anniversary messages guide has hundreds of ideas, from soppy to silly. Add a bottle of champagne or some chocolates at checkout if you want to make more of the moment.
Why choose Interflora for your first anniversary?
- Made by local florists: your bouquet is hand-tied by one of our artisan florists near the delivery address.
- Hand-delivered: no letterbox, no courier drop. Someone hands it over at the door.
- Forgot? It happens: order by 3 pm for same day delivery, or book a next day or nominated slot.
Looking ahead to the next milestone
One down, plenty to go. When the next big one rolls around, we have florist-made bouquets for 10th, silver 25th, pearl 30th, ruby 40th and golden 50th anniversaries, plus the full anniversary flowers range for every year in between.