For a baby shower

Every guest records a message for the baby.

Every guest records a message for the baby, and the parents get a book of them to keep for when the baby's older.

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Hear it
Their voice plays from the page.
Read it
Every message is written out on its page.
Hold it
We deliver the printed book to your door.

The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Watch it

Here's how Baby Byrne's shower book was made.

9:41
An older woman and two younger women laughing at a table covered in old family photos
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

Start the book

Tell us who it's for

Type in the baby's surname or the parents' names, then put the link in the shower invite.

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 baby shower

  1. What do you want to tell the baby about their mam and dad?
  2. What's your best bit of advice for the new parents?
  3. What do you hope the baby gets to do in life?
Who's in a baby shower book

Each guest knows the parents from a different part of their life.

Some guests record at home the week before, and some take their turn at the party between the cake and the games.

1

Family who can't travel

They record in whatever time zone they're in.

2

Advice for the parents

A friend whose twins are two remembers the first month in detail.

3

A book for the child

At ten, the child can read what their aunt said to them before they were born.

What people say

What people say in a baby shower book

Say who you are to the parents, then tell the baby one story from before they were born.

"Hi baby, it's Sadhbh. Your mam and I shared a flat in Galway for three years and she sang in the shower every morning."
SSadhbhthe mam's best friend
"Put the pram out the back for the nap if it's dry. I did it with all six of mine. God bless the three of you."
FFidelmathe baby's great-granny
"Hi baby, I'm your uncle Ruadhán. I've a hurley cut down to size in the shed for you, for when you're walking."
RRuadhánthe dad's brother
"Ring me any time. Our Jamie is two now and I've a bag of baby clothes in the attic with your name on it."
BBláthnaida friend with a toddler
When to start

Leave it open until the shower is over

Order the week after the party. The podcast link and the book online are ready the day you order, and the printed book takes about three weeks to reach you.

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
Choose the voices
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
Choose the book
The keepsake
$115
The book, printed and posted to you.
  • One printed hardcover copy
  • Posted to you
  • Everything in the book option
Choose the keepsake

Want to write your own questions? Start a blank book

Questions people ask

What is a good keepsake from a baby shower?

In a Chorus book, each guest's message sits under their name. It can go on the shelf with the first shoes and the hospital bracelet.

What can I use instead of a baby shower guest book?

Leave a phone at the cake table with the Chorus link open. Guests say a few words to the baby where they'd have signed a page, and anyone shy can type.

Do guests need to download an app?

No. The link opens in the browser on any phone, and nobody needs an account.

Can we add the scan photo and baby photos later?

Yes. Add the scan photo now and the first photos of the baby before you order the book.

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 baby shower are you planning?

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

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