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1st anniversary

One year. The sky above the day it began.

Mark your first year with the real galaxy that was overhead at your wedding, printed on fine art paper and framed.

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Framed prints from $290. See your proof before you order.

Framed Whirlpool artwork for 1st anniversary. Product visualisation.
Product visualisation. Your print carries your own galaxy and words.
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The 1st anniversary

The first anniversary is traditionally paper. A fine art print of the galaxy above your wedding keeps the tradition and becomes the first piece of art in your shared home.

You give us a date, a time and a place. We compute the point that was directly overhead at that moment, the zenith, and match the real, catalogued galaxy nearest to it that is still unassigned. The artwork is a telescope photograph of that galaxy, finished for print, with the place, the date and up to sixty characters of your words beneath it, in a black wood box frame behind acrylic glazing.

Framed Whirlpool artwork in a room, product visualisation
Product visualisation. Your print carries your own galaxy and words.
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Words beneath it

Black wood frame and printed artwork detail
Product visualisation. Your print carries your own galaxy and words.

Your names and the wedding date, the venue, or a line from your vows. Up to sixty characters, shown in the proof.

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Which size

16 × 20 in for a bedroom or hallway, 24 × 30 in above a sofa, 32 × 40 in as a centrepiece.

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Framed.
Ready to hang.

Example framed Whirlpool artwork in a room
Framed sizes / USD

Black wood. Fine art paper. Acrylic glazing.
Example artwork. Your galaxy and words are created in the studio.
Frame details / Photography and finishing

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1st anniversary

Questions

Is it a traditional 1st anniversary gift?

The traditional 1st anniversary material is paper. This is a modern alternative that celebrates the day itself; many couples pair it with a small traditional gift.

Is the galaxy really photographed?

Yes. Each artwork is made from a telescope photograph of that galaxy, from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys or Pan-STARRS1, finished for print. Its shape, orientation and scale are the telescope's own.

How much does it cost?

From $290 for 11 × 14 in to $1,290 for 32 × 40 in, framed and ready to hang.

Start with the time of your vows.

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