21st birthday gift
Twenty-one years, told by everyone who was there.
The grandparents who remember the first day, the parents who remember all of it, the friends who have the stories the parents do not know.
A 21st is the first birthday where the person is an adult and the family is still all here. The grandparents, the aunts, the childhood friends, the new friends from uni. A film from all of them is the one gift that still means something at thirty, forty and fifty. One link from you, a minute from each of them, and Warmcut makes the film.
How it works
Three steps. No editing.
Invite
Share one link by WhatsApp, text message or email. No app, no sign-up for anyone.
They record
A minute each, on their phone, with a few gentle prompts.
Watch your film
Story order, music, captions. Done.
Gentle prompts
Nobody stares at a blank camera.
Ideas to send with your link. Each person picks one or just says what they like. All optional.
- What were they like at five?
- The thing they did that you still laugh about
- What you are proud of them for
- One piece of advice for the next twenty-one years
Why a 21st suits a film
Two groups never meet at a 21st: the family, who have the baby stories, and the friends, who have the stories the family must never hear. A film holds both. The grandparents say their piece from home, the friends say theirs, and the birthday person gets a record of who they were at twenty-one from every side.
Who usually organises it
A parent or a sibling, sometimes the best friend. You send one link to the family and another group of friends by WhatsApp or text, two weeks before the day. Each person records a minute on their phone. No app, no account. Warmcut trims the pauses, levels every voice, puts the messages in story order and adds music and captions.
Play it at the party or give it after
A film at a 21st party works when the room is ready for it, usually before the speeches. Or send the link the next day, when it will actually be watched. Pay once to remove the watermark, share the private link and download it. They will have it at fifty.
Other ideas
Honest alternatives. A film is not always the answer.
A film from everyone (Warmcut)
Best when you want something that lasts and the family is spread out. From US$19. Not the gift if they would hate being the subject of a video at the party; give it privately instead.
Money or a contribution to something big
The honest answer to what most twenty-one-year-olds want. Useful and forgotten. Pair it with the film so the money is not the only memory.
A piece of jewellery or a watch
The traditional 21st gift, and it still works. Says a lot from one person. Says nothing from the forty people who watched them grow up.
A trip with friends
Great for them, invisible to the family. The film is how the grandparents get to be part of the twenty-first.
Pricing
Watch your film free. Pay to share it.
Free to create, pay to distribute. Collect clips and watch your finished film for free, with a small Warmcut watermark. Pay once to remove it, share the film with the birthday person and download it.
Most popular
Celebration
Milestone birthday · 11 to 30 people
US$29
per film
3 rounds of changes
Start a WarmcutSmall
Close family · Up to 10 people
US$19
per film
1 round of changes
Start a WarmcutBig day
Big birthdays and farewells · 31 or more people
US$49
per film
6 rounds of changes
Start a Warmcut
FAQ
21st birthday questions. Short answers.
Will a 21-year-old actually like this?
At the party, maybe not in front of everyone. Later, yes. It is the one gift from a 21st that people still have, and still watch, at thirty.
Can the friends and the family record separately?
Yes. It is one link; send it to both groups. Nobody sees anyone else’s clip and Warmcut puts the messages in story order.
How many people should record?
Twenty to forty is normal for a 21st. The Big day size has no limit on people.
How much does it cost?
Free to collect clips and watch, with a small watermark. Pay once from US$19 to remove it, share the private link and download the film.
Someone’s big day is coming. Start their Warmcut.
Collect clips and watch your film free. Pay only to share it.