Some people roll into a new calendar year with an enviable, relaxed ease. They slide into January 1 without a hangover and without New Year’s resolutions – for if they need to make a change in their life, they’ll get to it with zero fuss or procrastination. Not us.
We need order, regimen and to set goals in order to get through another 365 days relatively unscathed. After all, pre-lockdown life was busy enough – in a post-lockdown world, the frenzied desire to socialise is more intense than ever, with a fear of missing out hanging over our heads at all times.
As much as we’d like to be cool, calm and collected all of the time, not all of us can be. Some of us need to bring an analytical, type A personality year-on-year. How else do you think those 15-year school reunions happen? Or that surprise birthday was organised? Or those Secret Santa festivities were able to take place within the friendship group? Planning makes the world go round, and some of us must step up to the plate and take the reins each new calendar year.
What better way to ensure strategic, fastidious and organised planning than with a dedicated physical calendar? One that helps you to truly visualise the weeks and months ahead, etching planned events into your memory with a permanent marker. Further to that, what better way to inspire bigger, better and more frequent celebrations and social events than with a calendar that takes you through all the brilliant memories you made the year before?
Personalised photo calendars are no longer limited to the realms of your grandparents’ kitchen. With more high-quality, contemporary and customisable options on the market than ever, there’s no excuse not to get one ordered in time for January 2024. Plus, they make brilliant gifts for all occasions – grandparents especially.
We’ve rounded up a selection of the best places to purchase a customisable photo calendar in time for the new year. Keep scrolling for more.
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A2 Large Photo Calendar
For photography enthusiasts who are looking to do more than just plan their upcoming year, show off all your best snaps from the year before with Photobox’s largest-ever A2 Calendar. Though this calendar only comes in a landscape format, you can fiddle around with a variety of different photo layouts to find your perfect composition and background colour. Choose your start month and enjoy reminiscing throughout the coming year with brilliant photos printed on thick 250gsm satin-finish paper.
Buy now £44.99, Photobox
Easel Desk Calendar - Portrait
A lightweight, miniature option to brighten up your desk, this chic and sleek easel calendar is available in both landscape and portrait forms. The high-quality, thick card is finished with a soft matte coating to ensure each photocard stays upright, and the entire 12x17cm calendar is housed in a lovely gift box. Customise your calendar by choosing from over 40 different colourful backgrounds, two personalised grids, a variety of different layouts, the start month and the header font.
Buy now £21.99, Photobox
Personalised Photo Diary - Standard & Large
Our third and final option from the maestros over at Photobox, this slightly alternative option nevertheless offers ultra-personalised 365-day planning for calendar enthusiasts. Rather than going for a classic, wall-mounted calendar – a customised pocket calendar for day-to-day organisation might suit the detail-orientated and nostalgic far better. Printed on standard 135gsm paper with an option to add one new photo into the mix per week.
Buy now £13.99, Photobox
Personalised Floral Wall Calendar Flower Bouquet
Though Optimal Print offers a myriad of attractive, customisable photo calendar designs, this contemporary Matisse-inspired floral bouquet design is by far our favourite. Select a squared, medium or large portrait design with either a black or white background. Choose your start month and enjoy the quality of premium 250gsm with every 30-odd days that pass.
Buy now £19.90, Optimal Print
Family Planner
Yearly family planners are a fantastic way to keep your entire Brady Bunch in good order, and with no excuse to forget birthdays, chores and more. Available in a range of pre-designed formats, simply pop in your favourite family photos and choose how many columns of names you’d like displayed.
Buy now £13.19, Bonusprint
Fruit List View Kitchen Calendar
Slim, budget-friendly and stylish, ASDA Photo’s kitchen calendar is ideal for those who can’t stand clutter but adore a bit of organisation. Pin it to your fridge with a magnetic hanger and enjoy the kitschy fruit-adorned design and your favourite featured monthly photos. Printed on high-quality, 250gsm paper and you can add extra text to important dates.
Buy now £9.00, ASDA Photo
Desk Calendars
Available in two different sizes, these pyramid calendars from Vistaprint are a pretty and practical desk accessory whether you WFH or in an office. Plus, these calendars are FSC-certified which means that they’re made from responsibly forested materials.
Buy now £8.78, Vistaprint
