A love letter that travels through years
On the wedding day, the words hit hard. Capsül keeps them and gives them back at the right moment: on your anniversary.
On the wedding day, the two people it's all about are the ones who talk to each other least. With Capsül, a message written that day can wait for your first anniversary, or your tenth, and arrive by email on the planned date. Here's what holds up over time, and three messages from couples and their wedding party.
The wedding day
You each write to the other. You'll read them on your first anniversary.
Five years in
A message written at the start, rediscovered five years later. The effect is guaranteed.
Silver anniversary
Twenty-five years takes planning. Write to each other now, for 25 years from now.
From the witnesses
The witnesses write a capsül to the couple. Delivered on the first anniversary.
What should a wedding message for later say?
What will be forgotten in two years, not what's already in the photos. The vows and the dress get filmed from every angle.
What disappears is everything else. The row over the seating plan. The fit of giggles during the photos, for a reason nobody can remember. What you were thinking while you waited outside the registry office, palms sweating.
A specific promise beats an eternal one. "I'll leave you the last slice of cake" can be checked. "Forever" can't be checked for quite a while.
When should it arrive?
On the first anniversary for a message that still feels close, on the tenth for a real gap. Five years works well in between: long enough for a house move, maybe a child, a few new habits.
Without buying anything, a capsül lasts 180 days, which doesn't even cover the first year. The first pack goes up to a year, the Prestige pack up to ten. For a silver wedding anniversary, you'll need to add extension years.
You can each write separately. Two capsüls, one date, and neither of you reads the other's before the day.
If the blank page is the problem, this writing guide helps you get going. And some capsule openings show what time does to words.
What do couples actually write?
Rarely vows. More often details from the day, and predictions. Three examples to adapt.
Amy, It's two in the morning, and you're asleep in your dress because nobody could undo the buttons down the back. Your cousin had a go with a fork. It's been a year. Did we ever send the thank-you cards? I bet we didn't. I promised in front of the registrar to leave you the last slice of cake. I'm confirming it in writing. Except lemon drizzle. Joe
Ten years. Still snoring? I've slept with earplugs since the honeymoon, so don't change a thing.
Dear Jess and Dan, We wrote this on the tablecloth during pudding, then copied it out the next day, because the tablecloth went back to the hire company. Our predictions, to be checked today: Dan still hasn't put up the living room shelf. Jess makes her mother-in-law's lasagne, only better, and nobody tells her mother-in-law. You've got a dog. It's called Biscuit. If we got the lot right, you owe us dinner. If we got the lot wrong, it's on us. Ollie and Becca
Common questions
What should you write to your partner for your first wedding anniversary?
What you've lived through that year, with places and dates: the first flat, the first proper row. If you're writing on the wedding day itself, describe the day from where you were standing, the bits nobody else saw. A year later, that's exactly what the other person will have forgotten.
Can you schedule a message for your tenth wedding anniversary?
Yes. The Prestige pack keeps a capsül for up to ten years, to the day, and extensions at €1 a year stretch that to fifty years in total. The day before it opens, your partner gets an email letting them know, then the link on your anniversary. The text itself is fixed the moment you send it.
Can the best man or maid of honour write a capsül for the couple?
Yes, and the end of the evening is a good time for it: everyone has a story to hand. From the first pack upwards, a single capsül can go to both of them, since it takes up to three recipients. Each gets their own link, valid on the same date.
Can the other person read the message before the date?
No. Until the date comes round, the link only shows the capsül's title, with a countdown. The text and photos stay hidden. So pick a title that gives nothing away, or just enough to make them curious.