Valentine's Day
Star map gifts for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day has a hard deadline and a crowded field of near-identical gifts. A star map avoids both problems: it is specific to one night that belongs to the two of you, and because it is a digital print it arrives immediately, even if you have left it late.
Which night to choose
The map is only as good as the date behind it. These are the choices that work best for Valentine's Day.
Your first date
More specific than the relationship as a whole, and usually a date you both actually agree on.
The night you met
The unplanned one. It tends to land harder than any of the deliberate milestones.
A Valentine's you spent apart
Long-distance couples often pick a night one of them was travelling — the map is drawn from a single horizon, so choose whose.
When to order
Genuinely last-minute-proof. The digital print arrives within minutes, so this works at 6pm on the 13th as well as it does in January — and because it needs a date that matters to both of you, it never reads as a panic purchase.
How file delivery works →Designs for Valentine's Day
Every design takes any date — these are the ones that suit Valentine's Day best.
What to write on it
Every star map carries a title line and a short message beneath the date and place. These are the lines people use most for Valentine's Day — or write your own.
- “The Night We Met”
- “Our First Night”
- “You & Me, Under These Stars”
- “Still My Favourite Night”
Selling valentine's day star maps?
Print shops and online sellers use the same editor to make personalised star maps for their own customers. Every file includes a commercial licence to sell the prints.
Cry Me Art for print businesses →Valentine's Day star maps — common questions
- How late can I order a star map for Valentine's Day?
- There is no deadline. Every order is a digital print delivered within minutes of checkout, so a star map works at 6pm on 13 February as well as it does in January. If you want something physical to hand over, have the file printed locally — many print shops do it while you wait.
- What is a good Valentine's date to use if we have been together for years?
- The night you met usually works better than an anniversary, because it is the one neither of you chose. If that date is uncertain, the first date or the night you moved in are both stronger than a generic anniversary.
More answers on the full FAQ.
Make a star map for Valentine's Day
Pick the night, the place and the words. See your star map before you pay.
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