The story of us, in a book they can hold
A personalized anniversary book that tells your story, from the first date to the proposal to the kids and the dog, written for you and made from your photos.
Every couple has a story they tell at dinner parties, and it is better than anything on a greeting card. A personalized anniversary book writes it down properly: the first date that almost did not happen, the proposal, the apartment with the broken radiator, the kids, the dog. You two are the characters, made from your photos, in the art style you pick.
It works for the anniversary you are celebrating with your spouse and for the one your parents are celebrating, when the kids give Mom and Dad a book about forty years. Send us the milestones and the inside jokes, and we write and illustrate it for you. The keepsake hardcover has a dedication page for your own vows, and the digital edition is ready to read tonight.
Paper is the first anniversary gift for a reason
Paper is the traditional first-anniversary gift, and a book is the best version of paper. It holds the whole story in order, which is more than either of you can manage after two glasses of wine. Because we write it from what you tell us, the details are yours: the song at the wedding, the road trip where the map blew out the window, the night the baby finally slept. One day the kids will read it to learn how it all started.
Five ways this book could go
Use one as it is, or tell us your own. The story is written fresh either way.
The first date, retold as a heist in which two strangers steal the same table at a crowded restaurant.
The proposal from the ring's point of view, including the three weeks it spent hidden in a sock drawer.
Ten years in ten chapters, each one a room in the houses you have lived in, ending at the kitchen table.
Your parents' fortieth: a couple who met at a bus stop and have been arguing happily about directions ever since.
The dog narrates a year in the marriage, with special attention to who really does the walking.
Your idea
The stuffed rabbit, the trip to the lake, the sourdough that never rose. Type it in and it ends up on the page.
Start the bookReady tonight, printed in about ten days
Tell us about them
Name, age, what they love, the occasion, and a photo or two. Up to three people or pets in one book, any age.
See the first pages free
We write and illustrate a story around them in the style you picked. Change anything before you pay.
Read it, then hold it
The digital book is yours in minutes. Add the Keepsake Hardcover with your dedication printed on the first page.
Gifting tips
- Write down the story you always tell about how you met, in your words; we build from it.
- Use a photo of each of you alone, faces clear; the wedding photo is often too far away.
- Put the number in: a tenth anniversary and a fiftieth deserve different endings.
- Have the kids sign the dedication for a parents' anniversary; it turns a gift into a family record.
One price per book
The Storybook
- Up to 24 pages in any art style
- Their photo becomes the hero
- Online, PDF and a link to share
Keepsake Hardcover
- 8.5″ square premium hardcover
- Dedication and bookplate printed inside
- Ships in 7–12 business days
Not sure of their photo or their favourite things? Send an e-gift and let them make it.
Anniversary book questions
What goes into an anniversary book?
Whatever you send us: how you met, the proposal, the wedding, the first apartment, the kids, the pets, the disasters that turned into stories. We write a fresh plot that threads those moments together and draw the two of you from your photos in the style you choose. It prints as a premium hardcover with a dedication page and includes the digital edition.
Is it a good gift for my parents' anniversary?
It is one of the best ones, because you know the story from the inside. Siblings usually split the job: one collects the photos, one writes down the family legends, one handles the dedication. Mom and Dad become the characters, drawn from their photos, and the book gets read aloud at the party, which is when the laughing starts.
Can the kids and the dog be in it?
Up to three people or pets fit in one story, so the two of you plus one more: a child, the dog, or the cat who was there before either of you. Everyone else appears by name in the plot and on the dedication page. For a big family, a couple's book with the kids named throughout keeps the focus where it belongs.
What if I only have a couple of days?
Buy the digital edition and read it tonight, together, on a tablet in bed. The keepsake hardcover prints and ships in 7–12 business days, so order it at the same time and hand it over when it arrives; nobody minds a second anniversary present. You can also send an e-gift code so your spouse builds the book with you.
