Anniversary gift: your love story in a book

What anniversary gift should I give my partner?

After a few anniversaries, the flowers, the dinner and the jewellery start to look alike. An anniversary gift that lasts is one you read again: the first coffee, the first trip, the little habits only you two understand, drawn with your own faces.

As a gift for a couple, the personalised book does not replace the dinner; it sits beside it. Leave it on the bedside table on the morning of the anniversary and open it together. It has 24 pages, and your dedication goes on the first.

Which love story should you choose?

Each couple's topic brings its own story, built around your names and your photos. For a first anniversary gift, “How we met” fits well. For couples who have been through a lot together, or spent years in different cities, there is “Our own Odyssey”.

• “How we met”: from the first coffee that went cold on the table to the word “we”.
• “Our little things”: love in the morning coffee and in the hand that reaches for the other in the street, for an anniversary or for no reason at all.
• “A proposal”: the question, page by page.
• “Our trip”: that trip you still talk about.
• “Our own Odyssey”: your story told as the journey home of Homer's Odyssey, with storms, the Sirens of doubt and an Ithaca that was never an island.

A wedding gift, a proposal or Valentine's Day?

The idea works beyond the anniversary. As a wedding gift, a personalised book with the couple's story can be made by a friend of the couple who has good photos of both and the right to give them. It is a gift for a couple that nobody else will bring.

For a proposal, the “A proposal” topic is made for that moment. And a gift for Valentine's Day needs no grand words: “Our little things” is about love in ordinary days.

Whatever the occasion, a love story has exactly two people: you and your partner. A pet can be in a family book or a book for friends, but not in this one.

How do you make an anniversary gift more personal?

The look changes the character of the book. There are 17 picture styles, from the “Semi-realistic storybook” to watercolour, gouache and collage, 15 colour palettes and 6 typefaces. Each topic suggests a look: “Our little things” comes with watercolour and the “Handwritten” typeface. You can change all of it, and the book on screen changes with you.

The dedication is the most personal part of an anniversary gift. Pick one of the suggested lines or write your own words: the date you met, a phrase only the two of you say.

For the two heroes to be drawn well, upload up to 5 photos of each, with the face clear, good light and no sunglasses. If the anniversary gift is a surprise, look through your phone: the photos you need are usually already there. They are used only for your book, as the photos page explains.

How much does a personalised book for a couple cost?

The digital book costs €12.40 and is read online in your account. The printed hardcover, 21 × 29,7 cm, costs €43.40 and includes the digital book. There is one price per format, whichever topic you choose; it is all on the prices page.

Before you pay, you see the cover, the first three pages and two pages from the middle for free, with a watermark. Before the printed book is made, you see the complete digital book and approve it. The steps one by one are in the guide to making a personalised book.

The delivery cost and time are shown before you pay, so for an anniversary gift with a fixed date, allow time for printing and post. If you start with the digital book, you can order the printed one later and pay only the difference.

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