The first year of marriage is such a special time full of new experiences and growth with your partner. It’s exciting to try new things, maybe live together for the first time, and deepen your connection with each other. The first year of marriage is a unique time in your life. You don’t want to miss out on spending your first year of marriage to the fullest.
After many months, sometimes even years, building up excitement while planning a wedding – sometimes newlyweds feel the post-wedding blues. While these are totally normal feelings, the fun of marriage is just getting started!
Now is the time to share new experiences with your life partner. We have compiled a list of 52 bucket list items (1 activity each week) to experience with your new spouse for your first year of marriage. These ideas are a guide to help you keep the newlywed excitement alive and become more connected with your significant other. Feel free to curate these bucket list items to fit your lifestyle and maybe even create your own ideas for your bucket list!
Here are 52 bucket list ideas for your first year of marriage…
- Recreate your first date
- Plan a surprise for your S.O.
- Make smores
- Take an unplanned weekend trip
- Have a movie night in the living room
- Host a dinner party
- Binge watch a classic show you’ve never seen before
- Take a cooking class
- Plan a surprise date
- Go camping
- Listen to a podcast
- Start a new holiday tradition
- Bake cookies from scratch
- Go mini golfing
- Visit an escape room
- Go out somewhere fancy
- Take a painting class
- Go stargazing
- Visit a local hiking trail
- Try a new food
- Visit a new city
- Go to a drive in movie
- Read a book together
- Go bowling
- Play a new board game
- Visit the beach
- Have a relaxing spa night
- Bake a homemade cake
- Go swimming in the river
- Visit a museum
- Rent an AirBnB for the weekend
- Try geocaching
- Go sledding in the winter time
- Catch fireflies
- Make Christmas cookies
- Volunteer at a local nonprofit
- Build a blanket fort
- Try a new recipe
- Visit the local pumpkin patch
- Learn a new skill
- Have a bonfire
- Go horseback riding
- Watch the sunrise/sunset
- Go to the movies
- Have a puzzle night
- Visit the local farmers market
- Make a gingerbread house
- Go on a wine tasting tour
- Have a picnic
- Try kayaking
- Play vintage video games
- Start a new hobby
Final Thoughts
We hope you find this bucket list helpful and it brings you excitement. The first year of marriage is an amazing time to invest time and energy into your life with your partner. We’re so excited that we created a free downloadable printable for you with each of the bucket list activities for you to mark off as you go.
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