The Art of the Handwritten Note: An Essential Touch to Luxury Gifting

There's something that happens when you receive a handwritten note. Before you've even read a word, you know someone stopped and took the time to write to you specifically. That feeling is rare now, and that's exactly why it matters and we we'll always offer the option of a handwritten note with your gifts.

The Extra Effort

A text takes seconds. An email, maybe a minute. A handwritten note requires intention; you have to think about what you want to say, and then you have to commit it to paper. Recipients feel that. There's an intimacy to handwriting that digital communication simply can't replicate, and in a luxury gifting context, that intimacy is the point.

A Lasting Reminder

We love a lasting gift, but we understand that sometimes a gift full of gourmet food and snacks is a great fit for your recipient. In that case, those items are enjoyed but not lasting. But a genuinely moving handwritten note? That gets kept, put on the fridge, placed in a drawer or a keepsake box to be rediscovered and to remind them of your sentiment for years to come.

Personalization with Meaning

Personalization is an important part of luxury gifting, from engraved monograms to embroidered baby names. We love those extra touches, but a handwritten note is personal in a more fundamental way: it says something specific about this recipient, from the person sending it, at this moment. That's not something you can template.

While we're happy to design and print your notecards, every gift that leaves our studio includes the option of a handwritten note - written by a real person on our team - whether your order is a single curated gift from our shop or a high-volume corporate delivery. It's one of the details that sets us apart and one we will never automate.