Case Studies
Case study: Surprise 30th Birthday gift
Title: “The best looking glass in through eh eyes of a friend”
From: Group gift from friends
The book was 260 pages of photos, drawings, messages, stories and doodles!
The book involved friends and family, each having a section where they wrote their own stories and memories of the birthday girls hopes and dreams, and basically telling the birthday girl what a great friend she has been and how utterly fabulous she is! There was even a family section to compete the story of her 30 years so far with images, messages and stories (including some told by her mum that she had never heard before!).
Case study: 60th wedding anniversary gift
Title: “60 years of love, life and laughter”
From: All family members
The book was 150 pages of photos, family history and stories.
The couple were asked by their children to write about the history of their family, including the history of their own patents and grandparents, details of when they met and married, holidays and homes they had lived in over the years right though to the graduation of their grandchildren. Although the idea was not a secret, the couple had no idea what the book would look like. Each sibling had a copy of the book to keep for themselves and pass onto their own children.