Once Upon Us
A film of your story to play at the wedding
Before the speeches, show everyone how it started. Once Upon Us turns your photos together into a short animated film of your story to play at the dinner, the rehearsal or the afterparty.
Example frames in three of the six styles. Your film is drawn from your own photos.
From the first photo to the big day
Add photos from your first date to your engagement. They are put in order by date and redrawn in the style you pick.
Sized for the room
1 minute plays between courses; 3 or 5 minutes works as a proper screening before the first dance.
Send it to guests afterwards
Share the film as a link, or print QR cards for the tables.
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
What do you show at a wedding reception?
Many couples play a short film of their story before the speeches or the first dance. 3 minutes is a good length for a room.
Can we include photos from our childhood?
Yes. Add any photos you like; they're placed in order by the date they were taken.
How does Once Upon Us work?
Add 3 to 60 photos of the two of you and pick a style. We draw the two of you as characters in that style, redraw each photo with them and bring it to life as a 5-second moving scene, put in order by date, with an opening that carries your names, words on screen where you want them, the music you pick and your closing line.
What styles can I pick?
3D animated, hand-drawn, anime, cartoon, claymation and comic book. The whole film is drawn in the style you pick.
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.
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Updated November 6, 2026