Gift ideas
Digital gifts for your girlfriend
Flowers wilt by Thursday. A letter that says what you actually think of her, with the photos from your camera roll and the song that's yours, is still there next year, and she will open it again. These are the digital gifts that work for a girlfriend, each made in about ten minutes and sent as a link.
A love letter, sealed in wax
She breaks the seal with a tap and reads your words between your photos while your song plays. Free, and the one to start with if you've never written her a letter.
Make this giftA bouquet that never wilts
Pick every stem yourself, roses, peonies, tulips or sunflowers in the colours she likes, with a card inside for your note.
Make this gift100 reasons you love her
A jar of folded notes she shakes out one at a time, up to a hundred. Make some of them about tiny things; those are the ones that land.
Make this giftA pink bow and polaroids
She unties the bow and finds a gingham collage of real lilies, your photos and your song. For a girlfriend with a coquette Pinterest board.
Make this giftA scrapbook of the two of you
Polaroids, washi tape and a torn note in the corner. The trips, the bad haircuts, the night you met.
Make this giftA music box with your song
She winds the key, the lid opens, a ballerina turns to the tune and your photos appear in the mirror.
Make this giftFor your favorite person
A watercolour scrapbook under tissue paper, with pearls, pressed flowers and your photos. For no reason, which is the best reason.
Make this giftA card sealed with a kiss
Lipstick prints, polaroids and your song, and every tap leaves another kiss. For Valentine's, or a Wednesday.
Make this giftA photo booth strip of you two
She pulls the curtain and four flashes later a strip of the two of you prints, with your message on the back.
Make this giftA sky made of your photos
Every photo is a star she finds by moving her phone, and your song plays when she's found them all. Free.
Make this gift
How to make it land
What to write to her
Say what you notice. Not "you're beautiful" but the way she reads the end of a book first, the face she makes at bad parking, the second you knew. Three or four honest sentences beat a page of quotes. If you're stuck, start with "The thing I never tell you is…".
When to send it
First thing on her birthday, the morning of your anniversary, or a day with no occasion at all, which is when it means the most. A premium template can be scheduled to open at a set time in her time zone; otherwise send the link when you'd normally text her good morning.
Questions people ask
What's a good digital gift for a girlfriend?
Something made from the two of you: your photos, your words and your song. A love letter or a reasons jar says the most; a bouquet or a music box is the one to send when you want it to look as good as it reads.
Can she keep it?
Yes. The link doesn't expire, so she can open it again next year, and if she wants to she can send one back in the same template for free.
Is it free?
The Letter and Constellations are free, with up to ten photos, music, a countdown and a hidden surprise. Every other template is a one-time payment for that template, with no subscription, and you can try each one in full before you pay.