A personalized love book for him, written from your memories

A gift for the man who has everything: his own story

When he says he doesn’t need anything, he is probably right. A personalized love story book gets around that: he can’t have bought it for himself, because nobody else knows the story. It may be the first time he hears how you remember the night you met, or which small habit of his you secretly love.

That makes it a fitting gift for a husband who has everything and a boyfriend who claims to want nothing. You bring the memories and a few photos; we turn them into 15 illustrated story spreads that read as one connected story about the two of you.

For your boyfriend

A personalized book for your boyfriend tells the story so far, and it doesn’t need years of material. The first message, the first date, the first time he met your friends and tried a little too hard: early chapters are often the funniest ones.

If your real story is still short, choose “Make us the stars of a fictional adventure” with an Adventure or Funny tone. Picture a two-person crew hunting down the last open taco truck in the city, with your real inside jokes woven in. It is a sentimental gift for a boyfriend that doesn’t have to get serious too soon.

Rather make something yourself? Here is how to make a love book for your boyfriend, step by step. Living in different cities? See our long distance relationship gift ideas.

For your husband

A personalized book for your husband has more to draw on: the proposal, the wedding, the first home, the move you both swore was the last one, the ordinary Sundays that became the best part of the week. In our fictional sample, one spread is just a slow Sunday breakfast, with the crispiest pancake edge saved for him. That is what a marriage is made of.

Romantic and Reflective tones suit a longer story. Marking a milestone? See our anniversary book.

The details that make it him

The cast step of the order form comes with one tip: “Tell us what makes each person them: the glasses, the curly hair, the hat they never take off, the way the dog's ear flops.” For him, that might be:

• the jacket he has had since before you met;
• the way he orders at his favorite diner without opening the menu;
• the team he refuses to give up on, every single season;
• the pun he makes every time, knowing you will groan;
• the way he hums while he cooks.

You can add up to 8 photos of each person; clear face photos work best. The exact words, dates and jokes that must appear have their own question: “Any exact words, dates or inside jokes that must be in it?” For more prompts, see our love story book ideas.

Make it a surprise

Turn on “Make it a surprise ending” and the book becomes a slow reveal. The first page says “Don't look ahead! Read one page at a time.” and the big moment waits on the last page. You choose those last-page words in “How should it end?”, up to 120 characters. The form suggests “I would choose you all over again.” Change it to anything that sounds like you.

To keep it secret until the day, choose Ship to: Me. We send updates and proofs to the purchaser, even when the book ships as a gift. Planning to ask him to marry you? A proposal book saves the question for the final story spread.

Allow about 3 weeks for a printed book, including creation, your prompt approval, printing, and delivery. Dates are estimates. Planning around his birthday, your anniversary, Christmas or Valentine’s Day? See our order and delivery details.