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Your stories, shaped into your words

A plain explanation of what the writer does, what it won't do, and what happens to the things you tell it.

  1. Tell us what happened

    One true story, in your own words. We ask what they actually did or said, and why it matters to you.

  2. We find the heart of it

    The draft is built around your strongest moment, from what you told us. Missing details are marked for you to fill, not guessed.

  3. Get a complete draft

    Opening, story, a word for the partner, a wish and the toast, timed to the length you chose.

  4. Make it yours, then practice

    Edit freely, revise any part, lock what you love. Time it, print cue cards, rehearse on the teleprompter.

The AI behind it

Drafts are written by Claude, a large language model made by Anthropic. Complete drafts use Claude Opus, one of Anthropic's most capable models. Quick edits to a single part of your speech, and the opening line generator, use Claude Haiku, a faster model.

We chose the slower, more careful model for full drafts because it is noticeably better at the thing that matters most: using only the facts you gave it. That's why a full draft takes about half a minute.

The rules it follows

Every draft is written under the same instructions, which we version and test against sample stories for every role. In short:

  • Built from your details. It is instructed to use only the stories and details you give it: no made-up memories, quotes, places or reactions. If the speech needs a detail you haven't provided, it leaves a gap in square brackets for you to fill in, and lists it under "Before the day". AI can still slip, so read every name and fact before you give the speech.
  • Your voice. Short spoken sentences, your words for people and places, and nothing from your "never say" list. If you share a sample of how you write, it copies the rhythm.
  • Your limits. Anything on your "leave out" list is never mentioned, in the draft or in any later rewrite. Someone who has died, or a divorce or step-family situation, is mentioned only if you tick the box and tell us how.
  • The right shape. Each role has its own structure: a father of the bride welcomes the guests, a groom weaves in thank-yous, vows speak directly to your partner and never end with a toast.
  • The right length. It writes to the time you choose, at about 130 words a minute.
  • Kind humor. No jokes about exes, drinking or anything that would embarrass the couple in front of their grandparents.

AI can still get things wrong. Read your draft carefully, check every fact, and change anything that doesn't sound like you. It's your speech.

What happens to your answers

Your answers are sent securely to Anthropic's API to write the draft. We don't store them and we don't log your stories or your speech: our server logs only the kind of request, the speech role, the model used, token counts, how long it took and how much of your daily allowance is left. Your answers and drafts are saved in your own browser so you can come back to them, and you can delete them at any time. Full details are in our privacy policy.

The free limits

Each person gets 3 complete drafts, 30 section rewrites and 10 sets of opening lines a day, reset at midnight UTC. If a draft fails, it doesn't count. If the writer's shared daily AI budget runs out, new AI writing pauses for everyone until midnight UTC. Editing, timing, cue cards, the teleprompter and printing are unlimited. We count usage with a random ID and a scrambled version of your IP address, never with an account.

Where the examples come from

The example speeches are original and fictional. They were drafted with AI assistance, then edited and annotated by our team to show how good speeches are built. They are not real speeches, and the people in them don't exist.