Galaxy Origins
Back to the first day
Milestone birthdays deserve something that will outlast the party. Give us the date of birth, the time if the family knows it, and the town or hospital. We find the catalogued galaxy that was directly overhead at that moment and frame its telescope photograph with the place, the date and your words.
The light in that photograph left the galaxy millions of years before they were born, and arrived the day they did. It makes a good line in a speech.
Ideas for each decade
- 30th: Thirty years since Leeds got a little louder.
- 40th: the birth date, with a line from the friends who have known them longest.
- 50th and 60th: a large piece from all the family, signed with everyone's initials.
- 70th and beyond: their wedding day instead, if that is the date they talk about.
A milestone present from a group
Thirtieth, fortieth and fiftieth presents are often bought by a group: friends from university, a team at work, brothers and sisters. A single framed piece from all of you is easier to give than a pile of small things, and the line underneath can carry the group's name.
Collect the money first, then order once. If the birthday is a party, bring it wrapped and let the birthday person open it after the speeches.
