A First Anniversary Gift From Your Texts
Yes, a book of your texts counts as a paper gift. The first anniversary is traditionally the paper one, and a year or more of your messages printed as a book is paper with the two of you in it.
Is a book of our texts a paper anniversary gift?
Yes. Paper is the traditional gift for a first anniversary, and a book is paper. This one is your own conversation from the first message, set as a novel, with each of your names beside what you wrote. Nothing is rewritten.
Can I make it without them knowing?
Yes. Only one person in the conversation makes the book, and we never contact anyone else in it. You look through every page and approve it before anything prints, and you can take messages out.
How far ahead should I start?
Three weeks, if you can. Making the book takes most people under ten minutes, plus the time it takes to get the messages out of the app. A printed book arrives about two weeks after you approve the pages, and no delivery date is promised. If the day is close, the digital edition or a gift card is the sure thing: both arrive the same day.
Which book suits an anniversary?
The Unabridged is every message, start to finish: $49 as a paperback, $89 as a hardcover. The Anthology is the moments that mattered, each beside a photo of yours, in a landscape hardcover printed in color, $99.
Add a dedication when you choose the title, and it is printed on its own page at the front.
What if we met on a dating app?
Then the first messages are in that app, not in your texts. Screenshot them before either account is deleted, and they can open the book. The dating app guide has the steps for each app.
What about next year?
Export the conversation again and make the next book from the new stretch of dates. This year's book stays in your library, so another copy of it is there whenever you want one.
Related Guides
- An anniversary gift made from your own textsThe book, for an anniversary.
- How To Give A Book Of Your Texts As A GiftMake it yourself or give a gift card.
- A Long-Distance Gift Made From Your TextsThe conversation itself, delivered to their door.
- How To Make A Book From Dating App MessagesFor the conversation where it started.
If You Want It As A Book
read receipts prints your conversation as a book, starting with the first text either of you sent. You look through every page before anything prints. Or start with the free receipt.