Birthday gift for your girlfriend, personalised with your photo

Q: What's a good personalised birthday gift for my girlfriend?

A photo of the two of you, or her favourite photo, on a mug, a tote bag, a sweatshirt or an A4 wooden frame, with a date or a word that belongs to you both. Shipping included.

Q: What can I give my girlfriend on a small budget?

A mug with your photo, shipping included, dishwasher and microwave safe. The code BIENVENUE10 takes 10% off a first order from €35.

Not another candle: a memory that belongs to the two of you, on something she'll wear or look at every day. Ideas by budget, which photo to pick, mistakes to avoid. Mug $23.00, tote bag $35.00, sweatshirt $45.00, A4 wooden frame from $55.00, shipping included.

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The short answerFor your girlfriend's birthday, start from a specific memory of the two of you or her favourite photo, with a date or a word that's yours. On the smallest budget: a mug ($23.00). A step up: a tote bag ($35.00) or a sweatshirt ($45.00). For the wall: an A4 wooden frame from $55.00. Sweatshirt and mug together: $68.00, or $61.20 with BIENVENUE10. Shipping included; order two weeks ahead.

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Ideas, sorted by budget

The price isn't what makes the gift: the photo is. Pick the item based on what she already uses.

Smallest budget: the mug, $23.00. Ceramic, dishwasher and microwave safe. Your photo at breakfast, or on her desk at work.
A step up: the tote bag, $35.00. For the shops, lectures, the commute. Her favourite photo goes everywhere with her.
A little more: the sweatshirt, $45.00. Adult sizes S to 2XL. The one she'll wear on Sundays, and that you'll end up borrowing.
For the wall: the A4 wooden frame, $55.00, or the 30×40 cm frame, $75.00 if the photo deserves more room.
For little notes: 10 A6 postcards, $26.00. Ten identical cards with your photo, for ten short messages to slip into her bag over the year.

The mathsA matching sweatshirt and mug come to $45.00 + $23.00 = $68.00, shipping included, or $61.20 with the code BIENVENUE10 on a first order. A tote bag and a mug: $58.00.

Which photo to choose for her

For a girlfriend, the photo matters more than the item. Three places to look, in this order:

Her favourite photo: her lock screen, her profile picture, the one she posted with a caption. She's already chosen it, so you can't get it wrong.
A moment of yours: your first trip away, the gig, the dinner where everything went wrong. An imperfect photo that tells a story beats a perfect selfie.
Something she loves: her cat, her dog, her city, the beach she went to as a child. Useful if she doesn't like seeing herself in photos.

Busy background? The free Remove background (AI) button cuts the two of you out. A photo saved from a chat that's a bit small? Make the photo sharper (AI) helps. For clothing, our guide to photos that print well gives you the pointers.

What to write

Good text fits in three or four words, and she's the only one who gets all of it.

Your date: the day you met, in numbers. Understated, and impossible to give to anyone else.
A place: the town or the bar of your first date.
A nickname or a line of your own that nobody else will pick up on.
Her age, if she's actually celebrating it: the big-number template (« Gros chiffre » in the studio) prints it large.

The studio's ready-made text styles take care of the layout, and the Love template dresses up the photo if you're happy to go all in. On a tote bag or a sweatshirt she'll wear out and about, go for text only the two of you can decode.

Mistakes to avoid

The photo she doesn't like herself in, even if you love it. If in doubt, use one she posted herself.
Too much text: a whole sentence is hard to read on a mug or a sweatshirt. Save it for the card.
Guessing the size: check the label on a sweatshirt she already wears and compare it with the size guide.
Ordering the night before: printing and delivery take 5 to 10 working days in the UK, Europe and the US, up to 15 elsewhere. Allow two weeks before her birthday, more outside Europe.
Going too "couple" too soon: a few weeks in, her favourite photo or her pet goes down better than a big heart with both your faces.

Keeping it a surprise

The studio works without an account and your photo isn't sent before you order: the preview is generated in your browser, so nothing is left sitting in a customer area. If you live together, have it delivered to a friend or to work; shipping is included whatever the address. And if her birthday falls in December, the same gift can also work for Christmas as a couple.

Prices include shipping, no minimum order. Printed to order near the delivery address, delivered in 5 to 10 working days in the UK, Europe and the US, up to 15 elsewhere.

Questions we get asked

What's a good personalised birthday gift for my girlfriend? A photo of the two of you, or her favourite photo, on a mug ($23.00), a tote bag ($35.00), a sweatshirt ($45.00) or an A4 wooden frame (from $55.00), with a date or a word of your own. Shipping included.

What can I give my girlfriend on a small budget? A mug with your photo, $23.00 shipping included, dishwasher and microwave safe.

What should I write on a gift for my girlfriend? Three or four words: the date you met, the place of your first date or a nickname only you use. A short line reads better than a sentence.

How long before her birthday should I order? Two weeks before: printing and delivery take 5 to 10 working days in the UK, Europe and the US, up to 15 elsewhere. You can have it delivered somewhere other than home to keep the surprise.

Start with your photoNothing is sent before you order: the preview is generated in your browser.