1
Choose a style
Pick from four illustration styles: 3D, 2D cartoon, manga, or watercolor.
Takes 10 seconds
Custom story books
Personalized books for adults: custom story books made from your photos
Most personalized books are written for kids. These aren't. Every title here is a custom book for adults, illustrated from your own photos and your own relationship.
4.6/5 · 2,356+ happy customers2,300+ couples · 5 countries
Ships in 10 business daysOur personalized books for adults
Six titles cover most adult gift occasions. Pricing starts around $44.99 and varies by title and format; check each product page for the current price before you buy.
6 books
Most popularOur love story
Couples, any occasion
From $44.99
Write the love poem only you can write.
Shop Valentine's
Best sellerWhy I Love You
Partners, anniversaries
From $44.99
Friendship memory book
Best friends, bridesmaids
From $44.99
This year, tell them what they mean to you.
Shop anniversary
Personalized book for mom
Mothers, Mother's Day, birthdays
From $44.99
Personalized book for dad
Fathers, Father's Day, birthdays
From $44.99
Personalized photo books
Any adult relationship
From $44.99
Your story, illustrated, in three steps
No design skills, no writing, no blank page. Answer a few questions and read the first chapters before you pay anything.
Question 3 of 10
Where did you first meet?
In a hospitality class in Toulouse
2
Share your story
Answer 10 simple questions and upload 2 to 6 photos of you both.
About 5 minutes
Hardcover in 10 days3
Receive your storybook
Read your 10 illustrated chapters in 10 minutes. Edit the text as often as you like and regenerate images up to 30 times.
Preview free
Start my free previewFree to preview. Pay only when you love it.
The complete book
This is an example of what your book will look likeChoose an art style
Front cover1 / 12
Appearance of the book
Want to hold your love story in your hands? Here's exactly what your printed keepsake will look and feel like.
Quality and details
Square format (8.5" × 8.5"): Perfect proportions for two-page spreads where both of you share the page.
Durable hardcover finish: Stays beautiful page after page, even after the hundredth re-read.
Vibrant color printing: Rich, true-to-illustration color that makes every scene glow.
Premium 170gsm Paper: Thick, smooth pages that feel substantial in your hands.
24 pages of your story: Ten chapters of personalized storytelling, beautifully bound.
Matte or glossy cover: Pick the finish that fits your love story.
What our customers say
Real reviews from couples who transformed their love story into a beautiful keepsake book
Trustpilot4.5 out of 5 · 58 reviews(opens in a new tab)Find the right occasion
TL;DR
- Personalized books for adults, illustrated from your own photos and relationship, not a kids' template with a name swapped in.
- Six titles cover most adult gift occasions. Pricing starts around $44.99.
- Works for a couple, for him, for her, an anniversary, a wedding, or a milestone birthday.
- About ten minutes to build, unlimited text edits, 30 illustration regenerations, 14-day money-back guarantee on the digital book.
Personalized books for adults, not kids
Search "personalized book" and most results are children's titles. A Love Tales adult book looks different: it's a 10-chapter storybook, AI-illustrated from your actual photos, built for a wedding, an anniversary, or a birthday, not bedtime reading.
If you landed here after searching for a kids' personalized book, this isn't that. Every title below is a personalized book for adults specifically, aimed at partners, couples, and adult milestones. If you're shopping for a child instead, our personalized birthday book page is built for that.
Custom books for adults: which title fits who
The right custom book for adults depends on your relationship to the reader. Each title asks you different questions and tells a different kind of story, so start from the person and read across.
Built from your photos and your memories
You upload the photos you already have, and Love Tales turns them into a memory book for adults built around your actual relationship rather than a fixed script with your names dropped in.
Building the book takes about ten minutes. It becomes a full personalized book with photos running through it, not just a cover with a name on it.
- 1
Upload your photos, however far back you want the story to start.
- 2
Add your story: how you met, key moments, where things stand now.
- 3
Preview the book and request changes: unlimited text edits and up to 30 illustration regenerations.
- 4
Choose your format, an instant digital PDF or a printed hardcover, and it ships.
Personalized books for couples
For a partner, or for two people you love, start with Our love story, which retells the relationship from the first date, or Why I Love You, which puts your reasons into words. Both are an illustrated book for couples built around your actual history. Buying for another couple? A personalized couple book tells their story instead of yours.
Personalized books for him
Men are famously hard to buy for, which is why a book about him tends to land. See books for boyfriend or the anniversary books range for a husband, each illustrated around him specifically as one of our personalized books for men. For a father, there is the personalized book for dad.
Personalized books for her
For a girlfriend, see books for girlfriend, one of our personalized books for women. For a mother, the personalized book for mom tells her story from your family photos, and for a best friend there is the friendship book.
For anniversaries, weddings and milestones
An anniversary book for a couple is the most common gift, but the same catalog covers most adult milestones, including the adult side of a birthday.
- Anniversary: the core use case, a full illustrated record of the relationship given as the gift itself.
- Wedding or engagement: built from proposal and wedding photos; see our wedding guest book for the illustrated-keepsake version of that gift specifically.
- Milestone birthday: for an adult, not a child. If you came here from a general "personalized birthday book" search and you're shopping for an adult, this page is the one built for that; our kids' birthday book page is for younger recipients instead.
What's included with every book
Every order includes unlimited text edits and up to 30 illustration regenerations before you approve the final version, a build time of about ten minutes, and a 14-day money-back guarantee on the digital book.
- Unlimited text edits and 30 illustration regenerations: adjust the likeness, outfits and story details until it's right.
- About 10 minutes to build: no design software, just your photos and answers.
- 14-day money-back guarantee: if the digital book doesn't meet your expectations, you're covered. Printed books damaged in shipping are replaced free.
- Two formats: an instant digital PDF, or a printed hardcover shipped to you.
Thousands of couples have done this
Love Tales has built custom keepsake books for thousands of couples and individuals buying for the adults in their lives, with a 4.6/5 average rating from 2,356+ couples.
Questions
Personalized book questions, answered
No. This catalog is written and illustrated specifically for adults, unlike most personalized books on the market, which are aimed at kids. The story, tone, and imagery are built for grown-up relationships and milestones.
A book built for grown-up stories
Most personalized books are written for children. This one is written for the adults in your life, built from real photos and a real relationship instead of a template. It takes about ten minutes to put together.
4.6/5 · 2,356+ happy customers14-day money-back guarantee