First Birthday Bespoke Keepsake map

When we started Bespoke Gift Maps we never really considered repeat customers, We imagined that clients would just get married once, or celebrate a 50th Birthday once but we were mistaken, our clients have more imagination and creative thought than maybe ourselves.

Take for instance MC in Dublin, she commissioned a wedding present earlier in the year, a map of her two friends lives in Paris, where they met, where they lived and where they had great times together. Everyone loved the special gift map especially MC who came back recently with a request for her niece's First Birthday present. So much more special than a cuddly toy. In this we mapped her first year in Dublin, not that she can appreciate it now but in years to come Ruth can look back at the map and say, "Auntie, why a kangaroo?"

MC also wrote some words about the experience-

"I have commissioned two maps from www.bespokegiftmaps.co.uk and couldn't

be happier with them. Both maps have made the most wonderful and original
gifts, and I have subsequently recommended the site to family and friends.
Michael has been a delight to deal with; he is helpful, creative and
produces truly beautiful art (in no time at all!). I will be back time and
again for gifts for special occasions. Thank you!"

Thank You MC

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Bespoke Walking Map

Sometimes it best just to let the client do the talking -

"Earlier this year, a group of six of us walked the Coast to Coast. As a memento of the walk, I wanted to have a map drawn, to show where we had been.

I contacted Michael at Bespoke Gift Maps to ask if this was something that he would do. I was not sure about exactly what I wanted so he asked for details of the walk and what we had done. I directed him to a blog that we had kept whilst we had done the walk.

Michael had a look through and came up with a draft, based on the blog. He added lots of little graphics highlighting some of the incidents along the way, some of which were very subtle. From the draft, I asked him to add a few bits and change a few bits, and when the final map came through, it was far far better than I had ever imagined.

From the very basic brief that I gave, Bespoke Gift Maps came up with a finished map that was brilliant and completely captured the experience we had. It was personal to us and I would recommend his work to anyone." NB(Client)

This client has since commissioned a 50th Birthday gift for a friend, more later.

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Around the world wedding

With backgrounds that span many locations, this couple wanted to highlight areas around the world that held a special place in their hearts. Each location held a lovely story and was featured through the creation of a bespoke map. This folded invitation created by Romeo and Jules Bespoke Stationery featured a navy script on the front and the custom map on the back to share their own personal story with their guests. Thanks to Jennifer at Romeo and Jules for the photos.

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40th Birthday Gift- Life on a map

When Nicola wanted to give her husband-Graham a present for his 40th birthday she wanted something special and unique, something that was really personal and bespoke. Nicola sat down and mapped out Graham's life from his birth in Canada, his school days, university, work, and the very special times in their live together, the important personal moments, the shared fun times and the emotional times all to be captured on a single piece of artwork.
Graham was so pleased with the stories the map told that he called round to thank us for producing such a fabulous gift for him.

The picture shows Graham opening the present on his birthday morning.

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Classic Wedding Map

The party organisers Kasimira commissioned a map for the wedding of a member of the Waley-Cohen family. Simple and classic, this map directs guests to the rural location close to the family home. My map for the Royal Wedding had added pelicans and this one has added horses because of the family connection with racing.
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Official Royal Wedding Programme Map

Michael A. Hill and Bespoke Gift and Wedding Maps is proud and honoured to have been commissioned to produce an illustrated map by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry for the Official Royal Wedding Programme and Order of Service. It is a wonderful feeing to have been involved in the Royal wedding if only in a small way and my wishes go out to the happy couple. The complete official booklet can be downloaded from http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1G4db6de7f30814652.cde or itunes.

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House and Shooting Party directions

The owners of Alresford Hall wanted to make sure every guest at their Shooting and House parties would be able to find them in their quiet rural idyll in Essex. Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the main cities, the map lets the guest have an over view on one side and more detailed close-up views on the other. Printed simply in black and white with a picture of the Queen Anne style house and the family crest giving it that very personal and bespoke feel. I'm off to get my suitcase ready now.

House Warming Present

The Diggle Family moved to their dream village in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, to a house that they carefully restored and modernised to create a wonderful welcoming home. To capture this time and to literally put themselves on the village map, James who had worked with Maps Illustrated through his landscape architecture company decided to get them to create an illustrated map of the village, including James's favourite pub, the children's school and most importantly their house, in fact their complete village life captured on the map. The map a home-warming present to themselves hangs in the hallway, a talking point for anyone who visits their beautiful home.