Modern Gifts: 7th Anniversary

DESK SET

A Desk Set is the modern 7th anniversary gift. Once again practicality finds its way into romance. Our daily lives are littered with drop-offs, pick-ups, coffee runs, dry cleaning, ATMs, grocery shopping, pediatrician appointments… and oh yea, work, too. We would never survive without a shared family calendar and a cluttered desk would not make it any easier. Now is a great time to add a little functionality and order to your daily life before it gets any wilder with teenagers!

Gifts We Love!

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Echo Show 15

The ultimate home base for any family celebrating a 7th anniversary. The latest Echo Show from Amazon lets you stay on top of your day with shared calendars, sticky notes, to-do lists and more all while doubling as a Fire TV and digital photo frame. The Echo Show can be mounted to the wall to even further tidy up a cluttered desk or kitchen counter, making this the perfect gift for the busiest of people!

Photo: Courant

Phone Charging Stand

Reduce clutter on your desk by upgrading to a minimalist yet sophisticated charging stand that can charge two devices simultaneously. Pick up a bundle that includes the travel friendly single device charging pad! Since it comes in either leather or linen finishes, it’s also a great gifting option for your 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th or 12th anniversaries!

Photo: Mark & Graham

Wireless Charging Tray

Another beautifully crafted option from Courant, this Italian leather (hello 3rd and 9th anniversaries! This tray can wirelessly charge your phone and keep all your essentials organized in one place. Add a monogram to make this gift truly special!

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Our Wedding Motion Book

If you’ve browsed the other years on this site, you may have noticed that we recommended The Motion Books not once, but twice already before! This product really does fit into any category. It’s basically a book even though it has no pages, the cover looks like linen even though it’s not, and it’s kind of like a desk set… kind of!

Photo: Michaels

Cricut Maker 3

Is your partner crafty or looking for a new hobby? This desktop machine lets your imagination run wild with so many crafting options from t-shirts to stickers to banners! Michael’s has all your Cricut accessories to get started right away!

Photo: Michaels

Storage Desktop Carousel

Neatly store all of your desktop accessories from pens and pencils to scissors and markers in this cute carousel that comes with three drawers for smaller items like crafting and sewing supplies.

Photo: Journey

Wireless Charging Desk Mat

Declutter your desk with this fresh and modern mat that wirelessly charges two devices simultaneously while keeping important documents safe and secure and protecting your desk from mess and spills. Journey carries a range of other products to keep your devices charged whether you’re celebrating your 7th anniversary at home or on the go!

Our 7th Anniversary Gifts to Each Other

Annie to Jay

Before working from home the last few years, Jay worked in an office in NYC where he would frequently have a lot of downtime. (How nice while I was home with two toddlers at the time!). He’s a golfer, so I bought a desktop mini golf putting game for him to keep at his desk when work was slow. Turns out he and his co-workers would have tournaments on a regular basis during the day. Not sure how much work actually got done in that office! But still, it was a fun gift, and a unique idea for someone who wouldn’t have any use for a traditional desk set.

Jay to Annie

Desk sets… there had to be a way to make this meaningful. Annie is a planner. Our days are scheduled in great detail months out in advance. Our shared iPhone calendars have every kids’ activity, doctor appointment, vacation, and birthday party you could think of. I knew she also liked to keep things written down for easier access and storage. So I bought a day planner to keep on her desk at home where she can keep track of all that our family has going on. Perhaps not the most romantic gift, but it sure was practical!

*The original gifted day planner from 2016 didn’t make it to present day, but this is a similar style!

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