Birthday video messages: which way fits your party?
Birthday video messages: a Tribute or VidDay montage, or every guest's clips in one QR Album? What each costs, who edits, and how friends far away join in.
Quick answer: for one edited gift video, VidDay starts at $5 for up to 3 minutes and Tribute at $35. If the party itself is the moment, QR Album from $49 collects every guest's clips, photos and voice notes in one album, with clips up to 5 minutes each. Prices checked October 16, 2026.
Which way fits your party?
- You want a finished film and someone to cut it for you: Tribute, with an editor from $99.
- You want a short montage and you'll edit it yourself: VidDay, priced by the length of the final video.
- Every guest should film at the party, friends far away send clips too, and everything lands in one album for all: QR Album.
QR Album: every friend's clips in one album
- One link, every phone: friends scan the code on the cake table or open the link from the group chat, tap “Share photos & videos,” and record or upload. No app or account.
- Room to talk: each clip can run 5 minutes on Essential, 10 on Celebrate and 15 on Grand, in original quality.
- Signed wishes: an optional name goes on each upload. The guest of honor and everyone else can watch, like and comment, in a public or private album.
- On screen tonight: Celebrate shows new clips and photos on the live photo wall while the party's still going.
Messages from friends who can't make it
- Send it early: an uncle across the country records a birthday message at his kitchen table and sends it through the same link, days before the party.
- Play it at the party: from Celebrate, those messages run on the live photo wall, between the photos of the night.
- Keep it going: late wishes still arrive after the party, for as long as the album is online.
Tribute: a montage made for you
- Strength: you invite people by link or email reminder, and Tribute delivers one HD MP4 without a watermark. With Concierge, an editor cuts it for you.
- Cost: DIY from $35 for up to 30 minutes of video, Concierge $99.
- Limit: you pay before you publish and start collecting, and the result is one film, not an album guests can browse.
VidDay: pay by the final length
- Strength: inviting, collecting, editing and previewing are free. You only pay when you finalize the video in 1080p.
- Cost: $5 for a video up to 3 minutes, $15 up to 10 minutes, $30 up to 20 minutes.
- Limit: the price rises with the finished length, and the editing is up to you.
Pro tips for great birthday messages
- Give them a prompt: “Your favorite memory with Mia?” on a card by the cake gets more friends talking than a general ask.
- Short beats long: 30 to 60 seconds per friend keeps the screen moving and the replay fun.
- Send the link early: share it a week ahead in the group chat, so messages from far away are there on the night.
Prices at a glance
- Cheapest edited video: VidDay at $5 for a montage up to 3 minutes.
- Clips, photos and voice notes from every guest: QR Album from $49, one-time, with clips up to 5 minutes each.
QR Album
- Price (one-time)
- $49 · $79 · $99
- What you get
- Party album for 90 days, 6 months or a year, with 5-, 10- or 15-minute clips. Live photo wall from $79.
Tribute
- Price (one-time)
- $35 DIY · $99 Concierge
- What you get
- One montage video in HD. DIY covers up to 30 minutes of video.
VidDay
- Price (one-time)
- $5 · $15 · $30
- What you get
- One montage in 1080p, priced by its length: up to 3, 10 or 20 minutes.
Note: QR Album charges once per party, with no monthly fee. Plan details are on the pricing page.
Questions, answered
How do I collect birthday video messages?
Share one link or QR code with friends and family. They record on their phones and send the clip, either into a montage tool or into a shared album.
Is there a time limit per clip?
Yes: 5 minutes with Essential, 10 with Celebrate and 15 with Grand. Most wishes take under a minute.
Can friends send a video before the party?
Yes. With QR Album, the same link works before, during and after the party, while the album is online.
