The Original Countdown Experience

Celebrate the days that lead to the day.

Celebrate life’s biggest milestones with a T-MinustheDay Countdown Experience, a unique way to build excitement and create lasting memories. Whether it’s a wedding, a special birthday, a graduation, or an anniversary, our countdowns make every moment feel special.

Fresh starts & new beginnings

Loved by families counting down to weddings, babies & big birthdays.

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Why the wait matters

The best part of a milestone isn’t just the day. It’s the growing anticipation that leads up to it. We turn the countdown into a gift of its own.

Every day before the moment, your person opens one card: a photo, a memory, a few words from someone who loves them. By the time the day arrives, they’ve already felt how loved they are.

Turning anticipation into celebration, one day at a time.

How It Works

Four steps to a countdown they’ll never forget.

1

Pick the moment

Choose the milestone and set the date. Wedding, birthday, graduation, retirement. If it matters, it counts.

2

Invite your people

Add family and friends. Everyone contributes the photos and messages only they could share.

3

Cards come to life

Every photo and note your people add becomes a beautiful, ready-to-treasure keepsake card, one for every day of the countdown.

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One a day, til the day

A new card drops daily. The anticipation builds, and the whole collection becomes a keepsake.

Choose your event

Every milestone deserves its own countdown.

Every celebration deserves a Countdown Experience™. Pick the moment you’re building toward. Each comes with a look tuned for the occasion.

Weddings

Count down to “I do” with notes from everyone who’ll be in the room, and many who won’t.

Start A Wedding Countdown

Birthdays

Celebrate the years: 1st, 18th, 30th, 50th, 90th. Make them all unforgettable.

Start A Birthday Countdown

Graduations

Send them into the next chapter knowing exactly how proud everyone is of how far they’ve come.

Start A Grad Countdown

Retirement

Close out a career with gratitude from colleagues, friends and family across the years.

Start A Retirement Countdown

Big Adventures

Moves, deployments, the trip of a lifetime. Mark any departure worth counting toward.

Start A Countdown

You can choose the length of your countdown 7, 14, or 21 days.

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The Real Thing

Cards they’ll keep
long after the day.

Real cards from real countdowns. Photos, hand-picked messages and signatures, each one designed to be treasured.

Better together

Bring in everyone who loves them.

Invite collaborators for the whole circle to contribute: grandparents, college roommates, the coach who changed everything. Each person adds the photos and words only they could.

Free collaborator accounts. Collaborators tap the link and add their moment in minutes.

You stay in control. Review every card, set the order, keep a surprise a surprise.

Gentle reminders. We nudge contributors so no one’s left out, without you having to chase.

New – Keepsake Books

When the countdown ends,
the story stays.

Every card from your countdown, bound into a hardcover keepsake with your favorite photo on the cover, one you’ll reach for again and again. The anticipation becomes an heirloom.

Your photo on the cover

A printed hardcover with lay-flat binding, made to last for decades.

Every card, in order

All 7, 14, or 21 days collected cover to cover.

Add it anytime

Order at checkout or after. We print & ship it to you.

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pricing

One countdown,
one simple price.

Pick how long the build-up runs. Pay once. No subscriptions, no per-card fees. Choose your countdown length:

Spark Starter

7-day countdown

$19.99


  • ✓ Meaningful last-minute gift
  • ✓ Quick to create, easy to deliver
  • ✓ Perfect when time is short, but thought still counts
  • ✓ Up to 21 different photos
  • ✓ 7 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 7 collaborators
  • ✓ Text and print delivery options

Momentum Builder

14-day countdown

$39.99


  • ✓ Ideal for events with more planning time
  • ✓ Time for more personal touches and collaboration
  • ✓ Gives space for more stories, memories, and joy
  • ✓ Up to 42 different photos
  • ✓ 14 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 14 collaborators
  • ✓ Text or print delivery options

Epic Journey

21-day countdown

$48.99


  • ✓ Best for involving lots of friends and family
  • ✓ More time to collect messages from a wider circle
  • ✓ Creates a deeply personal, extended celebration
  • ✓ Up to 63 different photos
  • ✓ 21 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 21 collaborators
  • ✓ Text or print delivery options

Spark Starter

7-day countdown

$19.99


  • ✓ Meaningful last-minute gift
  • ✓ Quick to create, easy to deliver
  • ✓ Perfect when time is short, but thought still counts
  • ✓ Up to 21 different photos
  • ✓ 7 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 7 collaborators
  • ✓ Text and print delivery options

Momentum Builder

14-day countdown

$39.99


  • ✓ Ideal for events with more planning time
  • ✓ Time for more personal touches and collaboration
  • ✓ Gives space for more stories, memories, and joy
  • ✓ Up to 42 different photos
  • ✓ 14 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 14 collaborators
  • ✓ Text or print delivery options

Epic Journey

21-day countdown

$48.99


  • ✓ Best for involving lots of friends and family
  • ✓ More time to collect messages from a wider circle
  • ✓ Creates a deeply personal, extended celebration
  • ✓ Up to 63 different photos
  • ✓ 21 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 21 collaborators
  • ✓ Text or print delivery options

Spark Starter

7-day countdown

$19.99


  • ✓ Meaningful last-minute gift
  • ✓ Quick to create, easy to deliver
  • ✓ Perfect when time is short, but thought still counts
  • ✓ Up to 21 different photos
  • ✓ 7 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 7 collaborators
  • ✓ Text and print delivery options

Momentum Builder

14-day countdown

$39.99


  • ✓ Ideal for events with more planning time
  • ✓ Time for more personal touches and collaboration
  • ✓ Gives space for more stories, memories, and joy
  • ✓ Up to 42 different photos
  • ✓ 14 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 14 collaborators
  • ✓ Text or print delivery options

Epic Journey

21-day countdown

$48.99


  • ✓ Best for involving lots of friends and family
  • ✓ More time to collect messages from a wider circle
  • ✓ Creates a deeply personal, extended celebration
  • ✓ Up to 63 different photos
  • ✓ 21 custom memento cards with photos & personalized messages
  • ✓ Invite up to 21 collaborators
  • ✓ Text or print delivery options

Celebrate Every Moment with
Custom Memento Cards.

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Why Countdown?

We believe the joy shouldn’t be saved for just one moment. Every day leading up to the special occasion deserves to be celebrated.

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Daily Cards

Customized cards delivered each day approaching an event. Invite friends and family to share in the event’s anticipation

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Turn Waiting into a Gift

For the recipient, each memento card is a daily surprise filled with excitement and connection. The cards can form a keepsake memento book to be treasured forever.

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Keep the Memories Alive

Make the countdown last forever with a printed Memento Book—your countdown cards + guest messages in one place. Way better than a plain guest book you’ll never look at again. Ever.

Celebrate Begin creating your
customizable memento countdown!

Get In Touch

We’re here to make it easy for you!

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PO Box 30157
Spokane WA 99223

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