Can the song ask the question for me?

It can lead right up to it, but we suggest keeping the question for your own voice. Ask for a song that ends on how sure you are, then take it from there.

How far ahead should I make a proposal song?

Any time before the day works, since the first minute is ready in a couple of minutes. Most people make it a week or two early so they can listen a few times and re-record if the name needs fixing.

Will it keep the proposal a secret?

Nothing is sent to your partner. The song goes only to the email you give us, so it stays a surprise until you press play.

Can I use the song when we post the proposal?

Yes. After the proposal, the song page makes a free vertical photo video from your photos of the day with the lyrics on screen, and a 30-second cut sized for an Instagram post or Reel.

Proposals

You have practiced the words in the shower for weeks. Let a song say the part your voice might not get through.

A proposal song written about the two of you

If you want music playing when you ask, a song about your own story lands harder than anything on a playlist. Tell us how you met and the moment you were sure, and listen to the first minute before you plan the evening around it.

Hear the second a name lands

Maya and Sam, my heart is yours to hold

You wrote“Sam proposed on the ferry and nearly dropped the ring.”

The song singsThe ring almost slipped right out of Sam's hand

From a real song made here: “Down the Middle”, for Maya and Sam, from what the couple typed.

The moment you give it

The song starts on a small speaker you hid earlier. They hear their name, then the story of you two, and by the time the chorus comes back you're already down on one knee.

PLAY THIS, THEN TURN AROUND · PLAY THIS, THEN TURN AROUND ·

The spot where it started · Just the two of you, and a ring in your jacket pocket

Start with one memory

Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.

Closest sample: a wedding song with the proposal in it

We have no proposal song yet. "Down the Middle" was made for a wedding, and its second verse is the ring nearly slipping from Sam's hand on a ferry.

Down the Middle

for Maya and Sam · partner · Wedding · Indie folk

We met queuing for the same sold-out concert in Austin and neither of us got in. Sam proposed on the ferry and nearly dropped the ring. We still split every dessert down the middle.

1:55

Our First Key

for Theo · partner · Valentine's Day · R&B / soul

Our first date was a picnic in a thunderstorm, and we ate soggy sandwiches in his car. Theo leaves sticky notes with terrible drawings on the bathroom mirror. This February we finally move into our first apartment together.

1:55

What you get for $12.99

You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.

Free preview: The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
The song: The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
Lyrics: Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
Their link: A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
Photo video: Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
The name: Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
Re-record: One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
Name sung wrong?: After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
Languages: Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
Teaser: Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
For this song: It stays a surprise: the preview goes only to your email, and nothing reaches them until you send the link.
: Posting it? The 15-second cut fits an Instagram story and the 30-second cut a Reel, with the lyrics already on screen.

What to put in a proposal song

The moment you knew, with the place and the weather if you remember them.
A small habit of theirs you want to see every morning from now on.
Something you have already built together: a home, a dog, a running joke.
The first time you said I love you, or the time you nearly did.
The place where you plan to ask, if the song will be playing there.
Leave the question itself out of the lyrics. You are going to ask it out loud.

For example

Here are three lines a sender might type for a proposal song:

We met at a friend's barbecue in Austin and argued about hot sauce for an hour.
She leaves voice memos instead of texts and sings in half of them.
I'm asking her at the lake where we had our first real fight and made up.

How to play it when you ask

Let the first verse play before you say a word, so the song sets the mood for you.
Ask during the chorus, when their name is the word in the air.
If friends are hiding nearby, hand one of them the phone and the job of pressing play.
Listen once on your own beforehand, in the car or with headphones, so nothing catches you off guard.

Style and voice

Most proposals suit a slow acoustic pop song or a piano ballad, sung by a voice like your own so it sounds like it comes from you. If the two of you are louder than that, upbeat pop works well for a surprise in front of friends.