For a 25th wedding anniversary

Their kids and friends tell the story of twenty-five years.

The kids, the neighbours and the people who were at the wedding record a message each for the silver anniversary. The couple get a book of twenty-five years of stories, with a podcast link of every voice.

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Here's how Deirdre & Kevin's 25th anniversary book was made.

9:41
A mother and her grown-up daughter laughing over a photo album and a phone
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

Start the book

Tell us who it's for

Put in their two names and send the link to the kids and the wedding party.

Share one link

Everyone adds their story

Friends and family can capture a memory by voice, video, writing or photos, wherever they are in the world. It's easy on any phone and nobody needs an account!

We put it together

Hear it, read it, hold it

We write out every voice note and gather it all into a podcast you can play and a beautiful book you can hold.

The three questions for a 25th anniversary

  1. What's your first memory of the two of them together?
  2. What do the two of them do that nobody else does?
  3. What would you like to say to them for their 25th?
Who's in a 25th anniversary book

Their kids are in their teens and twenties, and they've plenty to say.

The eldest usually starts the book, or one of the couple sets it up in secret for the other. The link goes to the cousins and the neighbours from the estate.

1

The teenagers

A sixteen-year-old who won't write in a card will send a voice note. Brothers and sisters can film a video together.

2

The friends from college

The friends who knew them before the wedding remember the first flat and the first car.

3

Beside the wedding album

The printed book goes on the shelf beside the wedding album from twenty-five years ago.

What people say

What people say in a 25th anniversary book

Tell one story from the wedding or the years after it. A small one works, like the night the car broke down.

"Deirdre, it's Laoise. I remember you ringing me from the phone box in Galway to say you'd met a lad from Mayo at the Warwick."
LLaoiseDeirdre's friend from college
"Happy anniversary. Thanks for the lifts to training. Love you both."
FFionnántheir son, aged 16
"Kevin, Dad lent you the Volvo for the honeymoon and you brought it back with a cracked windscreen."
PPierceKevin's brother
"Deirdre, I did your make-up for the wedding in Mam's front room with the curtains shut so the neighbours wouldn't see the dress."
LLasairfhíonaDeirdre's sister
When to start

Start a month before the silver anniversary

The printed book takes about three weeks to reach you. If you're starting later, the podcast link and the book online are ready the day you order.

In their words
A Christmas gift
We gave a book of stories about Mam to her for Christmas and she said it was the best gift she had received. There were some stories she had never heard! She felt really surrounded by love.
K
Kathleen's family
gave her the book at Christmas
What it costs

Gathering the voices is free. You only pay when the book is ready.

The gathering
Free
Send one link and collect the voices.
  • Every voice and every photo
  • Download every recording
  • Start as many books as you like
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The voices
$45
Voice editing, and a personal podcast link.
  • Each recording tidied as it comes in
  • The original kept exactly as it was made
  • One link that plays every voice straight through
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The book
$99
Everything in the voices, plus the finished book to read online.
  • The finished book laid out to read online
  • Every message playable from its page
  • Every message written out beside its voice
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The keepsake
$115
The book, printed and posted to you.
  • One printed hardcover copy
  • Posted to you
  • Everything in the book option
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Questions people ask

What do you get your parents for their 25th wedding anniversary?

Give them something to open together after the party is over.

What can I give for a silver wedding anniversary besides silver?

A book of messages from the people around them. If you add the linen binding, the title can be stamped in silver foil.

Can I make it a surprise for my husband or wife?

Yes. Send the link to the kids and friends in a chat your husband or wife isn't in.

Can we add photos from the wedding?

Yes. Each person can add photos when they record, like the bridesmaid's photo from the church steps.

Can friends and family abroad record?

Yes. They can record from anywhere in the world with the link. We post the printed book to Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, every EU country, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.

Can everyone chip in?

Yes, if you turn chip-in on. Everyone who records can put money towards the book and saves their card. Their cards are charged when you go to pay, and it comes off what you pay. If you don’t finish paying, their money goes back within a week.

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Whose 25th is coming up?

Start the book now and invite people whenever you're ready.

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