The first anniversary gift is paper
The first year of marriage is the paper anniversary. It is one of the rare gifts whose material is prescribed before anyone has chosen anything.
A printed piece answers it without any detour, and says something no object on the wedding list can: an address and a date that belong to nobody else.
What to give when everything is already chosen
A wedding list settles one question and raises another: it says what they need, never what resembles them. You take something useful from it, knowing as you do that it will say nothing.
The place and the date are on no list. They belong to the couple, they are exact, and they do not repeat: two guests cannot give the same map by accident.
And it is a gift you can compose the night before. Composing takes minutes, and the file of the piece can be downloaded from your account as soon as you order, which settles the case of whoever has left it late.
The place of the yes, or the sky of that evening
A wedding has an address and a date. You can give one, the other, or both.
The place
The register office, the church, the estate, the beach. The map of the place that held it all, framed to the neighbourhood or to the whole parish depending on what you want seen.
The sky of that evening
The stars as they stood above the party, at the hour it was ending. Calculated at the position they truly held, not drawn.
Both
Two pieces in the same palette, framed alike. One says where, the other says when, and they hang together in the first hallway of their first home.
Paper here, cotton in France
The first year of marriage is the paper anniversary in the anglophone tradition, and the cotton anniversary in the French one. It is one of the rare gifts whose material is prescribed.
A printed piece answers both, and without any detour: on art paper for one, on canvas for the other. The gift is in the material as much as in the subject.
The big years follow the same logic. For a silver or a golden anniversary, the sky of their wedding night is calculated just as precisely fifty years on, star by star, and beats one more object.
What goes beneath the map
Three engraved lines, and the piece stops being a handsome frame.
- 01
Both their names
On a single line, parted by a dot or an ampersand. It is the title, and it reads from across the room.
- 02
The date of the yes
Written out rather than in figures: “12 September 2026” reads better under a frame. You choose the language it is written in.
- 03
The place, and its coordinates
The name of the estate or the parish, and beneath it the latitude and longitude. That is what anchors the map to a place rather than to an idea.
When to give it
On the wedding day
The place has been known for months, and so has the date. The piece can be composed well ahead, and delivered straight to them.
On the first anniversary
Paper or cotton, the material is prescribed and the piece answers it. It is the gift the tradition was asking for without saying so.
On a silver or golden anniversary
Twenty-five or fifty years on. The sky of their wedding night can be calculated for any date, and the sky of 1976 is as exact as yesterday’s.
For an engagement
The place of the proposal, before the wedding date is even set. It is often the spot they end up talking about most.
Arriving in time
Most orders arrive within one to two weeks. For a set date, order two to three weeks ahead.
Delivery and timing
Will it arrive in time?
Allow 1 to 5 working days for making, depending on the edition, then 2 to 7 working days in transit, depending on the country: for a set date, order two to three weeks ahead.
And if the parcel keeps you waiting, the file of the piece can be downloaded from your account as soon as you order: enough to announce the gift on the day, without revealing anything before.
Can you deliver straight to the person I am giving it to?
Yes: simply enter their address at checkout. No price appears in the parcel, and your receipt is emailed to you alone.
How long does it take?
Making depends on the edition: 1 to 3 working days for Fine Art paper and wooden hangers, 3 days for the poster and the mounted frame, 3 to 5 days for the framed canvas. Transit depends on the country:
| Delivered to | In transit | In total |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | 5 to 7 working days | 6 to 12 working days |
| United Kingdom | 2 to 3 working days | 3 to 8 working days |
| United States | 4 to 6 working days | 5 to 11 working days |
| Canada | National delivery | Given at dispatch |
| Australia | National delivery | Given at dispatch |
These are standard delivery times and remain indicative. For a set date, order two to three weeks ahead.
Digital editions are available immediately: the file of your piece can be downloaded from your account as soon as you order, and an email lets you know the moment it is ready.
Is delivery really free?
Yes, on every printed edition, in every country we deliver to.
A piece to celebrate a story.
A one-of-a-kind piece, and it will belong to you alone.