Special Occasion Books – Letters, Cards, Photos & Documents

BIRTHDAY | ENGAGEMENT | WEDDING | ANNIVERSARY | RETIREMENT | MEMORIAL | FAMILY HEIRLOOM | GENEALOGY

Whatever the occasion, season, or reason, you send us what you have and we'll transform it all into one beautiful, hardcover keepsake book, plus a complete digital file for you to keep. For Vintage Letters, click here.

What you can send

• Mail in: letters, cards, notes, documents, printed photos, clippings, printed emails
• Upload: digital photos, PDFs, digital documents
• Or both. We scan your physical pieces and merge them with your digital files

What we do with it

• Arrange everything in the order you want: by date, by theme, or by section
• Edit your existing PDF if needed and combine it with the items you mail in
• Scan cards, notes, letters, and keepsakes so they print cleanly as book pages
• Create photo collage pages or sections

Package Deposit is credited toward the project total and INCLUDES

• Sturdy box and paid return label to send your items to us safely, with tracking
• Secure link to upload any digital files
• Project Management Portal for notifications and communication throughout the process
• Professional project management
• First two hours of studio time:
  • Sorting and arranging
  • Careful unfolding and prep: remove staples, flatten dog ears
  • High resolution, full color scanning at 300 or 600 dpi
  • Photographing items that cannot be scanned
  • Optimizing images: darkening hard to read text, lightening dark photos, deskewing or cropping.
  • Merging your uploaded files with your scans
• Extra care as needed for delicate or damaged items
• Review, document assembly and print setup
• Sample proof to view online. Full proofs with revisions are optional and by request.
• Optimized print-ready PDF, delivered by download link for you to keep and share
• Backup copy of your file stored for 1 year
• Free ground shipping return of your originals, tracked and insured
• Additional studio time: $95/hour, billed in 1/2-hour increments

Your deposit is applied to the project total.

Hardcover Book $189 plus cost to print

• Black and white print: 20 cents per page
• Color print: 45 cents per page
• 600 pages max per book, 24# bright paper
• Book cover in choice of colors
• Book title in choice of foil colors and font styles
• Book title on the spine
• Inside title page with photo
• Bookmark ribbon
• Fabric end bands
• Each book individually shrink wrapped
• Handwriting or signatures from your originals, stamped in foil on the cover (optional, custom fees)
• Upgrade to 28# paper for 5 cents more per page

Have a deadline? Be sure to mention it in your order notes so we can schedule your project and book to arrive in time.

Rush orders: Projects needed in less than four weeks can often be accommodated but ultimately it will depend on the complexity of the project.

Shipping included with this package

Free shipping to send your items to us with our return label. USPS Ground, tracked and insured

Free shipping to return your originals to you. USPS Ground, tracked and insured

Free shipping for your finished books to one address. USPS Ground, tracked and insured

Expedited and alternative shipping options are available for an additional fee.

Additional Book Copies & Discounts
Additional copies ordered at the same time may receive a discount depending on the number of books and total print volume. We'll quote that once we have a final page count.

Plan Ahead for the Holidays
For guaranteed Christmas delivery, your deposit must be paid and your materials in house before Thanksgiving. After that, we may still be able to take your project, but additional production or expedited shipping fees may apply.

All Christmas orders are completed and shipped by December 12, 2026 to avoid expedited shipping rates.