Pride, from everyone who got them here
Every voice that got them here, in one film
Grandparents, aunts, the teacher who pushed them — they scan a QR code and record a message from wherever they are. Within 24 hours you receive one edited graduation film, from the people in the hall and the ones who never got a ticket.
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What is a graduation video guest book?
A graduation video guest book is a QR code that lets family and friends record a short video message for the graduate instead of signing a card. They scan it with a phone, record up to 60 seconds in their browser with no app and no account, and every message is edited into one film delivered within 24 hours. Video Message runs it as a digital QR code you receive instantly and print yourself, so the relatives who could not get a seat at the ceremony record from home and appear in the same film as the people who were there.
Picture it
The grandparents who couldn’t travel
Ceremonies hand out two or four tickets, and grandparents are usually the ones who give theirs up or find the flight too much to attempt. They record from their own living room and land in the same film as the family who sat in the hall.
The teacher, the coach, the tutor
Nobody outside the family is ever asked to say anything at a graduation, and they are often the reason it happened. One link forwarded to a school address gets you a message no relative could have given.
A degree that took longer than four years
Nursing school at forty, a law degree finished at night, an apprenticeship completed around a job. The people who covered shifts and watched the kids know exactly what it cost, and they never get an occasion to say so.
The last week before everyone scatters
Graduation is usually the final time this particular group is in one place. Roommates, school friends, cousins — a film made that week is a record of who they all were before the jobs and the moves.
How it works
Place the QR code
On the party tables, the dessert station, or the graduation announcement you are already sending.
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 graduation film, plus each individual video.
Getting a graduation film worth watching twice
The ceremony has a guest limit. The film does not.
Most schools cap tickets at two or four. Families work out who goes, and it is almost always the grandparents, the aunt with small children and the relatives abroad who end up watching a livestream instead.
They can still be in the film. Because the recording page is a link, they record from home in the week before, and the finished film does not mark out who was in the hall and who was not. For a lot of families that is the whole reason to do it.
Ask the people who are not family
A graduation film made only of relatives says roughly the same thing forty times. The teacher who kept them in the subject, the coach, the tutor, the manager who moved shifts around exams — none of them are ever invited to say anything, and none of them will mind being asked.
Forward the link to five of them by name. They tend to record longer messages than the family does, because they have something specific to say and no chance to say it at the party.
What to ask people to say
With no prompt, guests say congratulations and how proud they are. It is warm, it is true, and it is identical from everyone.
Write one question on the sign and put it in the message when you send the link. “What was he like at fourteen?” “Tell her about the year she nearly quit.” “What do you think she will be doing in ten years?” People answer the question they are asked, and a question turns an eight-second clip into a minute.
High school and college are not the same job
A high school graduation is a family event, and the graduate is about to leave home. The messages worth collecting are the ones addressed to the person they are becoming rather than the one in the gown.
A college graduation is friend-heavy, and the group scatters within weeks. There the value is in the roommates and the people from the course, who will not be together again and know it.
The audience is not the graduate today
Twenty-two-year-olds watch this once and move on, and that is fine. The film is for them at thirty, when the teacher has retired and the grandparent is gone and nobody remembers who said what at the party.
Download the film and the individual clips to your own storage the week they arrive, as you would with anything else you intend to keep for that long.
When to set up & how to share
When to activate your space
Set up your space a couple of weeks before the ceremony — add the graduate’s name, pick the music, and print your QR code in time to send the link out with the announcements.
Spread the QR code as widely as you can
- ✓Put the QR code on the party tables and wherever people queue for food.
- ✓Send the link with your graduation announcements, so relatives who cannot get a seat record before the day.
- ✓Send the QR code and link through WhatsApp, SMS, or the family group chat so grandparents and relatives abroad can record from home.
- ✓Forward it to the teachers, coaches and tutors who are not on the family list.
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
How many people can record?
As many as you like — there is no cap. Every message is included in the graduation film.
Can grandparents and relatives who could not attend record?
Yes, and it is the main reason families use it. Ceremonies cap tickets at two or four, so share the link and anyone who could not get a seat records from home. Their message sits in the film alongside the people who were in the hall.
Does this work if it is just a family dinner?
Yes. Ten people who each answer a proper question make a better film than forty who say congratulations. Small groups tend to record longer, more specific messages because nobody is queuing behind them.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. They scan the code, the recording page opens in their browser, and they record. No app, no account, no sign-up.
When do we receive the film?
Within 24 hours of your collection closing, which is the day after your event by default. You also get every individual video to download and keep.
What should we ask people to say?
Give one specific question rather than an open invitation. “What was he like at fourteen?” or “tell her about the year she nearly quit” gets a story, where “say a few words” gets forty versions of congratulations.
Can we include teachers, coaches and tutors?
Yes. Forward them the link directly — they are not on the family list and they are rarely asked, and their messages are often the ones the graduate replays.
How long can each message be?
Up to 60 seconds per person, which is enough for one story told properly.
How far ahead should we set it up?
A couple of weeks before the ceremony. That gives you time to name the graduate, choose the music, print your sign, and send the link with the announcements.
Does it work for a college graduation as well as high school?
Yes, and for nursing school, law school, a master’s, an apprenticeship or a degree finished at fifty. Anything where people spent years getting somewhere and the day is marked with a dinner and a photograph.
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.