Book dedication ideas: 40 messages for a gift book

• ✦ Length: two to four sentences. Anything more belongs in a card or a letter.
• ✦ Tone: the one you use every day with this person. If you tease each other, the dedication can tease too.
• ✦ One detail: a place, a sentence, an object only the two of you will recognize. It sets your dedication apart from every other.
• ✦ A date or not: yes for an anniversary, a birth, a wedding or a farewell. For a "just because" gift, the place and the season are enough.

1. "For [name], who asked 'is this seat taken?' one Tuesday in November. It still is."
2. "To you, who finds my keys, my glasses and my sense of humor when I lose them."
3. "Here is our story, told in full for the first time. You'll spot the parts where I bent the truth a little."
4. "For the [number] morning coffees you brought me without being asked. This one's on me."
5. "From the shared flat on [street] to our kitchen today: thank you for carrying everything with me, couch included."
6. "For [name]. Our bookshelf was missing one book: the one where we are the heroes."
7. "You always said our story would make a good movie. I started with the book."
8. "To you, who drove 400 miles on a Friday night for a two-hour dinner. I haven't forgotten."

1. "[Number] years after 'I do' in [city], I would say it again without a second thought. Happy anniversary, my love."
2. "Paper anniversary: one year married, and still no fight over which side of the bed. Almost."
3. "For our ten years. Ten summers, two moves, one cat, and every intention to keep going."
4. "To [name], for twenty-five years of marriage. The hair has changed, the look in your eyes hasn't."
5. "We promised 'for better, for worse'. This book only tells the better part, the worse didn't last."
6. "For our golden anniversary, to the one who has danced with me to the same song for fifty years."

To find the traditional gift for your year, see our anniversary gifts by year, and for the book itself our illustrated wedding gift page.

1. "To [name], who sat next to me in lecture hall B and never left my side after."
2. "Fifteen years of friendship, three shared flats, not one decent photo of us. Here is a proper portrait at last."
3. "For the one who picked up at 3 a.m. without asking why. This book is my answer."
4. "To my best friend, witness to all my bad ideas and partner in most of them."
5. "You're moving to [city], and this book is going with you. Open it on the days you doubt."
6. "For [name]: we didn't meet by chance, we met at the coffee machine."
7. "To you, who knows how all my stories end and still lets me tell them."
8. "For thirty years of friendship: we said we'd grow old together. We're on track."

See also our illustrated friendship gift.

1. "For Mom, who read the same bedtime story a hundred times. My turn to give you one."
2. "To Dad, for the Sundays in the garage and the answers to all my questions, even the silly ones."
3. "For Grandpa and Grandma, who have kept our drawings on the fridge for twenty years. This one is a little bigger."
4. "To you both, who taught us to set the table, keep our word and laugh at ourselves."
5. "For Grandma, and her Wednesday pancakes that nobody has ever managed to copy."
6. "To my parents, for everything I understood too late. Thank you."

See also our illustrated family gift.

1. "For [name], born on [date] at [time]. Before you, there were two of us. Here is our story, so you know where you come from."
2. "To you, who can't read yet. We'll read you this book until you read it to us."
3. "Welcome, [name]. Your mom and dad have been waiting for you since page 1."
4. "For our friends who just became parents: here is the last book where you sleep eight hours a night."
5. "To [name], who arrived one morning in [month]. This book tells the world your parents built for you."
6. "Little brother or little sister, you joined a story already in progress. It's all the better for it."

See also our illustrated new baby gift.

1. "To [name], for thirty-two years of loyal service, and as many Friday cakes."
2. "The 6:30 alarm is retiring too. Enjoy every minute."
3. "For the one who knew everyone's name, from reception to the top floor. The office will be quieter, and less fun."
4. "To you, who taught us everything without ever making us feel it. Thank you, and fair winds."
5. "Forty years on the job, and now time for the garden, the grandchildren and the trips put off for later."
6. "For Dad, retiring at last. Mom already has a to-do list; this book is for the breaks."

See also our illustrated retirement gift.

A LoomyBook tells the story of two people, drawn from two photos: you and your partner, you and your best friend, a parent and a child. A dedication can be added and printed in the book: just write to us after you order.

The book comes as a digital edition (€39), Signature (30 pages, €59) and Prestige (40 pages, €129). You review the full book before printing.

For a couple book, our guide what to write in a couple book helps you choose the memories, and our personalized couple book page presents the book in detail.