For New Zealand parents
A baby’s first year photo book, for New Zealand parents
A baby record book needs you to fill it in. A first year photo book can be made from the photos already on your phone. Upload the year to Photouria, choose your baby and add their birthday, and it keeps to the first twelve months, picks the best photos and lays out a linen hardcover you can change. From NZ$149, with delivery in New Zealand included.
Photo book or record book?
| A Photouria photo book | A fill-in baby record book or journal | |
|---|---|---|
| What is in it | The best photos of the year, chosen for you | Milestones and notes you write, and a few printed photos |
| Your effort | Upload, choose your baby, read it and adjust | Write and stick things in over the year |
| Best when | There are a thousand photos and no spare evenings | You want handwriting and keepsakes |
| Price | NZ$149 to NZ$219, delivery in New Zealand included | Varies |
Many families do both: the journal for words, the book for photos.
How do you make it in an evening?
- Upload the whole year. From your phone, and ask your partner and the grandparents to send you their photos so you can add them too. Do not sort first.
- Choose your baby and add their birthday. With the birthday, the book keeps to the first twelve months.
- Read it and change what you like. Swap photos, add captions such as “first smile” or “first steps”, and put their name on the spine.
- Order. You pay only now.
There is more on how Photouria works on the homepage.
What should a first year book include?
Newborn photos, the first bath, the first smile, rolling, sitting, crawling, first foods, first steps, the people who held them, and the first birthday. Photouria leaves out the near identical shots, the ten of the same moment, so the book reads as a year and not a burst.
When should you order for the first birthday?
Delivery in New Zealand usually takes 4 to 13 business days. For a book on the day, order three weeks before the birthday. You can build it earlier and keep adding photos; nothing is charged until you order. We cannot promise an arrival date.
What does a first year photo book cost in New Zealand?
NZ$149 covers up to 30 photos, then NZ$10 for every 10 more, capped at NZ$219 from 91 photos up. Prices are in New Zealand dollars wherever the book is going, and shipping is included.
Every Photouria book is the same object: a Lulu linen hardcover, woven linen over hardcover boards, your title foil stamped on the spine, and a printed dust jacket over the top. There are six sizes, from 14 × 22 cm up to A4 at 21 × 30 cm, and six linen colours. Inside, photos print on 80lb coated paper with a matte finish, and a book can run from 24 pages up to 800.
Questions NZ parents ask
How much is a baby's first year photo book in NZ?
With Photouria, NZ$149 covers up to 30 photos, then NZ$10 for every 10 more, capped at NZ$219 from 91 photos up. Delivery in New Zealand is included.
Do I have to sort a thousand photos first?
No. Upload them all. Photouria picks the best for the book and leaves out near duplicates, and you choose your baby from the people it has grouped.
Can the grandparents have a book too?
Yes. Make them a book of their own, from the same photos or with a different title, and enter their address at checkout.
Can I add milestones and dates?
Yes. Add captions, dates and your own words on any page, and a title on the spine.
How long does it take to arrive in New Zealand?
Usually 4 to 13 business days from the day you order. Every book is printed to order, then sent by courier.
Where can I read about what happens to my photos?
The Privacy Policy says what is stored, how it is used, and how to delete everything.
More answers are in the questions and answers.