How to make an anniversary video from your old couple photos

Updated October 21, 2026 · Reviewed by The Rift team

Short answer

Pick a photo from early on, your first trip, first date or wedding day, and add it in Rift. Tell Spark, Rift's video agent, what should happen: 'we turn to each other and laugh, same café'. Or add separate photos and put the two of you somewhere new. Tap Make for a video up to 15 seconds and send it, or post it on the day.

Add a photo from early in your relationship and tell Spark what should happen in it, like the two of you turning and laughing. You get a moving version of up to 15 seconds to send on the day.

Ideas

The first photo: the two of you, ten years younger, turning to each other.
The place you met: back in that café or that bar.
The trip you keep meaning to take: the two of you there.
Then and now: same pose, years apart.

Step by step

Add the photo, or a photo of each of you.
Say the moment in one line.
Check the Draft and tap Make.
Send it before dinner.

Lines to try with Spark

“We turn to each other and laugh, same café, warm light.”
“Our wedding photo, we start slow dancing.”
“The two of us on a tram in Lisbon at sunset.”
“Us at 80 on a porch, same smiles,” with a recent photo.

Tips

Old photos look best kept old. Say “keep the film look”.
One moment, slow and close.

Questions people ask

Can I use a blurry old photo?

Use the clearest one you have. Ask Spark to restore it first if it's faded or small.

Can it be my grandparents' anniversary?

Yes. Their wedding photo coming to life is a lovely gift. Ask the family before posting.

Can we be somewhere we haven't been?

Yes. "The two of us in Lisbon on a tram" works with a photo of each of you.

Can I make a then-and-now?

Make two videos, one from an old photo and one from a recent one, and post them together.