A living tribute
Their story, in the voices that loved them
Invite everyone to share a memory, a story, a quiet goodbye. Guests scan a QR code and record a video message from their phone — and you receive a beautifully edited tribute film within 24 hours.
Try it like a guest — see the demo →
Picture it
At the service
Loved ones step aside for a minute and record a memory at their own pace, without standing up in front of a room. The people who would never take a microphone are often the ones who speak most freely to a phone.
From those who can’t attend
Illness, distance and short notice keep people away from funerals more than from any other gathering. The same link lets them record from home, and their message sits in the film beside everyone who was in the room.
Stories worth keeping
Colleagues, neighbours and old friends hold stories the family has never heard. A service is usually the only occasion they are all in one place, and those stories leave with them unless someone asks.
A film to return to
Grief has no schedule. Families rarely watch the film the week it arrives; they open it months later, on a birthday or an anniversary, when they want to hear the voice again.
How it works
Place the QR code
On memory cards, the welcome table, or the order of service — wherever loved ones gather.
Loved ones scan & record
No app to install. They scan and record a memory straight from their phone — at the service or from afar.
Receive the tribute film
Within 24 hours you receive a beautifully edited film of every message, plus each individual video to keep.
Collecting memories at a service, gently
Asking without intruding
The worry families raise first is that asking people to record will feel like a demand at the worst possible moment. In practice the opposite tends to happen. Mourners often arrive wanting to say something to the family and finding no natural opening, and a card on a table gives them one they can take or leave.
What matters is that it is offered rather than announced. A small sign near the guest book or on the welcome table lets people come to it in their own time. Being handed a phone by a relative and asked to speak is a different experience entirely, and not a kind one.
What to ask people to say
Left with no prompt, most people say they are sorry for your loss, which the family has already heard forty times that afternoon. It is the honest instinct of someone who does not know what else to offer.
A single written question changes what you get. “Tell us about a time he made you laugh.” “What did she teach you without meaning to?” “How did you meet?” These invite a story rather than a condolence, and stories are what the family cannot reconstruct on their own.
One family we saw asked only this: “What did you know about her that we might not?” The film that came back contained a decade of her working life that her children had never heard described.
When to set it up
Most families open the space a day or two before the service, which leaves time to print cards and send the link to relatives who cannot travel. There is no requirement to have everything decided; the name and a piece of music are enough to begin.
The collection closes the day after the event by default. If your family needs longer, because relatives are travelling or because people simply are not ready that week, write to us and we will extend it. That request is common and easy to accommodate.
For the people who cannot be there
Funerals are arranged in days, not months. Someone is always mid-flight, in hospital, or on the far side of a border, and their absence is often felt more sharply than at any other kind of gathering.
Sharing the link privately, through a family group or a message, lets them record from wherever they are. Nothing in the finished film marks out who attended and who did not, which matters more to the people who could not come than they usually say.
What families do with the film
Very few watch it in the first week. It arrives, it is downloaded, and it sits until someone is ready. That is normal, and it is worth telling relatives so nobody feels they are grieving incorrectly.
What we hear afterwards is that it gets opened on anniversaries and birthdays, and that grandchildren watch it years later to hear a voice they were too young to remember. Download the film and the individual clips to your own storage the week they arrive, as you would with any online service.
When to set up & how to share
When to activate your space
Set up the space whenever you’re ready — add the name, choose gentle or peaceful music, and share the QR code with the family.
Spread the QR code as widely as you can
- ✓Print the QR code on memory cards or the order of service.
- ✓Place it on the welcome table at the service.
- ✓Send the QR code and link to family and friends through WhatsApp, a private family group, or SMS so anyone who can’t attend — near or far — can still contribute a memory.
- ✓If the family needs longer than the day itself, write to us and we can extend the collection window.
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 tribute
Questions
Is this appropriate for a memorial?
Yes. Many families find that recording spoken memories is a gentle way to grieve together and to preserve a loved one’s legacy in the voices that knew them. Nothing is public, and nobody is required to take part.
Isn’t it intrusive to ask people at a funeral?
It is offered rather than asked. A card or a small sign lets people come to it when they are ready, and most mourners are looking for a way to say something to the family. What feels intrusive is being handed a phone in person, which is exactly what this avoids.
What should we ask people to talk about?
Give one specific prompt rather than leaving it open. A question such as “tell us about a time he made you laugh” or “how did you meet?” invites a story, where an open invitation usually produces a condolence the family has already heard many times.
Can family who can’t attend contribute?
Yes. Share the same link with anyone, anywhere, and they can record from their phone. Their message joins the collection, and the finished film does not distinguish between those who attended and those who could not.
How long do we have to collect messages?
The collection closes the day after the service by default. If your family needs longer, write to us and we can extend the window — it is a common request and we are glad to accommodate it.
What exactly do we receive?
One edited tribute film, delivered within 24 hours of the collection closing, plus every individual video message to download and keep.
How long can each message be?
Up to 60 seconds per person. That is long enough for a story and short enough that nobody feels put on the spot.
Do loved ones need to install anything?
No. They scan the code, the recording page opens in their browser, and they record. No app, no account, no sign-up.
We’re a funeral home — can we offer this?
Yes. Celebrants and funeral homes include it in their services, and volume rates are available. See our pro pricing.
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.