Once Upon Us · Styles
Your couple photos, as a 3D animated film
3D animated is the look of a modern animated movie: soft, rounded shapes and warm cinematic light. Once Upon Us redraws each photo of the two of you in that style, keeps the places and moments from your photos, and brings every frame to life as a 5-second moving scene, cut into one film with music.

The two of you, as characters
Before you pay, we draw the two of you as 3D animated characters three ways. You pick the pair that looks most like you, and we draw your first scene with them free. They star in every scene.
Drawn from your own photos
Every scene is one of your photos, redrawn: the first date, the trips, today. Up to two moments you never photographed can be drawn too.
Check every scene
Every scene is drawn in the 3D animated style and shown to you before it comes to life, and any one can be redrawn 3 times for free.
How it works
Add your photos
Add 3 to 60 photos of the two of you, from the first date to today. Once Upon Us reads the date each photo was taken and puts your memories in order.
Pick a style and your characters
3D animated, hand-drawn, anime, cartoon, claymation or comic book. We draw the two of you in that style three ways; you pick the pair that looks most like you, and we draw your first scene with them free, before you pay. They star in every scene of your film.
Make it yours
Your names open the film in the look you pick. Add words on screen, choose one of four songs and write your closing line. Then look over your storyboard, pick your film's length and pay once.
Pay once, by length
One-time payment, no subscription. Every scene can be redrawn 3 times.
Made with you, scene by scene. Add your photos, pick your characters and see your first scene free before you pay, then check each scene before it comes to life.
Start our filmQuestions
Can AI make a 3D animated version of our photos?
Yes. Pick 3D animated and each photo of the two of you is redrawn in that style, then brought to life as a short moving scene.
Is it real video?
No. Each scene is an AI illustration of your photo, brought to life with gentle movement and a slow camera move, and set to music.
Will it look like us?
After you pick a style, we draw the two of you as characters three ways and you choose the one that looks most like you. That pair stars in every scene, so you look the same from start to finish. You check every scene before it comes to life, and if one misses, you redraw it for free.
How much does it cost?
A one-time payment by length: $24.99 for 1 minute, $49.99 for 3 minutes, $69.99 for 5 minutes. No subscription.
Are my photos private?
Your photos are uploaded privately and used only to make your film. They are never used to train AI, and we delete them whenever you ask. Your film is kept on a private link for 30 days; download it to keep it.
Other styles
Made for every occasion
Updated November 6, 2026