"Celebrating Our First Christmas Together: A List of Things We Want to Do as a Couple ♡"

2020.12.18 published

Approaching Our First Christmas Together as a Couple ♡

Just a little over a week left until the long-awaited Christmas.

Many of you may agree that this Christmas season is your favorite time of the year!

Just hearing Christmas songs playing throughout the streets fills you with excitement.

For those who got engaged or registered their marriage this year, it's your first Christmas as a couple.

Since you will be spending dozens of Christmases together as a couple in the future, wouldn’t you want to make this first one a wonderful memory? ♡

Let's get a little realistic...

The energy dedicated to events like Christmas, birthdays, and anniversaries tends to decline after getting married.

If you want to keep the same excitement as when you were dating, effort is necessary.

Once a habit diminishes or downgrades, it's hard to revive it.

That's why you want to put your heart into celebrating your first Christmas in your first year of marriage! ♡

In this article, I've made a list of things to do for your first Christmas as a couple ♡

Even if you can't do everything, just trying a few will surely lead to a wonderful Christmas.

Things to Do for Your First Christmas of Marriage ① Advent Calendar

The Advent Calendar is an item used to countdown the days until Christmas!

Each date hides a small gift like candy, making it a special treat you can enjoy one day at a time.

Buy an Advent Calendar that you can enjoy together with your partner and feel the excitement of “What will come out today?” every day! ♡

Things to Do for Your First Christmas of Marriage ② Buy a Christmas Tree

Many couples probably didn’t have a Christmas tree at home because they spent a lot of time outside during their dating days.

After getting married, the time spent at home during Christmas will increase.

To fully enjoy the Christmas mood, buy a Christmas tree during your first year! ♡

Each time you set up the Christmas tree, it will become an important item reminding you that “the Christmas season has come again this year.”

Even if you can’t have a big tree, there are plenty of options that take up little space, like tabletop mini trees or tapestries.

Choosing a Christmas tree design you love together with your partner is also one of the joys!

Things to Do for Your First Christmas of Marriage ➂ Gift Exchange

One thing I hope you declare from your first year is the exchange of gifts as a couple.

Surprisingly, many couples find that Christmas gifts vanish after getting married...

Unlike during your dating days, combining finances may lead to less expensive gift-giving, and once children arrive, Christmas becomes primarily an event for the kids...

However, no matter what your relationship looks like or how old you are, receiving a surprise gift is always delightful.

By setting a small budget for a theme (such as kitchen goods, food, etc.) for gift-giving, you might establish a tradition of gift exchange! ♡

I highly recommend trying this from your first year!

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You might find it interesting to change how you exchange gifts compared to your dating days.

How about placing the gifts under the Christmas tree on Christmas morning?

It could be a way to return to childhood and enjoy a new Christmas as a family! ♡

Things to Do for Your First Christmas of Marriage ④ Drink Hot Wine

When it comes to Christmas beverages, hot wine is a classic! ♡

It's a staple drink in winter Europe that warms you to the core.

On Christmas night, sipping hot wine together while chatting or watching a movie sounds lovely.

You can make hot wine by heating red wine with honey, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, lemon slices, and more in a pot.

Be sure to enjoy shopping for the spices together! ♡

(In stores like Kaldi, you can also find sets to make hot wine yourself! ♩)

Let's Have a Wonderful Christmas ♡

The first Christmas of your marriage.

Have you imagined how you will spend it? ♡

I hope to create memories starting from your first year so that Christmas continues to be a special event throughout your married life.

Wishing all the readers of marry, especially the brides, a wonderful Christmas!