Gift guide

Personalized gifts for your best friend

The best gifts for a best friend are built on what only the two of you share: inside jokes, old photos, places you went, things you got through together. Here are personal ideas at every budget, with how to make each one.

1. A portrait of the two of you

   One portrait of you and your best friend together, in a style like 1920s art deco, film noir or watercolor.

   How to do it: On Twofold, choose your best friend, pick a style and add one photo of each of you. Everyone pictured must be an adult who agreed to be painted. Paint the two of you

2. A letter about your friendship

   How you met, what they've helped you through, what you hope for the next ten years.

   How to do it: Write it by hand; it's the part they'll keep.

3. A playlist of your years

   Songs from every era of your friendship, in order.

   How to do it: Add a short note for each song about where you were.

4. A photo book of the two of you

   Your best photos together, from the earliest to the latest.

   How to do it: Ask mutual friends and family for photos you don't have.

5. An inside-joke gift

   Something that only makes sense to the two of you.

   How to do it: The sillier, the better; add a card that explains nothing.

6. An experience together

   A class, a concert, a day trip or a dinner you plan for both of you.

   How to do it: Put the plan in a card with a date you've already agreed on.

7. A recipe from your shared history

   The dish from your first apartment, a trip or a family dinner, written out by hand.

   How to do it: Cook it together, or frame the handwritten card.

8. A matching keepsake

   Two of the same thing, one for each of you: bracelets, mugs or prints.

   How to do it: Engrave a date or a place that matters to you both.

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Updated October 12, 2026