A welcome for the little one
Every wish for the little one, in one film
Guests scan a QR code and record a message for the parents-to-be and baby — advice, blessings, and love. Within 24 hours you receive a keepsake film to share when they’re older.
Try it like a guest — see the demo →
Picture it
Something better than advice
Expectant parents receive an enormous amount of unsolicited advice and remember almost none of it fondly. Ask guests for a story from their own first year instead and you get the same wisdom without the instruction.
A message to the child
The most rewatched messages are the ones addressed to the child rather than the parents. They are strange to record and they are the entire point fifteen years later.
Virtual and hybrid showers
Half the guest list often lives somewhere else, and a shower held over video leaves nothing behind once the call ends. A link gives remote guests something that outlasts the afternoon.
A time capsule
Everything else from a shower is consumed, worn or outgrown within a year. This is the only part of the day that becomes more valuable as time passes.
How it works
Place the QR code
On the gift table, the dessert station, or the invitation.
Guests scan & record
No app to install. They scan and record a message straight from their phone.
Receive the film
Within 24 hours you receive a beautifully edited keepsake film, plus each individual video.
Messages worth keeping for eighteen years
Ask for a story, not advice
Baby showers run on advice, and expectant parents are drowning in it by the time the day arrives. Ask a room to record their best tip and you will get sleep training opinions, feeding opinions, and a first-time mother who feels slightly worse than before.
The same people, asked “what surprised you most about your first year?”, will tell a story instead. The wisdom is still in there, but it arrives as experience rather than instruction, and it is far easier to hear.
This one change is the difference between a film that gets watched once and one that gets kept.
Some messages should be for the child
Most guests will speak to the parents, which is natural since the parents are standing right there. But the messages families replay years later are the ones addressed to the child directly, recorded before anyone knew who they would turn out to be.
Put it on the sign as a second option: “say something to them for when they are eighteen.” Roughly a third of guests will take it, and those are the clips that make the film worth having.
Virtual and hybrid showers
A shower held over video leaves nothing behind. The call ends and the afternoon is gone, which is exactly what a scattered family loses out on.
Sending the link with the invitation lets remote guests record on their own time, in better light and without twenty people listening. Those messages are often longer and more considered than the ones recorded in a crowded living room.
Second and third babies
Later children rarely get a shower, and they very rarely get anything comparable to the first child’s album. Parents notice this, and it quietly bothers them for years.
A collection does not need a party behind it. A link shared in a family group over a fortnight produces the same film, with no venue, no catering and no host to organise.
Where to put the code
The gift table is the obvious place and the worst one, because guests arrive there carrying something and leave immediately. Put it where people sit down: the dessert table, the seats themselves, or wherever the games happen.
And have the host mention it once, out loud. Showers where nobody announces it collect a fraction of what they could.
When to set up & how to share
When to activate your space
Set up your space about a week before — add the parents’ names, choose sweet or warm music, and print your QR code.
Spread the QR code as widely as you can
- ✓Place the QR code on the gift table and near the food.
- ✓Add it to the invitation, especially for a virtual shower.
- ✓Send the QR code and link to your guest list through WhatsApp, SMS, or a private group chat so those who can’t attend in person — even at a virtual shower — can still record.
- ✓Ask the host to invite everyone to record a message.
Put it on your signage and send it privately to your guest list — WhatsApp, group chats, SMS — so even the people who can’t be there in person add their video.
What you receive
Made for your event
Questions
Is this nice for a virtual baby shower?
It works particularly well, because a video call leaves nothing behind once it ends. Share the link with the invitation and remote guests record on their own time, which usually produces longer and more considered messages.
What should we ask guests to say?
Ask for a story rather than advice. “What surprised you most about your first year?” gives the parents the same wisdom without the instruction, and expectant parents have usually had all the advice they can take by the day of the shower.
Can guests record a message for the baby rather than the parents?
Yes, and these are the clips families rewatch most. Add it to your sign as an option: “say something to them for when they are eighteen.” Around a third of guests will do it.
Can we do this without a party?
Yes. Share the link in a family group chat over a week or two and you get the same film with no venue and no host. This is common for second and third babies, who rarely get a shower of their own.
Where should we put the QR code?
Somewhere people are already sitting — the dessert table, the seats, or where the games happen. The gift table looks like the obvious spot but guests pass through it in seconds.
Do guests need to install anything?
No. They scan the code and record in their browser. No app, no account, no sign-up.
How long can each message be?
Up to 60 seconds per guest, which is enough for one story told properly.
When will the parents-to-be get the film?
Within 24 hours of the collection closing, along with every individual video to download and keep.
Does this work outside the United States?
Yes — anywhere in the world. Nothing ships to you: your QR code is delivered online the moment you pay, and your guests record in their phone’s browser. It works the same in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, across Europe and anywhere else. Prices are shown in US dollars and your card is charged the equivalent in your own currency.
What language is it in?
The recording page, your dashboard and the wording in your film are in English. Your guests can speak whatever language they like — nothing is transcribed or translated, so their message appears exactly as they recorded it.