15 anniversary photo ideas for couples (1 year to 50 years)

The most meaningful anniversary photos connect then and now. Recreate an old photo in the same place, revisit where it began, or simply capture an ordinary morning together, the life you have built. Here are 15 ideas for any anniversary, from the first to the fiftieth.

Then and now

1. Recreate your first photo together. Same pose, same place if you can. Post them side by side.

2. Recreate a wedding photo. In the wedding outfits, if they still fit, or not.

3. Hold up the old photo. Your hands holding the print in front of the place it was taken.

4. The yearly photo. Same spot every anniversary.

Places

5. Where you met.

6. Your first date. Same restaurant, same table.

7. Where you got engaged.

8. Your first home. Outside the door.

Everyday life

9. Cooking dinner together. The real you.

10. Dancing in the kitchen.

11. Morning coffee. Two mugs, window light.

12. Hands together. Wedding rings, at 3x.

Milestones

13. With the family you have built. Kids, grandkids, pets.

14. The letter board. "10 years" or "50 years".

15. Golden anniversary portrait. A quiet portrait by the window, looking at each other.

Tips

• Use window light at home for natural skin tones.
• 2x for portraits.
• Tripod and timer for photos of the two of you.
• For recreations, match the zoom and height of the original. Put the phone where the old photographer stood.
• A film look suits anniversary photos. slay lets you choose a film stock before you shoot.

Related: couple photo poses.

Frame the years

slay overlays composition guides on your live iPhone camera, which makes it easier to recreate the frame of an old photo.

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