The traditional 1st wedding anniversary gift material is PAPER.
A "paper anniversary" may not sound too romantic, but it certainly can be! Gifts may be wrapped in origami as a symbol for the 1st wedding anniversary, or actual paper gifts may be given.
Popular paper 1st wedding anniversary gifts include money, savings bonds and stocks, fine monogrammed stationary and paper roses. Learn origami and make your gal some paper origami flowers. Handwritten love notes to your spouse on your 1st wedding anniversary are always appropriate!
Modern first year anniversary gifts are CLOCKS and WATCHES.