Gather their story, told by everyone who loved them.
Invite family and friends to write the memories they carry — the stories, the small kindnesses, the photographs no one else has. We bind every letter into one printed keepsake book, so nothing is lost.
- 2 min
- to start and share the link
- No deadline
- keep it open as long as you need
- 5–7 days
- to print and ship
“She never let anyone leave hungry, or unloved.”
— Her granddaughter, Claire
Memories fade. A book keeps them.
At a service, the stories are spoken once and then they're gone. A GiftMemory book gathers those same voices — from anyone, anywhere, in their own time — into a hardcover the whole family can hold and reread for years.
Flowers and a card
- The tribute
A guest book signed in the hallway
- The voices
Whoever could make it that day
- The photographs
Scattered across phones and shoeboxes
- In ten years
Half-remembered, mostly lost
A GiftMemory memorial book
- The tribute
Full letters and stories from everyone who loved them
- The voices
Family, old friends, colleagues, neighbours — from anywhere
- The photographs
Old snapshots gathered and laid out beside the words
- In ten years
A book their grandchildren can read and know them by
Whose words belong in their book?
Everyone holds a different piece of a person. Together, those pieces become the fullest picture of who they were.
"You taught us how to be steady. Every hard week since, I've asked myself what you would have done."
"Sixty years of Thursday phone calls. I still reach for the receiver on Thursdays."
"You always saved me the corner piece with the most frosting. I'll tell my kids about you."
"Your dad drove me to work every morning for two years and never once let me pay for gas."
One gentle tribute. Three simple steps.
There's no rush and no pressure. Start the book, share the link, and let the memories arrive as people are ready.
Create and invite
Start a private memorial book and share one link with family and friends — no accounts needed, and anyone invited can pass it on to others who knew them.
They contribute
Each person writes their letter and adds photographs in their own time. Grief has no schedule, so you decide whether to set a date or leave the book open.
Curate and print
Arrange the entries, choose a quiet cover, and preview every page. Order one hardcover — or a copy for everyone in the family.
A real hardcover book — not a guest book signed in a hallway.
- Understated cover themes chosen for remembrance
- Old photographs and letters laid out together like a real book
- Optional video messages with scannable QR codes
- Order as many copies as the family needs
What families tell us afterwards.
We didn't know how to say goodbye. This let everyone she loved say it for her. It's a treasure.
Sarah L.
Daughter
Fifty-three people wrote for my father — including men he served with that we'd never met. We learned things about him we never knew.
Michael B.
Son
I made copies for all four of my sisters. We each keep it by the bed. It's the closest thing we have to hearing her again.
Rosalind A.
Sister
One simple price per book
Every book is the same premium hardcover — the only choice is size. Starting a book and gathering memories is free; you pay when you order the printed book.
Classic
5.8 × 8.3″ portrait · A5
A quiet, compact hardcover — easy to hold and easy to order copies of for the whole family.
- Cozy, personal A5 portrait
- Fits beautifully in two hands
- Great for smaller circles
Signature
8.3 × 11.7″ portrait · A4
Our most chosen format — the best balance of size, impact, and value.
- Generous A4 portrait
- Room for old photographs to shine
- The size most families choose
Premium
11 × 8.5″ landscape
A landscape coffee-table hardcover for a life with many chapters — made to be kept out, not put away.
- Our largest format
- The only landscape edition
- Made for a lifetime of photographs
Every size is the same premium hardcover and includes 24 pages, unlimited contributors, letters and photos, every cover theme, and the full layout editor. Need more room? Add pages for $0.50 each.
Available with any size at checkout.
Video Messages
$25 one-time
Family and friends record short spoken tributes, and the printed book includes scannable QR codes that open them in a private viewer. Includes 12 months of video hosting, renewable.
Digital Keepsake
$19 with your printed book
A shareable online edition of the finished book — one private link the whole family can revisit for 6 months, renewable.
Frequently asked
Their story deserves to be kept.
Start a memorial book today. Invite everyone who loved them. Give your family something to hold on to.