A Personalized Book for an Anniversary or a Wedding
An anniversary gift is a question that comes back every year, and a wedding gift is a question everyone solves with the same check. A personal book about the couple is a different answer: a short, illustrated book that tells their story, with both of them inside. It can be written by one of the partners, or by friends and parents.
Two ways to write a book for a couple
- From one partner to the other, for an anniversary. The memories are yours, the tone is usually moving with a wink, and the last page is the sentence you say before falling asleep.
- From friends or parents to the couple, for a wedding. Their story as you saw it from the sidelines, including the night when "she was not even interested." The tone is funny, and the ending is serious.
What goes in
The book is built from seven short questions. For a couple, the three best memories are usually the first meeting, the first trip together, and the moment it became clear. Add their places (the bar, the first apartment, the beach) and a sentence for the last page. Both partners appear in the illustrations based on their photos, and you can add two more people: the kids, or the parents.
The process in brief
One clear photo of each person, seven questions, and within about a minute a cover and ten pages. Read, edit, and ask for a rewrite wherever you need one. Then a free illustrated sample of the cover and two pages. Only if you love it do you order the full book: a hardcover, 21 pages, with a dedication. You can see current prices on the create page.
Timing
The book is sent to print after you approve it, and in the US delivery takes about 12 days. For a wedding, start a month ahead. For an anniversary, start at least three weeks before, and four is better. You get the free sample before you pay.
An idea for next year
You can also make a new book next year: ten pages a year is a couple's journal that nobody has to write by hand.
Questions about a book for a couple
A wedding gift from friends: how do we split it? One person makes the book, everybody sends a memory, and you split the cost. The dedication is from all of you.
Can I put the kids in an anniversary book? Yes, up to four people in the illustrations: the two of you and two kids.
What if the couple lives abroad? The book is written in Hebrew, English, German, Spanish, or Arabic, and the price for their country is shown before you pay.
Is there a difference between a book for a first anniversary and a twenty-fifth? In tone only. For the first year you write about the beginning. For the twenty-fifth you write about what held it together. Both are ten pages.
Can I see a sample before I decide? Yes. First all of the text, then the cover and two illustrated pages, for free. You pay only for the printed book.