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Make time together mean more.

A 52-Card Experience Deck for Newlyweds

Follow the deck in its curated order over the first year of marriage, one card a week, through out-of-the-ordinary dates, simple adventures, new traditions, and meaningful ways to show up for each other. Each experience is designed to strengthen the friendship at the heart of marriage, helping build the foundation for a lasting connection.

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Not just another couples card deck.

A more meaningful way to spend time together, all year long.

Typical Couples Decks
Our First Year
01: The cards

Familiar questions and date ideas

The same surface-level conversations and ordinary activities you’ve already tried or could find online.

Surface-level conversations and ordinary activities you’ve already tried or could find online.

Instead

More ways to connect

A creative mix of meaningful conversations, new experiences, unique dates, shared traditions, and simple ways to show up for each other.

Meaningful conversations, new experiences, unique dates, shared traditions, and simple ways to show up for each other.

02: The experience

Random, yet predictable

Cards may be drawn at random, but when every card follows the same format, the deck quickly becomes repetitive.

Cards are drawn at random, but the same format can quickly become repetitive.

Instead

Every week is a wildcard

The deck follows a curated order, but the experience keeps changing. Some cards send you out on a date. Others help you start a tradition, try something new, or better understand each other. You never know what the next week will bring.

The order is curated, but the experience keeps changing. One week might be a date; the next, a tradition, a new experience, or a deeper way to understand each other.

03: The box

Easy to put away and forget

A card box that gets tucked into a drawer after use and eventually forgotten.

A card box that gets tucked into a drawer after use.

Instead

Made to stay within sight

A display-worthy box designed to live on your coffee table, bookshelf, or nightstand, so you remember to use it each week.

A display-worthy box for your coffee table, bookshelf, or nightstand, so you remember to use it each week.

Make time together mean more.

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Our First Year newlywed card deck cards and box in carboard gift box.

For after 'I do.'

A gift they won't forget.

Choose it together, add it to your registry, or gift it to someone you love. Our First Year gives newlyweds something meaningful to look forward to every week.

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Our Mission

We believe the foundation of a strong marriage is a strong friendship.

Friendships are built in everyday moments through conversation, laughter, shared experiences, and simply making time for one another. We created our collection to help couples experience more of those moments and strengthen the friendship at the heart of marriage.

Our First Year - Preorder Only

Our First Year - Preorder Only

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We believe the foundation of a strong marriage is a strong friendship.

Friendships are built in everyday moments through conversation, laughter, shared experiences, and simply making time for one another. We created our collection to help couples experience more of those moments and strengthen the friendship at the heart of their connection.