✦ Limited time offer: $99 (reg. $129) •Approve your proof, at your door in about 2 weeks •Pre-orders open for parties Nov 15 or later · free shipping

The first birthday memory book

Your guests make the baby book. You just enjoy the party.

Everyone who loved them on their first birthday, in one hardcover they'll keep forever.

Put our QR code on the party table. Guests add photos and record a little voice message for your baby, and we turn it all into a story-style hardcover. QR codes on the pages play their voices back, so your child can hear Grandma again when they're eighteen.

  • ✓No app for guests. They scan, snap, and talk.
  • ✓Voices play from QR codes printed on the pages
  • ✓Optional sealed "open at 18" letters
A one-year-old in a party hat claps in a high chair in front of a first birthday cake, below a handwritten birthday note
Scan to hear Grandma
sample QR code
A one-year-old with chocolate cake on his face in a high chair
Two little ones laughing at a first birthday cake decorated with pink flowers
A one-year-old standing and smiling while holding a grown-up's hands

How it works

Three steps. You just enjoy the party.

1

Get your party QR

Pre-order your book and enter your baby's first name and party date right in the pre-order box. About a week before the party, we'll send your party's private QR code and link for guests. Want the table cards and welcome sign done for you? Add a party kit.

2

Guests add photos & voices

No app, no account. Guests scan, add their favorite photos from the day, and record a 30-second message to your baby. They can leave a sealed letter to open at 18, too. The link stays open for 7 days. (Upload originals from your camera roll; texted photos are too low-res to print.)

3

You approve, we print

AI drafts the story of your baby's big day from the photos and messages. You pick and approve every photo and page before we print. Change anything you like, then we print a premium color hardcover. Guests have 7 days to add memories. Approve your proof and it's usually at your door about 2 weeks later.

Interactive sample

Peek inside the book

Type your baby's name and watch the story change. This is a sample spread; real books use your guests' photos and words, and you approve every one.

Pronoun
Edition

Sample spread. Illustrations stand in for the real photos your guests snap at the party.

You're the editor. You choose which photos go in and approve every page before we print.

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”

Psalm 139:14 (KJV)

Chapter Two

The Day Mia Turned One

Your party photo hereParty photo here
The cake (well, most of it)
Your party photo hereParty photo here
Balloons in Nana's backyard

14

Guest photo from the party
Three generations, one very small crown
SAMPLE

A message from Grandma Rosa

0:32

Sample: plays a short tone, not a real voice. In the book, scan the code to hear it.

Sealed · open on your 18th birthday

— Uncle Danny

15

Sample pages 14–15 · printed as an 8.5″ × 8.5″ premium color hardcover · Classic Edition

Optional add-on

A party kit that does the asking for you

Nobody wants to chase guests with a phone. Just set it out. Your guests do the rest. The table cards and welcome sign tell guests what to do, so you don't have to.

  • 6 QR table cards to set by the cake, the gifts, and the snacks
  • An 18″ × 24″ welcome sign with your party QR
  • A "voice corner" card so guests can step away from the noise to record
  • A text you can paste to your group chat for grandparents who can't come

Stress-Free Party Package · $24.99
Printed & mailed before your party. No printing, cutting, or explaining. Order 2+ weeks before the party.

Print-at-Home Party Kit (PDFs) · $9.99
The same sign and cards as files to print yourself.

Every book already includes your party's private QR link for guests. The kit is optional; add it in the pre-order box.

Pre-order & add a kit

Welcome to

Mia's

First Birthday

Help us write her first book!

Scan · add a photo · say hello

Leave Mia a voice message

30 seconds · no app needed

Snap it? Share it!

Your photos could make the book

Simple pricing

One price. The book and the voices.

Classic or Faith Edition, same price. Limited time offer: $99 (reg. $129).

Classic Edition

$129 $99

Limited time offer · reg. $129

  • Private party QR & link for guests
  • Unlimited guests, photos & voice messages
  • AI-written story you approve and edit
  • 8.5″ premium color hardcover, up to 60 pages
  • Voices play from QR codes on the pages
Pre-order your book

Grandparent copies

$49 each

when they ship in the same box
+ shipping if sent to a different address

  • Same hardcover, same voices
  • Or ship straight to Grandma's door (+ shipping)
  • Optional gift note inside the cover
  • Works with Classic or Faith Edition
Add one to your pre-order

Guests have 7 days to add memories. Approve your proof and it's usually at your door about 2 weeks later.

Optional party kit: Stress-Free Party Package, printed & mailed before your party, $24.99 · Print-at-Home PDFs, $9.99

Pre-order your book

Free shipping. Full refund anytime before your book goes to print.

Questions

Good questions from careful parents

Do I choose which photos go in?

Yes, always. Every photo your guests add lands in a private gallery for your family first. We'll suggest the best ones and skip blurry or duplicate shots, and you approve the final photos and every page before anything prints. Nothing goes in the book without your OK.

Tip for guests: upload original photos from your camera roll, not photos someone re-sent you by text. Texted photos are too low-res to print well.

Who can see my baby's photos?

Guest photos and voices will be private to your family: only people with your private party link can add to it, uploads won't be public or searchable, and nothing goes to print until you approve it. We're building ways for you to close the link and to download or delete your memories, and we'll publish our full photo and voice policy before the first guest uploads.

What if guests don't record anything?

Your book will still be beautiful. The story is built from whatever arrives: photos, short notes, even a single voice message. You can record a few minutes yourself about your baby's first year, too. Guests can add memories any time during the 7-day window, and many find it easier at home after the party anyway.

When will my book arrive?

Guests have 7 days to add memories. Approve your proof and it's usually at your door about 2 weeks later. You get your proof a couple of days after uploads close. Shipping is free; US delivery times vary by address.

How does the pre-order work?

Pre-orders are for first-birthday parties on or after November 15, 2026. Pick Classic or Faith Edition (same price) enter your baby's first name and party date in the pre-order box, then check out. Your party's private QR link for guests arrives about a week before the party.

Honest note: we're finishing the guest upload tool now. It will be ready before the first November 15 parties, which is why pre-orders start with parties on or after that date.

Do I need a party kit?

No. Every book includes your party's private QR link, and that's all guests need. The kit just makes the day easier. The Stress-Free Party Package ($24.99) arrives printed and mailed before your party: a QR welcome sign, table cards, and guest prompts. Just set it out. Your guests do the rest. No printing, no cutting, no explaining. Order it at least 2 weeks before the party. Prefer DIY? The Print-at-Home Party Kit ($9.99) is the same set as PDFs.

What if I change my mind?

You get a full refund anytime before your book goes to print. Just email us. Your book doesn't print until you've approved your proof.

Can grandparents who can't come still add messages?

Yes. Send them the same link, and they can add photos and record a message from anywhere, before or after the party. Their voice can get its own page and QR code. (A call-in option for grandparents without smartphones is something we're exploring.)

Does an AI really write it?

AI drafts the story from your guests' photos and words, and keeps their wording wherever it can. You read every page and change anything you want before it prints.

Limited time offer

Pre-order your book

Limited time offer: $99 (reg. $129).

At checkout
You enter your baby's first name & party date

About a week before
Your private party QR & link arrive (plus your kit, if you added one)

Party day
Guests scan & record

7 days after
Guest uploads close

A few days later
Your proof to review & approve

About 2 weeks after approval
At your door (estimated)

How it works after you pre-order, for parties on or after November 15, 2026. Times are estimates.

$99$129

Limited time offer
$99 (reg. $129)

1Choose your edition
2Party kit (optional)
3Your party

Your order

Total$99

For first-birthday parties on or after November 15, 2026.

Pre-order for $99
  • Free shipping
  • Private party QR link included
  • You approve a proof before we print
  • Full refund anytime before print

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