Dating anniversary gifts: the day, the place, and what you tell him
The anniversary of the day you met is the one date in a couple’s life that no calendar knows, which is why it matters: nobody is going to remind you. It is first of all a gift from her to him, or from him to her. Two things survive a first meeting: the place and the evening. The place fits on a city map, a marker dropped on the bar or the station; the evening, in the sky that was overhead. Seventeen posters start from there: the sky of that evening, on its own, full frame, with your photo or beside a second sky; the moon of that night; the planets of that day; the map of your town, with or without your photo; the distance that lay between you; the two of you on a magazine cover or painted in watercolour; the receipt of your years, as a till receipt; or your whole story, moment by moment. Allow €19.90 to €69.90 depending on size, printed in Aveyron.
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Personalised star map and photo poster, side by side — your photo, your stars
The sky of the evening you met and, beside it, your photo in a circle the same size: the picture counts as much as the stars. For a couple who kept a photo from that evening, or have one of the two of you today.
From €8.90
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Personalised star map poster with photo — your photo under your stars
The sky of that first evening, computed for the place and the hour, with a photo of the two of you set beneath it in a round medallion. For a couple who kept the picture from the start and want to give it back its sky.
From €8.90
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Personalised double star map poster — two dates, two skies
The sky of the evening you met, and beside it the sky of another night you choose — the proposal, the wedding, your first child’s birth. Each sky is calculated for its own place and time, and carries its caption, its date and its town.
From €8.90
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Personalised star map poster
The exact stars above the place, on the day and at the hour it all began, with a title beneath and nothing else: a poster that keeps its secret, one only the two of you can read.
From €8.90
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Personalised starry sky and Milky Way poster — your night, full frame
The sky of the evening you met, edge to edge, with the Milky Way if it had risen, your two names and the place’s coordinates on the dark ground: the stars and the place, no photo needed.
From €8.90
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Personalised starry sky poster — your couple under the stars, on a bench
The same starry sky edge to edge, with no border, and on the hill below a couple sitting close together on a bench — a woman and a man, two men or two women — with your names and the coordinates on the dark ground: the evening you met, seen from a bench.
From €8.90
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Personalised watercolour star map poster — the night sky of your date
The same starry sky painted in watercolour: a disc with uneven edges, the constellations in gold and the Milky Way in paler pigment, your names in a pen hand above and the city below — the evening you met, softer than a chart.
From €8.90
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Personalised full-page star map poster — the sky of your date
The same night across the whole sheet: a large lighter circle holding the exact stars and constellations of that evening, two fine rings around it, then “The day we met”, a line of text, the city, the date and the coordinates.
From €8.90
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Personalised moon phase poster — the lunar month
The moon exactly as it was that night, with the name of its phase and how much of it was lit, and the whole lunar month around it. For a first meeting you remember as an evening, not just a date.
From €8.90
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Personalised city map poster — the city where you met
The street map of the city where you met, framed on the neighbourhood, with a heart on the exact spot if you like. For stories tied to a place: the city where you studied, a trip, a first flat.
From €8.90
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Personalised city map poster with photo — the place where you met
The streets where you met, with a photo of the two of you in a round medallion at the foot of the map. For a story that belongs to a street as much as to the two of you.
From €8.90
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Personalised distance poster — two places, one distance
Two cities joined by the shortest line across the globe: where you met and where you live now, or his and yours. The gift for couples who started far apart.
From €8.90
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Personalised magazine cover poster — the two of you on the cover
Your photo together on the cover of a made-up magazine, your names as the headline and, on some layouts, your story in three features. For an anniversary that should make them laugh before it moves them, and stay on the wall afterwards.
From €8.90
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Personalised couple story print — our story so far
Your story in three to eight moments along a path: the day you met at the top, then the first trip, the flat, the yes. For an anniversary of the day you met when you want to tell everything that has happened since, not just mark the date.
From €8.90
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Personalised receipt poster — the countdown of your love
The receipt of your story: the first look at 0.00, the unplanned dog at “1 sofa”, the giggles at “priceless”. At the bottom, the days and weekends since you met, counted in real figures, and a barcode that encodes your date. The funny, tender gift.
From €8.90
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Watercolour couple portrait poster, personalised — your photo, painted
To mark the day it all began: a photo of the two of you painted in watercolour, your names underneath and the date you met as a line of text. You see the result in about thirty seconds, before you pay.
From €8.90
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Personalised solar system print — the planets on your special day
The eight planets around the Sun, each one where it was on the day you met, with your names and the date. The day is enough: no time or place needed, the gift for someone who remembers the date but not the sky.
From €8.90
Which to choose
| If… | Then |
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| It is the first anniversary | The star map of that evening: one day, and nothing more |
| You have a photo of the two of you that you love | The star map with photo, or the star map and photo side by side to show it large |
| You remember the evening, not just the day | The moon phase poster, or the double star map if another night belongs beside it |
| It all hangs on a place, near or far | The city map poster, with or without your photo, or the distance poster if you started long-distance |
| You want to tell everything that came after | The couple story print: the day you met at the top, then your moments, three to eight |
| You know the date, not the time or the sky | The solar system print: the planets where they stood that day |
| You have a good photo of the two of you | The watercolour couple portrait poster, with the date you met underneath |
| You want to laugh as much as you want to be moved | The receipt poster: your moments as till-receipt lines, the days counted and a barcode of your date |
| You want to picture the two of you under the stars, close together on a bench | The starry sky poster with the couple on a bench: the same sky as the one above, and the two of you on the horizon |
What you know, and what gets drawn
| What you know | What gets drawn | When to order |
|---|---|---|
| The exact day | the sky of that evening, or the planets of that day, as a poster | Ten days ahead |
| The place, more than the day | the city map, a marker on the spot | Ten days ahead |
| The night, not just the day | the moon of that night, as a poster | Ten days ahead, framed or not |
| Two nights that belong together | both skies side by side, as a poster | Ten days ahead |
| Two cities, a long-distance start | the line that joins them, as a poster | Ten days ahead |
| Nothing precise, but a photo of the two of you | your photo beside the sky, or painted in watercolour | Ten days ahead, like the others |
Ten days ahead for Ireland, a week within France: everything is printed to order, and the day you met cannot be moved.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good one-year anniversary gift for a boyfriend?
Something that marks the day without weighing on it: the star map of the evening you met, which is nothing but stars to anyone who doesn’t know, or the city map, which keeps the place without showing a name. At one year, a place commits less than a declaration, and it lasts just as long. Both are €19.90 at A4, printed to order.
What dating anniversary gift for a man who hates anything romantic?
A poster that doesn’t look like a couple’s gift from across the room: the planets of the day you met, in their real positions around the Sun, read as an astronomy diagram; the city map as a street plan; the distance between your two towns as a page from an atlas. Only he knows what the date or the marker means, and that is exactly why he hangs it up.
We can’t remember the exact date we met: what should we choose?
The place. An approximate date, once printed, stays wrong; a place stays true: the city map draws the neighbourhood, and you drop the marker on the exact spot before ordering. The moon phase poster, by contrast, needs one specific night, with its hour and its place — and if you are torn between two evenings, the distance poster asks for none, and the couple story print accepts “one summer” as a date.
Dating anniversary or wedding anniversary: the same gift?
Not quite. The day you met is marked by the place or by an evening — the map, the sky, the moon — because you give it to each other, often early in the story. A wedding has a date everyone knows, a name for every year, and the family celebrates it too: that is the anniversary print, or the star map of the evening you said yes. And to keep both, the double star map sets the sky of the night you met beside the sky of your wedding.
Can you mark the hour or the evening you met, and not just the day?
Yes, and the hour is what draws the picture: the star map and the moon phase are both calculated for the local time of the night you choose, above the place you give. An approximate hour is enough, the sky turns slowly. The planets only need the day: their positions around the Sun barely change in an evening. That is the difference between marking a day and marking a moment.
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Printed in AveyronComposed and printed in our family workshop in Aveyron, checked before it ships.
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Printed to order250 g matte paper, pigment inks: printed in our Aveyron workshop, whatever the size.
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Shipped within 48 hTo your door or to a pickup point, by La Poste or Colissimo.
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Ready to giveStandard frame sizes, easy to find.