Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen celebrated their first wedding anniversary in a low-key way.
“This past weekend, Josh and I celebrated our first anniversary,” Steinfeld, 29, wrote via her Substack on Wednesday, June 3. “We both ‘dressed up’ (I put on a little mascara and a pair of jeans) and sat down for a 5pm dinner at our little dining room table, our baby in her bouncy chair in between us.”
Steinfeld, who welcomed a baby girl with Allen, 30, in April, continued, “We had our wedding soup (tortilla), an incredible homemade mushroom pappardelle, and for dessert, a gooey butter cake, our favorite thing to order when we’re out to dinner and find it on the menu.”
She added that they rewatched their wedding video and looked back at their first-ever pictures together. “Josh and I talked about our favorite dates and memories together, and just how much life has changed in a year,” she shared.
Steinfeld explained that she and Allen “recently learned about the traditional anniversary gifts by year, and loved the idea.” This year, Steinfeld got Allen a set of playing cards with a photo from their wedding and he surprised her with framed photos to decorate their house. “Which was the best surprise because we’ve been putting off framing these photos for literally a year,” Steinfeld quipped. “The first anniversary is paper, symbolizing a blank slate, new beginnings. So to celebrate, we gave each other small paper gifts,” she noted. “We also wrote each other special anniversary cards, and even though I’m constantly writing him notes (my love language), it felt important to sit down and put pen to paper on our anniversary — especially given the paper theme.”
The actress also shared that she views anniversaries as “a great excuse to sit down with your partner, check in, and ask each other reflective questions about the year — how it went, what you want to celebrate.”
“I’m a big fan of taking a moment — be it a birthday, an anniversary, or a new year — to reflect on how much life can change in a relatively short amount of time,” Steinfeld wrote. “On May 31st 2025, Josh and I were reading our vows in front of our closest friends and family, on what was, at that point, the best day of our lives. On May 31st 2026, we were sitting on the couch watching our wedding video with our daughter! As we were getting ready for bed that night, I looked at my slightly glossy eyes in the mirror and realized I was crying happy tears.”
