A Day to Keep

Births and birthdays

A birthday gift that starts with their first day

For a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th birthday, take them back to the beginning. A portrait of their birth date brings your own words together with the available details of that day.

Create your gift

Your gift by email, ready to print and share.

The Portrait · Composition example
Composition example

What you receive

The Portrait

The story of that day

The example booklet illustrates the layout. Your files will contain only the data from your approved preview.

Gift page with link and QR · The portrait, a booklet and a gift page to share.

The Portrait

£35

A digital portrait of your day, ready to print.

Downloads are available for 24 months from first delivery. PDFs already downloaded remain usable without an expiry date.

  • Printable PDF
  • A4 and A3; Letter and Tabloid available. Proportional resizing with margins.
  • Sources for every piece of information
Create your gift
THE COMPLETE GIFT

Portrait and Story

£59

The portrait, a booklet and a gift page to share.

Downloads and the gift page are included for 5 years from first delivery. PDFs already downloaded remain usable without an expiry date.

  • Printable PDF
  • A4 and A3; Letter and Tabloid available. Proportional resizing with margins.
  • Sources for every piece of information
  • Illustrated booklet, up to 16 pages
  • Gift page with link and QR
Create your gift

For mum’s 50th, or a friend’s next milestone

Tell mum what she has taught you, or remind a friend of something you share. Enter their original birth date, rather than the party date. Your dedication can celebrate the age they are turning.

A print about the day they were born

Build a gift around their original date: the weekday, sun and moon calculations, and historical weather where available. The premium booklet adds the available historical context and source notes. This is a personalised digital portrait, not an original newspaper or a complete list of headlines and songs.

A dedication idea

“Mum, thank you for all the days you made special.” A dedication idea for a milestone birthday.

Clear sources and honest limits

Astronomical calculations cover dates from 1940 to today. Weather comes from a gridded daily reanalysis (NASA POWER) in UTC: it describes an area, not a weather station or the exact hour of birth, and it starts in 1981; recent data may be revised. A verified historical reference may match the exact day, the month or the year. Missing information is shown as unavailable rather than invented.

For an 18th, 21st or milestone birthday

For an 18th or 21st, a dedication can look ahead: “From your first day to all the adventures still to come.” For a 40th, 50th or 60th, choose a memory that means something to the recipient. Keep the original birth date in the portrait and mention the milestone in your message.

Sources for every piece of information

Questions before you choose

Will a printed gift arrive in the post?

No. You receive digital PDF files to print at home or at a print shop. Printing, framing and postage are not included.

Can I see it before I pay?

Yes. The configurator shows your preview and available information before you choose a package and pay.

When will my gift be ready?

Your gift is created automatically after purchase. We notify you when it is ready; we do not promise a fixed delivery time.