Papier Personalised Photo Book

This is the most meaningful budget route, because it's built from the couple's actual memories rather than a template. Papier lets you personalise the layout and add captions across several formats - mini, medium and large hardback, an A5 softback and a fabric cover - and prints locally on demand in the UK, which helps both shipping times and price. Silk-paper inner pages and a choice of covers give it a premium keepsake feel rather than a cheap print-out, and it's thematically ideal for the traditional 1st (paper) anniversary while working for any couple with a decent photo library. Indicative from-prices start around £24 for the A5 softback (the mini hardback is a little more), making it the highest sentiment-per-pound option here. The trade-offs are effort and time: it needs a good set of shared photos and some work to assemble well, and it must be designed and printed, so it isn't a last-minute buy.