A personalized magazine gift, made from your photos
Give someone a printed magazine about themselves: their name in the masthead, your photos across the spreads and the stories only your circle knows in the headlines. A personalized photo magazine is the gift people keep on the coffee table, not in a drawer.
- Their name on the cover, your photos inside
- Sent straight to them with a gift note, no price in the parcel
- Friends can add pages from one link, without spoiling the surprise
Printed copies from $39.99
Why a personalized magazine makes such a good gift
Most personalized gifts carry a name. A personalized magazine carries a whole person: the trip where everything went wrong, the advice they repeat every Sunday, the photo from 2009 they hoped was gone forever. It looks like something from a newsstand, with cover lines, an interview and photo spreads, and every page is about them.
It works because it takes the photos already sitting on your phone and gives them a story. A photo book shows pictures; a personalized photo magazine tells the reader why each one matters, in captions, lists and features written in a magazine’s voice.
In the UK it’s usually called a personalised magazine; in the US, a personalized or custom magazine. It’s the same gift: a real printed copy, made for one person, about one person.
How to give one, from idea to doorstep
Everything happens on your phone or computer, and you can save it and come back before you order.
Choose their magazine
Pick a design that sounds like them, or tell Dee, our AI assistant, who it’s for and what the occasion is, and Dee suggests one.
Collect the good stuff quietly
Send photos straight from your phone with a QR code, and share one link so friends and family can each add a page without the recipient finding out.
Let Dee draft, then make it yours
Dee asks a few questions and writes the headlines and captions. Change any word or photo, page through the whole issue and see the price before you pay.
Ship it to them, or to you
At checkout, choose your address or theirs and add a gift note. It’s printed after you order and sent with tracking.
Who to make one for
A personalized magazine fits anyone with a story worth telling. These are the people it’s given to most, with an idea of what goes inside.
Your mom
Her life as a cover story: the recipes, the sayings, the photos she would never post. Made for Mother’s Day or her birthday.
12 magazine page ideas for Mother’s Day →Your partner
An anniversary or Valentine’s issue from the first date to today, with the inside jokes nobody else would understand.
A magazine for your partner: from the first date to today →Your best friend
A birthday issue built from the group chat: a page from every friend, the screenshots, the nights out, the one rule you always break.
From the group chat to a birthday magazine →Your dad
The interview you never got around to: his first job, his worst haircut, the advice he swears by.
15 questions you never asked your dad →A graduate
The class, the all-nighters and the people who got them through, as a keepsake issue for graduation day.
A graduation magazine in 5 steps →New parents and grandparents
The baby’s first months as an issue for the grandparents, or a magazine for each month of the first year.
Your baby’s first year: a 12-issue plan →Someone far away
For a long-distance partner, a friend who moved abroad or family across the country: the year you spent apart, in print.
10 page ideas for a long-distance relationship →A colleague or a team
A retirement or farewell issue with a page from everyone in the office, or one magazine per person for a whole team.
For business →Personalized magazines to start from
Each of these is a real magazine you can order today, already written and laid out. Open one to see its pages, then swap in their name, your photos and your stories.
- Fashion IssueCustom Birthday Magazine
- Blush BoardCustom Photo Magazine
- For My Best FriendCustom Birthday Magazine
- Partners in CrimeCustom Valentine’s Day Magazine
- GradCustom Graduation Magazine
- BirthdayCustom Birthday Magazine
- Our Little Farm LoveCustom Anniversary Magazine
- WeddingCustom Wedding Anniversary Magazine
- Only One EmilyCustom Birthday Magazine
- For HimCustom Birthday Magazine
- Happy Birthday, My SonCustom Birthday Magazine
- Happy Birthday, My LoveCustom Birthday Magazine
- For DadCustom Birthday Magazine
- Happy Birthday, BestieCustom Birthday Magazine
- The Zoe IssueCustom Birthday Magazine
- To My LoveCustom Valentine’s Day Magazine
- Happy Birthday to YouCustom Birthday Magazine
- All About YouCustom Birthday Magazine
- For MomCustom Birthday Magazine
- The Leah IssueCustom Birthday Magazine
- Two Players, One WorldCustom Valentine’s Day Magazine
- Birthday ScrapbookCustom Birthday Magazine
- Happy Birthday, My DaughterCustom Birthday Magazine
- Love BookCustom Valentine’s Day Magazine
- Happy BirthdayCustom Birthday Magazine
- The Birthday IssueCustom Birthday Magazine
- Our HomeCustom Birthday Magazine
- Just BecauseCustom Photo Magazine
- Always, DarlingCustom Birthday Magazine
- Christmas & Year in ReviewCustom Christmas & New Year Magazine
Tips for a gift they’ll keep
The best personalized magazines are specific. A few things that make the difference:
- Write one cover line only your circle will understand. It’s the first thing they read.
- Mix the years: one photo from every era beats twenty from last summer.
- Ask three to five people for a page each. Their notes are often the pages they reread.
- Keep captions short and concrete: a date, a place, what someone said.
- Use phone photos at their original size; the editor tells you if one may print soft.
- Save the last page for a letter from you.
- Check the delivery date on the order page before the big day, and leave a margin.
Personalized magazine, photo book or a custom cover?
Three popular personalized photo gifts, side by side. Each one suits a different moment.
| Compared | Personalized magazine | Photo book | Custom cover print |
|---|---|---|---|
| What they unwrap | A printed magazine about them, with a cover and pages to read | A bound book of photos | One fake magazine cover, as a print or poster |
| What it says | Their story: interview, lists, captions, notes from friends | Mostly pictures and short captions | A headline or two |
| Photos | Spreads across every page | Many, in photo layouts | One |
| Others can join in | Yes, from one shared link | Usually one person makes it | One person makes it |
| Help with the words | Dee drafts headlines and stories | Rarely | Rarely |
A cover print is a great joke for a party. A photo book holds the most pictures. A personalized magazine is the one they read from cover to cover, because it’s about them.
Size, pages and printing
| Size | A4 (210 × 297 mm) or US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) |
|---|---|
| Pages | 16 to 52, in steps of four, covers included |
| Printing | Full color on coated paper |
| Binding | Saddle-stitched or perfect bound, depending on the delivery country; the order page shows which before you pay |
What a personalized magazine costs
Prices go by the number of pages, and the order page shows the total for the delivery address before you pay.
Printed magazine prices by number of pages (United States, USD)
| 16 pages | $39.99 |
|---|---|
| 20 pages | $42.99 |
| 24 pages | $45.99 |
| 28 pages | $48.99 |
| 32 pages | $51.99 |
| 36 pages | $54.99 |
| 40 pages | $57.99 |
| 44 pages | $60.99 |
| 48 pages | $63.99 |
| 52 pages | $66.99 |
Standard shipping is free.
United States: we deliver there. The price above is what you pay.
All prices and options →Every magazine is printed after you order and sent with tracking, to you or straight to the person it’s for.
Shipping & delivery
| Where | Delivery time | Shipping |
|---|---|---|
| TürkiyeOpen | Printing 2 business days + shipping 3 business days | Tracked, with a domestic carrier |
| Worldwide · 191 countriesOpen in 191 countries | Standard Printing 3–8 business days + shipping 1–12 business daysExpress Printing 3–8 business days + shipping 1–4 business days | Standard shipping is included in the price; express is priced at checkout. |
Business days from your order to your door, printing included.See every country and its delivery times
Questions about giving a personalized magazine
What is a personalized magazine gift?
A printed magazine made about one person, given to them as a present. It has their name in the masthead, your photos on the pages and stories written about them: an interview, lists, captions and notes from friends.
How much does a personalized magazine cost?
Prices go by the number of pages, starting at $39.99 for one printed copy. The order page shows the total for the delivery address before you pay.
Can I send it straight to them as a surprise?
Yes. Enter their address and a gift note at checkout. The parcel goes straight to them, and there’s no price inside.
Can friends add pages without the recipient knowing?
Yes. You share one link, and everyone adds a page: a photo, a memory, a short note, signed or anonymous. You decide what goes into the finished magazine, and nothing is sent to the person it’s for.
Will it arrive in time for the birthday?
It’s printing time plus delivery time. The order page shows the estimated delivery date for the address before you pay, and for a special day the wizard works out the last day to order. Dates are estimates, so leave a margin.
Is a personalised magazine the same thing?
Yes. Personalised is the British spelling, and some people say custom magazine. It’s the same printed gift; the order page shows whether we deliver to the address and what it costs there.
How many photos do I need?
There’s no fixed number. Each magazine has its own photo spots and you can add or remove pages, from 16 to 52. Phone photos work well; the editor warns you if one may print soft.
Make the gift only you could make
Pick their magazine, add what you remember, and we print it and send it on its way.
Make their magazine