Life stories & Biographies

Because you are the only person who has lived your life.

Share your life stories during multiple interviews and receive a hardcover memory book.

Without a record of your memories, the lessons you have learnt and the experiences you have had may be lost with time.

—ography offers packages for all families across three tiers of storytelling: Tale, Chronicle, and Memoir. Each tier builds on the other, creating richer, more in-depth stories for your memory book.

Let’s explore what package is right for you.

Packages overview

Tale

The perfect package for:

  • Those wanting to give a special birthday present

  • A farewell gift to longstanding and valued team members

  • A gift to yourself to share stories of your life

  • A loved one who is short on time

Chronicle

The perfect package for:

  • Adult children who want to come together to preserve their parent’s life stories

  • A founder wanting to tell the story of their business growth and expansion

  • A gift to yourself to create a keepsake of your memories and life stories

Memoir

The perfect package for:

+An everlasting gift for a significant wedding anniversary

+A retiring CEO or Director wanting to share insights and events from their life and career

+A gift to yourself, to reminisce and tell stories from your life’s journey.

The Process

While we aren’t going to give away all of our trade secrets to what makes the perfect story, this is an overview of what working with —ography on your memory book would look like:

 

Life Story Packages

Tale

After three hours of interviews the key treasured moments from your life will be transformed into your very own biography.

These memories could include significant occasions such as marriage, births, jobs, or even near-death experiences. You could also use your time with a time to share an overview of your life so far.

Our design partners will guide the creation of a hardcover book in a style that fits your preferred style, modern or traditional.

This option is perfect for capturing key messages and legacies you want your family and loved ones to carry with them and to pass on to future generations. This makes a wonderful birthday gift.

Chronicle

Chronicle is the opportunity to dive deeper into what has made you, you.

Recount unique and memorable moments from your life in six hours of interview sessions. This is the optimum about of time to discuss many memories that are at the front of mind, as well as those that are a little deeper.

You can use these sessions to remember specific periods of your life, including your family heritage and childhood or specific business ventures. It could also include lasting memories and lessons of your life from childhood to now. Our storytellers can help you decide what you would like to focus on in each session.

These memories are captured into a hardcover book for you and you and generations to come to cherish.

Memoir

Memoir offers an opportunity like no other, the chance to define your legacy for generations to come.

In this process, we not only explore your life but your heritage or whakapapa. Memoir is your journey from the angle of previous generations, right through to what you want future generations to hold dear.

Across ten hours of interviews we will focus on a multitude of periods and aspects of your life such as your ancestry, family, or career, or life lessons. Each period forms a comprehensive chapter in your Memory Book, designed completely in collaboration with your Storyteller and design partners, Studio Acht.

Your memoir is everything you want people to remember, how you want it to be remembered.

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