Personalized Custom Long Distance Best Friend Shirt

When your person now lives a few states away, this is the shirt that says it.

The personalized custom long distance best friend shirt prints your favorite hug photo in black and white, with MILES APART above it and CLOSE AT HEART below, both in tall white letters. Get two and wear them on the same day from different time zones.

Upload your hug photo

A moving away present with one exact moment on it

The sample photo was taken at an airport arrivals sign. One friend still has a hand on her rolling suitcase, and they’re both laughing into each other’s shoulders. That reunion moment is what this layout was made for.

Your photo could be the goodbye at the gate, the last night in your shared apartment, or the first hug after a year apart.

We switch the picture to grayscale and crop it to the frame, so a shot where both faces are clear works best. Tight hugs crop better than wide group pictures.

Who do people order a long distance best friend shirt for?

She’s usually the one staying behind, the friend who helped pack the U-Haul and is dreading the first Friday night alone. She’s already planned the care package and the long voice memo, and wants something her best friend can actually wear in the new city.

Your best friend, before the move

Hand it over on her last night in town, so it’s the first thing she unpacks in the new apartment instead of a box she opens in March.

A college roommate on the other coast

Her birthday lands three hours behind yours, and a shirt with your old dorm hug says more than a midnight text.

A sister away at grad school

When she’s buried in finals far from home, a crewneck with your goodbye photo from the airport gives her something warm to study in.

The two of you, as a pair

Each of you orders one with the same picture, which means you both show up to the reunion trip wearing it.

Send her this shirt

Ordering it

Pick tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie and her size.
Choose a shirt color.
Upload your hug photo. It replaces the airport sample on the listing.
Skip the wording. MILES APART and CLOSE AT HEART are fixed, so the text box is only for notes, like which photo to use if you sent a few.

What to send when your best friend moves away

Moving away presents end up as a frame sitting in a box
Video calls never feel like the friendship you had in person
Birthdays across time zones shrink into a late text and a gift card

Friends who move apart want proof the friendship didn’t leave with the furniture. Your real hug photo, toned black and white, sits between MILES APART and CLOSE AT HEART in tall white letters, so the words say it and the picture is unmistakably you two.

A completed order: the Denver airport hug uploaded, her address entered at checkout, one Medium crewneck.

Fit and fabric

For mild weather, the Comfort Colors 1717 tee is garment-dyed, 6.1 oz, 100% ring-spun cotton with a relaxed unisex fit, S to 4XL.

If her new city is colder, the Comfort Colors 1566 crewneck (80/20 cotton-poly fleece, S to 3XL) or the Comfort Colors 1567 hoodie (preshrunk, lined hood with matching drawcord, pouch pocket, S to 2XL) will help.

Fleece fits relaxed at true size, and cozier for her new winter if you go one or two sizes up. See the size guide if you’re guessing her size from memory. She might also like the Comfort Colors 6014 long sleeve, which comes S to 3XL.

The hug photo can also be printed on the 9018 youth tee in XS to XL or the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie in 2T to 5/6T.

Order by December 5, 2026 for Christmas delivery in the US.
Free US shipping on 2 or more items, or on any order of $75 or more.
A single item ships for a flat $5.99.
Misprinted or the wrong item? Send a photo within 15 days of delivery and we replace it or refund you.

Start your matching pair

Getting it to her city

We print it in the USA in 1 to 3 business days, then USPS takes 3 to 5 business days with tracking to reach any US address. Read the shipping details for more.

Can I mail it straight to her door?

Yes. Enter her address at checkout and it goes directly to her. We deliver to US addresses only.

Does the photo have to be taken at an airport?

Not at all. Any hug or close photo of the two of you works, from a porch goodbye to a concert selfie.

She loves a pop star. Can we put the singer in the hug photo?

No. Only real photos of you and your people. We won’t print a celebrity, a rapper or anyone famous, and we also turn down logos, brands, team marks and cartoon characters. An order with that kind of image is canceled and every cent refunded.

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