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Bachelor & bachelorette

Bachelor and bachelorette party gifts

The gift that works at a bachelor or bachelorette party is one that can be read out loud. Send one photo of the groom or bride and a few true things about them, and we print a personalized picture book for adults. Short, deadpan text faces a picture, with the amount of text varying by page.

It’s a sincere picture book, in full color, properly bound. Nobody in the car believes that by page six.

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A white stretch limousine with balloons, so long it bends in the middle, on eleven wheels

The book to blame

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A sample spread

MAY I? Craig, the new neighbor, asks Steve for a turn at the woodpile.

Craig, who had just moved in across the street, looked at the wood for a long time.

“Mind if I take a turn with that?” asked Craig.

Steve was very polite. He said the wood was spoken for.

Steve Has Morning Wood, pages 24–25. Finished art, printed as drawn.

How it works

  1. A hand drops a printed photo into the slop machine’s hopper.

    Feed it one photo.

  2. The slop machine shakes and steams, rivets popping off.

    It does its thing.

  3. A finished picture book pops out of the slop machine’s chute.

    A real book comes out.

The whole process

Questions

What do you get the groom or bride for a bachelor party?

Something the room can watch them open and read aloud. Short, deadpan text faces a picture, with the amount of text varying by page. Read it at volume, with people shouting.

Is a gag book too much for a bachelorette party?

It’s written to be laughed at by the person it’s about. Read the sample pages before you order: if you laughed, they probably will too.

Can the whole party sign it?

We write the dedication. The sign-off under it is printed exactly as you type it, so put everyone’s names in that. After that it’s a book, and books take pen.

How does it work, and what do you need from me?

You pick the book, send one clear photo of them and a few true things about them. We write and illustrate the book from that. You must confirm they’re an adult (18 or older), they’re willing to star in a gag book, and you have permission to share their photo.

Will it arrive in time?

We print and bind the book after you order it, so it isn’t instant — and we won’t promise a date here that we can’t keep for your address. Order with room to spare. If the day is close, write to hello@hellosorry.com first and we’ll tell you honestly whether it can make it.

Who it’s for

A hand in rings slides a tray of eight bright shots with paper umbrellas toward a hand holding a glass of water; the napkin reads “just one”

Best friend

You’ve been saving these stories for years. Here’s somewhere to put them.

More occasions

A gold watch in a velvet box, presented by a hand with six fingers; the watch hands are tiny hands

Retirements

Thirty years of loyal service. Finally, some recognition.

Blame: coming soon

All occasions

Somebody you love deserves this. We’re so sorry.

One photo. One real book. A lifetime of them bringing it up at dinner.

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From $19.99 · Character redraws: free, up to six a day · Digital copy with every printed book