Personalized gift for her: an illustrated book where she is the heroine

What you keep from a gift is not the object, it is the proof that someone paid attention: the memory you thought forgotten, the detail you only mentioned once. Your gift works best when it speaks about her, about you, about what you lived together.

A personalized illustrated book does this scene after scene. She is the heroine of a story you wrote for her, with the details only someone close knows.

• ✦ Her birthday: especially a round number, when you look back at the road traveled. See our ideas for a 30th, 40th or 50th birthday.
• ✦ Valentine's Day: a gift that's still there after February 15. See our Valentine's gift idea.
• ✦ Christmas: a book you open together under the tree. See our Christmas gift idea for couples.
• ✦ No reason at all: the gift with no date, often the most appreciated.

Choose from her tastes, not from a ready-made idea.

• ✦ If she likes soft tones and children's books: watercolor, in pastels.
• ✦ If she grew up on anime: manga.
• ✦ If she loves cinema: film noir, or the 3D animation style if she prefers animated films.
• ✦ If she likes old-time posters: vintage.
• ✦ If she is a comics fan: American Modern.

To compare the six styles, see our page which illustration style to choose. The free preview shows your duo drawn before you order.

The book has two heroes: her, and you. Here are scenes that work, to adapt.

• ✦ How you met: the place, her first sentence, the detail you noticed.
• ✦ What she does better than anyone: her cooking, her sense of direction, her way of bringing everyone together.
• ✦ A trip: what went wrong, and what you still laugh about.
• ✦ A time she held on: a hardship she went through, which you saw up close.
• ✦ A habit of hers: the morning ritual, the nickname, the song she sings without knowing it.

For the full method, read our guide what to write in a couple book, and to find the first words, our book dedication ideas.

1. Choose the occasion and the style. The free preview shows your duo before you order.
2. Add two photos. One of her, one of you, faces sharp and front-facing.
3. Tell the story. A questionnaire guides you: where you met, what makes you laugh, the moments to keep. Ten to fifteen minutes is enough.
4. Review. You have 48 hours to read the book and ask for changes. Nothing is printed without your OK.

The book stays a two-hero gift: her and you. Relatives, friends and children can be mentioned in the story without appearing in the drawings.

• ✦ Digital: €39, ready in about 2 hours (24 hours at most).
• ✦ Signature: €59, a 30-page printed book.
• ✦ Prestige: €129, a 40-page printed book.

You then have 48 hours to review and ask for up to 10 free revisions, then printing and delivery take 5 to 7 days. To give to a man, see our page personalized gift for him. And for everything about the book, our guide to the personalized couple book.