The first time their
own story has been written down.
For a parent's 75th, a grandparent's 80th, a 50th anniversary. You bring the conversations. We do the research, the writing, and the binding. They open a book about themselves.
From the first call to a finished book.
You start without telling them.
Most gifts start three to six months before the date. We help you find what you have — photos, a marriage certificate, a recorded voice memo from a holiday.
A single, gentle interview.
About six weeks in, we suggest a short, recorded conversation with the recipient. They think it's for a slideshow. They're wrong.
A foil-stamped hardcover, by the date.
Sewn-bound, archival paper, their name on the spine. We ship it where you are. You hand it to them.
If the date is too soon,
we send a card first.
Pick a date. We send a printed card by mail or as a PDF that announces what’s coming. The work begins quietly, the book ships in eight to twelve weeks.
“On the occasion of your 80th, the family has commissioned a record of your life. The first chapter will arrive by Easter.”
— your daughters, Anya & Lena14 · IV · 2026
Grown children planning a milestone, decades in advance.
The 50th-anniversary couple. The grandfather turning eighty-five. The mother retiring after forty years in the same town.
You know the broad strokes. You know the funny stories. You have a box of photos you've never sorted. That's plenty to start.
A book they will open immediately and return to for years.
A foil-stamped, sewn-bound hardcover with their name on the cover. Plus a digital PDF and EPUB for the wider family — siblings, cousins, the grandkids who'll read it later.
Up to twelve copies on the Legacy plan, so every household in the family has one. We ship them where they live.
Their story, in their hands,
by the date you choose.
Eight to twelve weeks from signup to a bound book on the table.