Dani was moving across the country, and her friends wanted to give her something better than a leaving card everyone signs in thirty seconds at the pub. They wanted to give her the friendship itself — the inside jokes, the 2am phone calls, the road trips — in a form she could carry with her.
So one of them set up a Heyvento event and quietly messaged the group: "Send your favourite memory of Dani — tell the story, or just say the thing you'll miss." Some recorded rambling two-minute voice notes. Some sent a single photo with a caption. One sent a video re-enacting the time Dani got them both lost in a foreign city.
From a pile of memories to one perfect gift
With the memories gathered, they did two things. First, they used the words to generate a custom song — Dani's friendships, in lyrics, in a style they knew she'd love. Then they pulled the photos and clips into a highlight reel. Both got handed over the same way Mike did it: a QR code on a card, with the words "Press play. This is you."
“She listened to the song on the drive to her new place. She said it made a strange, scary day feel like she was taking all of us with her.”
— One of Dani's friends
How the friends pulled it off
- 1
Pick one organiser
One friend set up the event and kept it quiet, so the gift stayed a surprise.
- 2
Ask for favourite memories
The brief was open: a story, a voice note, a photo, a clip — whatever captured a moment with Dani.
- 3
Generate the song
They turned the gathered words into a custom keepsake song in a music style Dani loves.
- 4
Build the highlight reel
The photos and video clips became a short highlight reel of their years together.
- 5
Hand it over on a QR card
They printed the QR code on a card so Dani could unlock the song and reel — and revisit them any time.