The velvet guest book
Your names pressed in foil on soft cotton velvet, with 120 pages of thick, uncoated paper inside. People write in it once. You keep it for the rest of your life.
Made the way a keepsake should be
Nothing here is printed on demand in a warehouse. Each book is bound, foiled and checked by hand before it goes in the box.
Real foil, not print
Your names and date are pressed into the velvet with heated brass type. Run your thumb over it and you can feel the letters.
Paper that takes ink
160gsm uncoated stock, lightly textured. Fountain pens don't bleed, biros don't skip, and nothing shows through the other side.
Arrives ready to give
Wrapped in tissue inside a rigid linen box, with a card for your message. No invoice in the parcel if it's a present.
Make it yours
Two names and a date. That’s all it takes — we set the type and send a proof by email before anything is pressed.
Proof emailed within 24 hours · Free returns for 60 days
The specifics
| Cover | Cotton velvet over 3mm greyboard, foil-blocked |
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| Size | 250 × 250 mm, square, lies flat when open |
| Size options | REPLACE ME - also available Standard (132×197mm), A5 (148×210mm), A4 (210×297mm), Square (210×210mm), and 11 other sizes — ask us to quote a different size |
| Pages | 120 blank pages, 160gsm uncoated, acid-free |
| Paper | REPLACE ME - Uncoated, Silk, or Recycled stock, 90–200gsm |
| Binding | REPLACE ME - Casebound (shown here), or ask about Smyth Sewn, Wiro, or Adhesive binding |
| Colours | Sage, Ivory, Blush, Midnight |
| Personalisation | Up to 16 characters a name, plus one date line |
| Included | Rigid linen gift box, tissue, message card |
| Made in | Frome, Somerset |
What couples said afterwards
It sat on a table by the door and every single person stopped to write in it. The velvet photographs beautifully — half our guests took a picture of the cover.
I misspelled my own husband's name on the order form. They spotted it on the proof and emailed to check. Small thing, but it says a lot.
Bought it for my sister two weeks before the day and it still arrived early. The box alone made it feel like a proper present.
Questions people
usually ask
How long does it take to arrive?+
We foil and post within three working days of you approving the proof. UK delivery is a further one to two days, or next day if you choose express at checkout.
Can I see it before it's made?+
Yes. A visual proof lands in your inbox within 24 hours of ordering. Nothing goes near the foiling press until you reply.
What if the names are wrong?+
If we set it wrong, we remake it free. If the proof was approved with a typo, email us within seven days and we'll remake it at half price.
Can I return a personalised book?+
Within 60 days, yes — even foiled ones. Send it back in the box it came in and we'll refund you in full, including the original postage.
Do you ship outside the UK?+
We ship worldwide. Europe is £9.95 and takes three to five days; the rest of the world is £16.95 and takes seven to ten. Duties are the recipient's, sorry.
One book, one day, a hundred people's handwriting
Order now and your proof arrives tomorrow. Free UK delivery over £50, and 60 days to change your mind.