What we looked like
A photograph of each family member or friend from around the time of the birth. In eighteen years, they can put faces to the stories and see everyone as they were.
When You Arrived · By The Relative
The day they were born,
in a family newspaper
A newspaper dated on the day your baby is born, filled with photos of family and friends, what they were up to and personal messages to open on their eighteenth birthday.
So when they turn eighteen, they can see the people who welcomed them into the world, exactly as they were then.
Create their newspaper£29 one-off at launch · Try the digital preview free
Page 1 of 10Dated on the day they were bornMade by family and friendsKept for their eighteenth birthday
A time capsule of their people
Everyone adds their part of the story
Ask each person for three things. Together, they make a newspaper that captures the family and friends around your baby at the very start of their life.
What we were up to
How old we were, where we lived, what we did for work and what filled our days. The moves, hobbies, plans and ordinary details that are so easy to forget.
A message for eighteen
A personal message written to them, to read on their eighteenth birthday. A hope, a piece of advice, a funny prediction or simply something we want them to know.
Open on their eighteenth birthday
Imagine showing them
the world they arrived into
Their grandparents eighteen years younger. An auntie in her first flat. A family friend starting a new job. Their parents learning how to be parents.
Alongside each photograph and story is a message written just for them, all those years ago. They get to discover what life was like for their people and what everyone wanted to tell their future self.
How it works
Made around their birth,
saved for eighteen
You do not need to collect everything on the day. Gather the contributions afterwards, with everyone looking back to the time they were born.
Set the date
Add the baby’s name and date of birth. That date appears on the newspaper, with their eighteenth birthday as the opening date.
Invite family and friends
Share your private link. Each person signs in to add a photo, what they were up to and a message for eighteen, using text or a checked voice-note transcript.
Check it and keep it
Review the newspaper, approve it and download the PDF. Keep your digital copies safe, or print one and put it away to open together on their eighteenth birthday.
One newspaper, everyone’s memories
A keepsake for their whole family
Up to 30 family members and friends can add their photographs, life updates and messages. Your personalised newspaper comes as a PDF to download, share with your family and print at home.
Printed newspaper & keepsake box: coming soon. Printing, packaging and delivery are separate; the price will be confirmed before orders open.
Digital keepsake · Launch price
£29 one-off
For the complete newspaper
No charge per contributor or subscription
The current preview is free. No card needed and no automatic charge. Paid orders are not open yet.
Good to know
Before you start their newspaper
A parent or guardian can organise it, or a loved one with their permission.
What date is printed on the newspaper?
The baby’s date of birth. It is a snapshot of the family and friends in their world at that point in time, made for them to open on their eighteenth birthday.
Does everyone need to contribute on the day they’re born?
No. Set it up after the birth and give everyone time to contribute. Ask people to choose a photograph from around the birth and describe their life at that time. The newspaper is still dated on the day the baby was born.
Who can be in it?
Parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, godparents and family friends. The organiser can invite up to 30 adult contributors. Each person adds their own photo, life update and message through a private link.
What do we receive?
A personalised newspaper PDF to review, download and keep. You can print it yourself and put it away for their eighteenth birthday. Professionally printed copies and gift packaging are not available to order yet.
Will you change our messages?
Written messages stay in your own words. If you use a voice note, you can check and edit the transcript before adding it. The organiser reviews the complete newspaper before approving it.
Who can read the contributions?
Each contributor can see their own entry. The organiser can read submitted entries and download the finished newspaper, then choose who receives a copy. Keep the invitation link within your invited group.
Do you send it to them when they turn eighteen?
You download the newspaper now and keep it safe as a family. We recommend saving more than one digital copy. We do not provide eighteen-year online storage or scheduled delivery.
How much does it cost?
The digital keepsake launch price is £29 as a one-off payment for the complete newspaper, including up to 30 adult contributors. There is no subscription. Our current digital preview is free, with no payment details needed. Paid orders are not open yet. A professionally printed newspaper in a keepsake box is coming soon; pricing will follow once printing, packaging and delivery are confirmed.
A newspaper from their first day,
a gift for their eighteenth birthday
The photographs, the lives and the messages of their family and friends, all in one place.
Create their newspaperPrivate contributions, with a final review before you keep it