Occasions · Father's Day
A Father's Day viewfinder full of the two of you
Seven photos of you and Dad, printed on a reel of real film. He holds it up to the light and clicks through, one frame at a time.
From $36.95 with the viewer
Seven photos he won't scroll past
Dads keep the photos you send and rarely look at them again. A reel sits on the desk: seven frames, in the order you chose, from the first time he held you to last summer.
Last June, about half the reels we printed with words in the middle were for Dad.
Seven frames
Not sure which seven?
- The first time he held you
- Shoulder rides
- The bike lesson
- His favorite place
- Something he built or fixed
- A big day together
- This year
More than one reel
Three reels, three volumes
One family made Lucía & Papá in three volumes. Label the middle of each reel and they become a set. The price per reel drops at three.
- Vol. 1
- Vol. 2
- Vol. 3
Choosing the seven
- 1
Find an old one
Ask for a scan of one photo from before you can remember. It's usually the one he likes best.
- 2
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.
- 3
End with now
Make the last frame recent, so the reel ends where you are today.
What to write
In the middle of the reel. Daddy and his Girls, Best Dad Ever, or the year, up to 60 characters.
On the viewer. Best Dad Ever is one of our ready-made phrases, or engrave your own words, up to 24 characters.
Questions
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.
Can I add a card?
Yes. Add a greeting card in the customizer and have us write it by hand: pick our Father's Day message, or write your own, up to 300 characters. We tuck it in with the reel.
Do they need the viewer?
If they already have a classic reel viewer, choose Reels only in the customizer. Our reels fit the classic viewers.
Start with a photo of the two of you
Upload from your phone, crop every frame, and see the whole reel before you order.