For every couple, the first anniversary is unlike another. There is often a huge deal made about it, providing a time to appreciate all the joyous and love-filled things life has given in the past year.

This milestone can be celebrated in many ways depending on the sweethearts’ taste or what they’re into. Find out how these celebrity lovebirds marked their first anniversary!

It has been a year since It-girl Andrea Brillantes was publicly asked by Ricci Rivero to be his girlfriend after a basketball game. She gave her answer by grabbing a shirt with the word ‘yes’ printed on it. On their intimate anniversary dinner just this month, Andrea wore the same ‘yes’ shirt. Meanwhile, Ricci posted on Instagram a set of their photos together taken on different occasions.

While others go for grand gestures, FPJ’s Batang Quiapo star RK Bagatsing and Jane Oineza have always kept their relationship low-key. They marked their first year with a simple date complete with wine and flowers, last May 2022. No cheesy lines. “Happy first,” with emojis, was RK’s straightforward caption on their anniversary photos.

Every couple has one special place. For The Iron Heart star Sue Ramirez and boyfriend Javi Benitez, it’s Negros Occidental, their hometown. No better way to celebrate than being in a familiar scene, right? They went on a quick getaway trip to Nauhang Beach, which is at Sue’s place, Sipalay City, in September 2021. In one of their photos, the twosome stood hand-in-hand, to which Sue captioned, “Please always remember that you have a hand to hold when you need it and even when you don’t.”

Michelle Vito gave in to her sentimentality by gifting her beau, Enzo Pineda, a DIY box of photos, one of which has a custom scannable Spotify code. Of course, Enzo matched Michelle’s gesture by giving her a giant bouquet that was even taller than him! The two revealed in previous interviews that they met in a fashion show before they became co-stars in Nang Ngumiti ang Langit, where their relationship blossomed.

This feature is making us, well, sentimental, as some pairs in this list are now gearing up for marriage! Pia Wurtzbach and Jeremy Jauncy celebrated their first anniversary on December 2020 and are now preparing for their wedding. In their first year, Pia worked on a video montage of their travels together and posted it on Instagram. “Can’t take my eyes (and ears, and nose, and mind) off you,” she wrote in the caption.

Robi Domingo and Maiqui Pineda are now engaged as well, after he proposed to her at the famous Shibuya crossing in Japan last November 2022. Time flew by fast since they marked their first anniversary in August 2019 with a pictorial that Robi uploaded on Instagram. “To all the weird, funny, and memorable moments we’ve made… and definitely more. Thank you for making me smile all the time, he captioned their snaps.

Anniversaries are among the many days a couple can make each other feel extra special. Though their relationship was still a secret then, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla celebrated their first anniversary back in May 2012 by exchanging watches as gifts. It has been a decade since, but the love between KathNiel has remained strong.

Have you picked up ideas on how to celebrate your anniversary with bae?