Nanna, Tell Us Your Story
Memories, photographs and wisdom for the generations who follow.
Every family has a story worth keeping
The little details become the most precious memories.
We turn a lifetime of memories and photographs into a beautifully written family book—ready to be read, shared and passed on.
Private and respectful
Made in Australia
Digital or hardcover
More than dates and names
Give your family the stories behind the photographs.
Childhood adventures. School days. First loves. Weddings. Working life. Family traditions. Difficult seasons, proud moments and the wisdom gathered along the way. Our guided experience helps bring it all together without needing to be a writer.
A glimpse inside
A softer place for every photograph and memory.
See how your treasured photographs and memories sit within our signature Family border, decorated with soft watercolour leaves and hearts.
Little moments, lovingly kept
Our story
begins here
Simple, gentle and guided
From memories to a finished book
- 01
Tell your story
Complete the private guided questions gradually, in writing or through recorded conversations.
- 02
Share your photographs
Upload the photographs that bring each memory to life. Selected black-and-white images can be carefully colourised.
- 03
We shape the book
Once you tell us your story is complete, please allow up to 48 hours for final layout and presentation checks. We review headings, spacing, page breaks and photograph placement while preserving your words.
- 04
Your family approves it
You check the complete proof before receiving the digital edition or ordering your hardcover keepsake.
Choose whose story begins
A book for every branch of the family
Every edition follows the same caring process, with questions that adapt to the person and the life they have lived.
Grandad, Tell Us Your Story
The adventures, lessons and family history only he can tell.
Mum, Tell Us Your Story
Her life before motherhood—and all the chapters that came after.
Dad, Tell Us Your Story
The moments that shaped him, told in his own words.
Introductory family trial
Choose how your story will be kept
Every package uses the same 8 × 10 inch portrait keepsake pages. Your answers and photographs become an illustrated digital booklet as you fill in the story; the same pages form the hardcover interior. A private guided experience, up to 48 hours for finishing checks after you tell us your story is complete, a family proof and one correction round are included.
Digital Life Story
From$149
A polished digital keepsake for reading and sharing privately with family.
- Personalised cover and chapters
- Up to 5 family photographs
- High-quality digital PDF
- One family correction round
Family favourite
Hardcover Family Book
From$349 + postage
A beautiful printed keepsake designed to be opened together and handed down.
- Digital edition included
- One personalised hardcover
- Up to 10 colourised photographs
- Print-ready family proof
Extended Family Legacy
From$599 + postage
A fuller account for families with more photographs, milestones and generations to include.
- Extended story and chapter length
- 20–30 restored or colourised photos
- Digital edition included
- One personalised hardcover
Final pricing depends on page count, photograph restoration and printing choices. Additional identical hardcover copies are available from $89 plus postage.
The story does not end here
Pass the next chapter on.
When Nanna finishes her book, she can invite her daughter to begin hers. When a daughter preserves her own story, she can give Mum, Dad or another loved one their turn.
A gift from Our Story Begins
$50 Story Gift Voucher
Towards a new Digital Life Story or any larger package.
Every completed paid story package includes one transferable $50 voucher for a new family storyteller. One voucher per new order, valid for 12 months on packages of $149 or more.
Tell your story“I have shared the story of my life with you. Now I would love you to begin sharing yours, so the generations who follow us will know the remarkable people who came before them.”
Your family. Your choice.
Private stories deserve careful hands.
You control what is included. Skip any question, mark memories as family-only or leave sensitive chapters out entirely.
Nothing is published without approval. Every family receives a proof before a digital or printed book is completed. Our finishing review checks presentation only; we do not rewrite your personal memories without permission.
Your photographs stay yours. We never use family images or stories in advertising without separate written permission.
NSW North Coast family trial
Whose story would you love to preserve?
Tell us who the book is for and we’ll reply personally with the next steps. There is no obligation to proceed.
Prefer email? family@ourstorybegins.com.au