Can it be our first dance song?

It can, but it runs about two minutes; listen to the full song first and decide whether that length suits your dance.

Can I include our wedding date?

Yes. Put the date or the venue in one of your lines and the lyrics will use it.

Will the DJ be able to play it?

Yes. After you unlock it you download the MP3 and hand it to the DJ like any other track.

Can I hear it before the wedding day?

Yes. The opening minute plays as soon as you send the brief and the whole song once you unlock it, so you can be sure well before the day.

For the wedding

You will stand up to give a speech and your voice will crack halfway through. Let the song carry the part you can't.

A wedding song for your bride, from the groom’s own memories

Grooms are expected to give a speech. A song with her name in it, built from your story, says the part you would stumble over, in about two minutes.

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

You give two lines of speech, say "I wrote you something," and nod to the DJ. Her name fills the room. Her bridesmaids cry first, then her, then your best man who swore he wouldn't.

FROM THE GROOM · FOR HIS BRIDE · FROM THE GROOM · FOR HIS BRIDE ·

Reception, groom's speech · Reception hall, 120 guests, the bride not expecting this

Start with one memory

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

A real wedding song made here

Maya and Sam wrote "Down the Middle" together; a groom's version for his bride would be written from his side of the same story.

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: For the reception: the MP3 plays from any phone or the DJ's laptop, and the lyric sheet can go in the program.
: For a party or school slideshow: the photo video sets your photos to the song, or download the MP3 and use it under your own.

What a groom can write

Keep the lines about her rather than the wedding itself. The venue and the date are nice touches, but the reason you are marrying her is the song.

The first time you saw her, and what she was doing.
The moment you knew you would ask.
How the proposal actually went.
Something she does that makes you a better person, shown in one scene.
The promise you most want to keep.
A line about her family welcoming you, or yours welcoming her.

When to play it

Check the full song before you plan a dance to it. At about two minutes it is short for a dance floor, so many grooms play it as a surprise moment instead.

Moment	Why it works
The morning of, before she walks in	She hears it alone, before the photos and the crowd
After the toasts	Guests are seated and listening
As a surprise dance	Only if you have heard the whole song and timed it
On the honeymoon	A quiet first listen after the noise

Style for a bride

A piano ballad or acoustic pop with a male voice sounds like the groom singing to her. R&B / soul suits a reception that is about to turn into a party.