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Baptism · Godparent gift
Their baptism, told in a book with their name.
The white outfit, the bells, the water on the forehead, the candle's flame. Your child is the hero of their big day — and their godfather and godmother stand right beside them, with their names and faces.
- Godparents featured in the book
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- Delivered in 8 days express
Their book starts here
Their baptism book in 2 minutes
Three answers to get started. The godparents' photos come right after. Free preview, no commitment.
4 years
Newborn8 years
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A gift for the whole family
Who gives it, who reads it.
You're a parent
Keep the memory of the day, told in the real order it happened. Or help a 3- to 8-year-old understand what's coming.
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You're a grandparent
A keepsake to be read again and again for years, bearing your grandchild's name. The whole family can appear alongside them.
See pricingA story, suited to their age
The same baptism, seen through a child's eyes.
The story follows the real order of the day. Its depth adapts to your child's age.
The baptism, told step by step
Every moment shown in advance: the white outfit, the bells, the water on their forehead, the candle, the cake. So the big day arrives without a trace of worry.
Gabriel puts on their white outfit: today is THEIR day, and the whole family is on their way.
The bells ring, the church door opens — the godfather and godmother are waiting by the water.
Water on the forehead, the candle's flame, then the cake: Gabriel made it through their baptism without a flicker of fear.
To get ready for the big day, or relive it
The real order of the day
The whole day, step by step.
We don't bolt a made-up adventure onto the baptism: we tell the baptism itself, moment by moment.
Moment 1 of 6
The house comes alive
The white outfit going on, the flowers, the family arriving. The child senses this day is all theirs.
"A baptism lasts just one morning. This book keeps it forever."
Our promise
The baptism told as a story, not taught as a lesson.
Told as a story, not taught as a lesson
No catechism, no doctrinal vocabulary. The meaning comes through the gestures: the water, the light, the arms that hold.
A warm, welcoming church
Bright and inviting, a kind priest, a gentle ceremony. Nothing to make a little one feel uneasy.
The people who matter, drawn into the story
Godfather, godmother, parents, brother or sister: each one with their own face, created from your photos.
For the godfather and godmother
The first page is yours.
Your personal message is printed at the start of the book. Try it: watch it appear before your eyes.
For your child,
On the day of your baptism, I said yes. Yes to the laughter, the secrets, and all the big days to come.
— Your godmother, Camille
How it works
Three steps, and it's their book.
Their name, their age
Three answers to get started. The story adapts to their age, from birth to 8 years old.
Photos of those who matter
Your child, their godfather, their godmother, and anyone else you'd like by their side.
Free preview, then the book
You discover their story and add your dedication. The PDF within 48 hours, the printed book in 8 days with express shipping.
Pricing
A printed book, plus its PDF.
The Story
10 illustrated chapters · hardcover · PDF included
$94.90
Longer format
The Big Story
20 illustrated chapters · hardcover · PDF included
$144.90
One copy for the parents, one for the godfather?
Lower prices from 2 books in the same order: $84.90 per book, then $74.90 from 3 onward.
Quill
The Bespoke Atelier
- Dedicated support from our team
- Reviewed and approved by you before printing
- From $124.90 · print + digital
The Studio · tailor-made story
A baptism unlike any other? Quill writes it with you.
A godfather who lives far away, two cousins baptized the same day, a family christening gown: tell us your idea in one sentence, and Quill will craft the book with you.
Hello! What baptism would you like to tell the story of?
Questions
What parents often ask us
Do the godparents really appear in the book?
Yes. They're part of the story by default, with their name and face, drawn from the photos you send us. You can also add a parent, brother or sister.
Is the book religious?
It tells the story of the christening day as it unfolds: the church, the water, the candle, the celebration. There's no catechism or lesson — the meaning comes through the gestures and faces.
The christening hasn't happened yet. Is that a problem?
Not at all: for 3-5 year-olds, the book helps prepare the child for what's ahead. Given afterwards, it becomes a keepsake of the day. Both work beautifully.
What are the delivery times?
The PDF is ready within 48 hours. The printed book arrives in 8 days with express delivery. If the christening is coming up soon, the PDF lets you gift the story in time.
How much should you spend on a christening gift?
It depends on your link to the child. Guests usually spend between £20 and £50. Godparents, whose gift carries real symbolic weight, more often go from £50 to £150. The amount matters less than this: the gift should still be there once the day is over.
What do godparents traditionally give?
Tradition points to things that last — a silver bangle, an engraved keepsake, a christening spoon, a savings account. None of it is obligatory. More and more godparents now choose a gift that tells a story rather than one more object in a drawer.
Can the gift be given after the ceremony?
Yes, and it's often the better moment. On the day itself a child receives a great many things at once. A book arriving a few weeks later extends the day instead of drowning in it.
I can't attend — can I still give it?
Of course. You order online and give the parents' address; the book goes straight to them. You can appear in the book as godparent even if you couldn't be there on the day.
What to give for a christening
The classic christening gifts, and what becomes of them
The silver bangle, the engraved keepsake, the christening spoon, the savings account: these are the christening gifts everyone knows, and they earn their place. They outlast childhood and get passed down. Their limit lies elsewhere — a three-year-old doesn't play with a bangle, and won't really discover it until much later, kept in a box.
That's why so many godparents now look for a christening gift that reaches the child now and still lasts. Something they can open, leaf through, ask for at bedtime — and find again as an adult with the same feeling.
An original, personalised christening gift
Your godchild's christening lasts one morning. Photographs keep fragments of it: a white gown, a hand on a forehead, a flame. But the story of that day — the one you'll tell the child later, once they've grown — exists nowhere.
That is what our book does. It tells the real shape of the day: the morning when the whole house is busy, the bells, the cool water on the forehead, the candle placed in their hands, the party afterwards. With their name on every page and their face in the illustrations, created for them by our creative team.
Christening gifts for boys, christening gifts for girls
People often search separately for "christening gifts for boys" or "for girls", as though two different ideas were needed. In truth, what makes a christening gift land has nothing to do with the child's gender: it has to be addressed to them, personally.
Our book starts from the real child — name, face, family, godfather and godmother. The story also follows their age: a tender keepsake to read aloud for the youngest, a gentle preparation for the big day at 3 to 5, and for 6 to 8 a story that names what is actually happening — two people promising to be there, for a long time.
The gift from the godparents
A christening doesn't exist without them. That's why the godfather and godmother appear in the book by default, with their names and their faces: they are the ones who lean in, who hold, who promise. Giving this book means giving the trace of the day you said yes.
Looking more broadly for a gift for your godson or goddaughter, beyond the christening itself? We have a page for that: gifts from godparents.
A light entrusted, a story kept.
The christening lasts just a morning. But their book will be read again for years to come — until the day they read it on their own.
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