Family year in review photo book, chaptered month by month

Print a hardcover for your shelf and a large-print copy for Dadi-Dadu when you love it.

1. Cover and title page

   Your best family photo on the cover with the title you chose, like The Deshpandes: Our 2026 or Iyer Parivaar 2026. The title page carries the year in the one word you picked for it.

2. A note from the family

   Page 1 is a short note in your own words. Type a few lines or record 20 seconds and we write it out. If you skip it, the AI writes a short opening from your answers for you to approve.

3. Our year in numbers

   A one-page snapshot of the year: how many trips, festivals, birthdays and firsts, counted from the photos you picked and the answers you gave.

4. The three big moments

   The three moments you named, like Kabir starting school, the move to Pune or Nani staying for two months, each get their own spread near the front of the book.

5. Twelve month chapters

   January to December, each month opening with a hero photo and a short intro. Photos are placed by the date they were taken, and festivals and trips are named as chapters, like Diwali at Dadi's or Pongal in Madurai. If you choose a different 12 months, such as Diwali to Diwali, the chapters follow your dates.

6. New this year, and the family favourite

   If the year brought a new baby, a new home, a new job, a pet or a new school, it gets a page of its own. The festival or trip you picked as the family's favourite gets a fuller spread, with the photos that tell it best and a caption from your answer.

7. A gentle tribute page

   Only if you ask for it. If you lost someone this year, they get one quiet page with a photo and a few words you approve. It is laid out simply and never has a joke caption.

8. Closing page

1. What should we call this book? We fill in a title like The Deshpandes: Our 2026, and you can change it.
2. Which 12 months should it cover? January to December, Diwali to Diwali, or your own dates
3. What were the 3 biggest moments of your year?
4. Describe this year in one word.
5. Anything new this year? A new baby, home, job, pet or school (optional)
6. Which festival or trip was the family's favourite this year?
7. Anyone you want to remember gently in this book? (optional, we give them one quiet tribute page)
8. Want a short note from the family on page 1?

• The year-end book in December or January, before the photos get lost in your phone
• A Diwali or New Year gift for parents and in-laws
• Families abroad sending the year home to grandparents in India
• The family memory-keeper with thousands of photos and no time to make an album
• A year with something big in it: a new baby, a new home, a new school or a move to a new city

• Classic annual: a clean white layout with serif titles and one hero photo per month
• Calendar grid: each month opens with a calendar-style page and a month in 9 photos
• Scrapbook: polaroid frames, washi tape and handwritten-style captions in English or Hinglish
• Folk borders: light Madhubani, Warli or Kalamkari border accents on simple pages, all original art
• Large print: big captions, high contrast and fewer photos per page, made for grandparents