Occasions · Anniversary
A custom viewfinder for your anniversary
Seven photos of the two of you, printed on a reel of real film. Engrave the viewfinder with your date, and it's still on the shelf for the next one.
From $36.95 with the viewer
Seven frames is the right length for a story
An anniversary gift has one job: show them you remember. Seven photos is enough to tell it — where you met, the first trip, the first apartment, the day neither of you will admit you cried.
They hold it up to the light and click through, one frame at a time, in the order you chose. No screen, no swiping past it.
Seven frames
Not sure which seven?
- Where you met
- The first trip
- The first home
- An ordinary Sunday
- The day you said yes
- The photo they don't know you kept
- This year
More than one reel
Every year gets a chapter
One couple made Our adventures in three chapters. Label the middle of each reel and they become a set. The price per reel drops at three.
- Chapter one
- Chapter two
- Chapter three
Seven photos, one story
- 1
Tell it in order
Start with the earliest photo you have of the two of you and work forward. The reel clicks through in sequence, so the order is the story.
- 2
Pick the small moments
The big days are obvious. The photo of them asleep on the train, or the terrible first apartment, is the one that makes them laugh.
- 3
Get close
Each frame is about the size of a fingernail, so faces and close-ups read best. Wide landscapes and big group shots lose detail.
What to write
In the middle of the reel. Your names and the date, up to 60 characters — Sam & Jordan · Est. 2019 — or one more photo cut into a circle.
On the viewer. Choose Always & Forever or Our Story So Far, or engrave your own words, up to 24 characters on one or two lines. A date works well: 06.14.2019.
For a milestone. A 10th or a 25th has more than seven photos in it. Add a reel for every few years — up to 10 reels in one set, all for the same viewer.
Questions
Can I engrave our anniversary date?
Yes. Custom engraving takes up to 24 characters on one or two lines — a date, your names, or a few words.
Will it arrive in time?
Most US orders arrive in 6–12 business days: 3–5 to make, then 3–7 to ship. Canadian orders take a few days longer. Need it by a specific date? Email us before you order — we reply within 1 business day.
Is it a good first anniversary gift?
The traditional first-anniversary gift is paper, and a reel is film, not paper. But if the rule is "something personal," seven photos from your first year together qualify.
Can I hide it until the day?
Ship it to yourself and add the gift box. The reel and viewer go inside, tied with ribbon.
Start with the first photo of you two
Upload from your phone, crop every frame, and see the whole reel before you order.