Anniversary Newspapers - What do you get those loved ones that don't want anything?

What do you get the person who has everything, or even worse doesn’t want anything?!?

It’s your Dad approaching the ripe old age of 80, or your mum advancing stoically towards 90, when you ask them what they’d like present-wise to mark this milestone, they just reply, ‘oh don’t get me anything, I don’t need anything.’

But you’ve got to get them something, you want to tell them how much you love them, show how much they mean to you; something to say thanks for all they’ve done for you.

How about an illustrated look at their lives, a completely bespoke and personal keepsake of their lives and your family’s story?

My clients have found the Milestone Press service so valuable. It not only delivers an original, personal and thoughtful gift for those most dear but it provides you with an experience In itself. Find out things even you didn't know about the older generation, finally create a record of all those photos in the boxes and create a priceless source of knowledge for the next generation too.

It’s fascinating family research, a timely tribute to your amazing folks and long overdue archiving of all those old family photos in one hugely gratifying exercise.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

To make these truly unique gifts for you I need two things - the photos you’d like to include and a little history and information about you all or the intended recipient, so I can illustrate your story.

Photos...

Supplying your favourite photos - I like to use Dropbox or WeTransfer but we can also use googledrive or microsoft drive if these are easier for you.

If you have physical prints then I will supply instructions of how to take great photos of these using your phones so you can supply them digitally.

I’m also happy to receive them, scan them myself and return these in the post using Royal Mail special delivery service - this would incur an extra £25. This way you also get digital copies of your chosen prints :)

Words…

Don’t worry, I have devised a fiendishly simple questionnaire for you to fill in that will garner me with as much info as you wish to impart, and plenty for me to use to illustrate your unique papers.

The questions are simple and are designed for you to only be as revealing as you wish to be, one word answers in most places are sufficient if you are time challenged or rather not go into too much detail.

And they are of course treated with the utmost secrecy. They are never shared, to anyone, for any reason - these are your papers made for you, no one else.

Progress Reports

As we go along you will be kept up to speed with a series of proofs for you to ok or suggest amendments to. These will be provided as jpegs and PDFs via a secure online gallery.

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