'Through the Years' custom photobook showing a 45 year old man as a boy, young man, and now

Through the Years Photo Book

the idea

Invite friends and family to contribute photos of the guest of honor ‘through the years’ to capture in a custom photo book

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the how

  • Have old printed photos of the guest of honor restored and/or transferred to digital format (see how below)
  • Combine with more recent digital photos
  • Choose from one of the many design templates for photo books or create your own layout from scratch
  • Upload your photos
  • Customize your layout, add text, stories, captions, embellishments, or quotes
  • Name your custom photo book ’40 Years of Memories’  (or 30/50/25 etc) to tell the story of a life (so far).
  • Print and ship
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the why

  • Nostalgic; tells the story of a life (so far) in pictures
  • Thoughtful; creates a unique gift with sentimental value
  • Preservation; opportunity to restore and/or transfer aging or damaged printed photos to digital format
  • Entertaining; party guests will enjoy flicking through old photos of the guest of honor
  • Meaningful; celebrates the person, not just their age
  • Keepsake; captures a visual walk down memory lane that can be revisited over and over again
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ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

Matt James professional event planner

“Ask friends and family to rifle through their photo collections to discover lesser-known photos of the guest of honor to tell the story of their life (so far).

Old printed photos can be transferred to a digital format very inexpensively nowadays ($20-$30 for 100 photos, link below) so it’s a great opportunity to preserve them for years to come.

Similarly, old photos that are fading, discolored, or damaged can often be restored at the same time (see link below).”

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  • Choose a design template to get started or select ‘Start a Blank Book’ to design your own layout

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