For the places your love became visible

One honeymoon. One heirloom.

Marigold Cartography creates custom honeymoon story prints: archival wall art that maps your route, photos, private landmarks, and remembered details into one composed piece.

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Free consultation · from $295 · no payment today

  • Proof before print
  • Archival fine-art paper
  • Free US shipping
  • Worldwide delivery available
A framed Marigold Cartography honeymoon print — a custom illustrated map of Tuscany and Cinque Terre with the couple's route, photos, and names — styled on a console table
A studio sample · Mara & Theo, Tuscany & Cinque Terre

Designed With You

A real video call with the studio — never a fill-in-the-blank template

Archival Fine Art

Museum-grade paper, made to outlast the trip

Approve Before We Print

Revision rounds included — nothing ships until you love it

Shipped Worldwide

Free US shipping · worldwide delivery available

If you're comparing custom maps

Choose the map that matches the kind of memory.

There are beautiful instant map posters for one location. Marigold is for couples who want the whole honeymoon held together: route, photos, private landmarks, story, proof, and archival production.

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Instant map poster

Best for one place

A fast, lower-cost gift when the location itself is the point: a hometown, venue, first apartment, or favorite city.

Wedding direction map

Best for guests

A practical illustrated map for invitations, welcome bags, or venue wayfinding before the wedding day.

Marigold story print

Best for the trip you lived

A founder-led commission that turns your honeymoon route, photos, and tiny remembered details into a finished piece for your home.

Why the name

Not a map of where you went. A map of what stayed.

Marigold Cartography treats a honeymoon like emotional geography: the route matters, but so do the private landmarks — the table where you lingered, the road you almost missed, the small detail only the two of you would recognize.

Marigold

The warmth you bring home: gold light, celebration, memory, and the feeling of something lovingly kept.

Cartography

The craft of locating meaning. Not just countries and roads, but the places your love became visible.

Together

A composed print that charts the honeymoon as you lived it — route, photos, words, symbols, and the little truths that make it yours.

How it works

Every piece starts with a conversation.

Here's what that looks like.

A flat-lay of the design process: a consultation notebook, the couple's honeymoon photos, a map sketch, an iPad showing the digital composition, and a row of paint-palette swatches

  1. Tell us your story

    Fill out a short intake form about your trip — the route, the photos, the story you keep retelling, the moment that made it real. This isn't a logistics checklist. It's the foundation of your design.

  2. We talk

    A short video call with the founder. You'll describe the trip in your own words. We'll talk about what you want to see on the wall and what the piece should feel like to look at ten years from now.

  3. Your design takes shape

    Using your photos, your route, and the details from our conversation, we design a fully custom composition — not a map with your names dropped into a fixed outline. You'll see your first full concept within about a week of the call — never weeks of silence — and we refine from there.

  4. Printed and delivered

    Once you approve the final design, it's printed on archival fine art paper and shipped to your door in a rigid protective tube with a personal note.

A gift that keeps the trip

The first anniversary is paper.

Tradition gives the first year paper — and there's no more lasting version of it than the honeymoon, mapped. A Marigold commission is a quiet, unforgettable gift: from one partner to the other, or from the people who watched them fall in love.

For your partner

The paper anniversary, the homecoming surprise, or “I had this made for us.” We can hold the design quietly until the date you choose.

As a wedding gift

Parents, family, and friends commission Marigold pieces for the couple. We send a gift certificate with a personal note, and the couple completes their intake whenever they're ready.

No deadline pressure

Reserve a commission before the honeymoon even happens. There's no payment until after the consultation — so a gift can be given long before the design begins.

Giving it for a date?

First anniversary, the holidays, a birthday, a homecoming — reach out at least six weeks ahead and we'll make sure there's time to design, revise, and ship. Cutting it close? Say so and we'll tell you honestly what's possible — or send a gift certificate so the gift is ready now and the design begins whenever they are.

Give a Marigold commission →

Mention it's a gift in your inquiry and we'll arrange a gift certificate.

Why trust a new studio

A small studio, and a real promise.

“Marigold is a small, founder-led studio. Every piece is designed personally — on a real call with you, then custom made for your trip. Never outsourced, never dropped into a template.”

— The studio behind Marigold Cartography

The Marigold Promise

  • Designed with youA real conversation before anything is designed.
  • Proof before printYou approve the final piece before it is ever printed.
  • Revisions includedEvery tier includes revision rounds — we adjust until it's right.
  • No payment todayYour consultation is free; nothing is owed until after we talk.
Commission a piece

Three ways to work together.

The difference between tiers isn't paper size — it's the depth of the collaboration, the number of elements we include, and how much time we spend getting every detail right.

Signature

$295 16×20 archival print

Best forA clean route-and-photo piece with a clear story and a shorter timeline.

The complete Marigold experience for couples who know what they want. A custom-designed composition with your route, your photos, and your names and date.

  • The Story Consultation — a 15-minute video call
  • First design concept within about a week of the call
  • Custom route layer + 2–3 photo elements
  • One revision round
  • Delivered in 14 business days after approval
Begin Your Signature Piece →

Heirloom

$495 20×30 fine art print

Best forA layered honeymoon with several stops, meaningful photos, and personal symbols.

For the trip that deserves every detail. A fully custom composition with custom-illustrated elements — the flowers, the coastline, the animal you saw on the road that you still talk about.

  • The Story Consultation — a 30-minute video call
  • First design concept within about a week of the call
  • Fully custom composition (not a fill-in-the-blank template)
  • 4–6 photo elements + custom-illustrated details
  • Bespoke color palette from your photos
  • Two revision rounds
  • Delivered in 21 business days after approval
Begin Your Heirloom Piece →

Bespoke

$895 24×36 archival print

Best forA complex route, high-detail gift, or statement piece that needs deeper art direction.

The fullest version of what this studio makes. Complete art direction, unlimited photo elements, two consultations, and an optional companion piece for the couple who wants to get it exactly right.

  • Two Story Consultations (60-min discovery + 30-min review)
  • First design concept within about a week of the discovery call
  • Fully bespoke art direction
  • Unlimited photo elements + custom-illustrated route details
  • Optional 8×10 companion print + gift packaging
  • Three revision rounds
  • Delivered in 30 business days after approval
Begin Your Bespoke Piece →
  • Consult firstNo payment until after we talk through the piece.
  • Approve firstNothing is printed until you approve the final proof.
  • Ship safelyDomestic US shipping is included; international is quoted before payment.
  • Gift readyGift certificates and personal notes are available.

The sizes, to scale

16×20"Signature
20×30"Heirloom
24×36"Bespoke

Finishing options

  • Archival fine-art print included with every tier
  • Framed delivery available
  • Three gallery frame finishes — natural oak, walnut, matte black
  • Sizes and framing confirmed with you after your consultation

The Marigold promiseYou see it and love it before you ever pay the balance: your consultation is free, every tier includes revision rounds, and nothing is printed until you approve the final proof.

Not sure which tier is right? Fill out the intake form and we'll talk through it on the call. There's no commitment until after your consultation.

Frequently asked

A few things couples ask.

How is this different from the custom maps I see on Etsy?

Most map shops sell a template — the same outline, your names and coordinates dropped in. Every Marigold piece is composed as emotional geography: route, photos, illustrated details, color palette, layout, and the private landmarks that made the trip yours. There's a real video conversation with the founder before any design begins. That's the whole point.

When should we order — before or after the honeymoon?

After. The design works best with the photos and stories from your actual trip. That said, many couples reserve a slot ahead of time as a self-gift or a present from a parent — pay only after the consultation.

Do you ship outside the United States?

Yes — shipping is available worldwide. International rates and timing are quoted with your order. Domestic US shipping is included in every tier.

What if our trip wasn't a "destination" honeymoon?

Even better. The most meaningful pieces aren't always Santorini — they're the cabin in the Catskills, the cross-country drive, the unfussy three-day stay somewhere the two of you needed to be. The design responds to what mattered to you, not to a postcard.

How long does the whole thing take?

From submitted intake to final print: about 3–5 weeks depending on the tier. You'll see your first full design concept within about a week of the call, then we refine from there. After you approve, Signature ships in 14 business days, Heirloom in 21, and Bespoke in 30. If you have an anniversary deadline, mention it in the intake — we'll plan around it.

Can you have it ready by a specific date?

Often, yes — but tell us early. For a first anniversary, the holidays, or a birthday, reach out at least six weeks ahead so there's time to talk, design, revise, and ship. If the date is tight, mention it and we'll tell you honestly what's possible — or send a gift certificate so the gift arrives on time while the couple completes their design afterward.

When do we pay?

Not today. The first step is a free consultation so we can understand the trip and confirm the right tier. If you decide to move forward, a 50% deposit starts the design work and the remaining balance is due before printing.

What if we don't love the proof?

Every tier includes revision rounds — one for Signature, two for Heirloom, three for Bespoke. The proof stage is exactly when we adjust. Nothing is printed until you approve it.

Can we send our own photos? How many?

Yes — your photos are the foundation of the design. Signature uses 2–3, Heirloom 4–6, Bespoke unlimited. You can upload up to 3 favorites in the intake; after the call, we'll ask for the full set in a private Google Drive folder. Phone photos are completely fine.

What happens after we submit the inquiry?

You'll see the booking link right away after the form sends, and we'll also reply within one business day. The call is the first creative step: we talk through your route, timing, gift needs, photos, and which tier makes sense.

Is this a good gift for someone else's honeymoon?

A wonderful one — first anniversary, wedding gift, or parents gifting a child. We'll send a gift certificate with a personal note, and the couple completes the intake at their pace.

Ready to start?

Begin with a conversation.

It takes about a minute. Tell us who you are and where you went — then we'll send a link to book your consultation. The deeper questions about your trip come after the call, once we're designing together.

There's no payment yet. Just a quick note, then a conversation.

  • 15–30 minutesA relaxed video or phone call with the studio
  • No pressureNo payment until after we've talked it through
  • Just the beginningThe deep creative questions come later, together
Request your consultation

Takes about 1 minute. We'll reply within one business day, and you can book the consultation as soon as this sends.

A country, a city, a route — whatever's easiest. We'll get the details on the call.

Marigold Cartography responds to all intake forms within one business day.