A Thanksgiving card for the friend who always picks up
Some friends are the reason a hard year was bearable. Thanksgiving is the natural moment to tell them, and a text doesn't really do it. A CinematicCard turns your photos together into a short cinematic film: a cozy autumn café, falling leaves, music and their name written in calligraphy.
Add the road trip photos, the screenshot of the message that made you laugh for a week, the blurry selfie from the concert. Write what you'd never say in person, or record it in your own voice. Send it by text or email; they open one link on any phone and watch it as many times as they like.
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15 Thanksgiving Messages for a Friend
- This year I'm thankful for a lot of things, and you're near the top of the list.
- Thank you for always picking up, always showing up and always making me laugh.
- Grateful for the friend who knows the whole story and stays anyway.
- Happy Thanksgiving to my favorite person to sit next to at any table.
- Thank you for being my emergency contact and my comic relief.
- You made this year better just by being in it.
- Friends like you are the real reason to give thanks.
- Thank you for every long phone call and every 'I'm on my way.'
- I don't say it enough: I'm really lucky to have you.
- Here's to the friend who's practically family. Happy Thanksgiving.
- Grateful for every adventure, and for the ones still to come.
- Thank you for being the calm voice when everything was loud.
- Pie tastes better when I'm sharing it with you.
- You've earned a lifetime supply of thank-yous. Here's one.
- Thankful for you today and every day, friend.
How CinematicCard Compares
| CinematicCard | Hallmark | Moonpig | Paperless Post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Your own memories: the photos on your phone, your music or voice, your message | A Hallmark design you personalize with photos and a message | A printed card design you personalize, with optional photo upload | A Card or Flyer design from its collection, or one you upload |
| Your photos | Up to 20, played as a cinematic slideshow | Upload photos to an eCard design; customized printed cards have photo spaces | Upload your photos onto a photo-upload design, printed on the card | Upload your own design image; add a video section (paid) |
| Sound | A soundtrack, or your own audio file (WAV, MP3 or MP4): a song or a voice message | Not described in the help articles we checked | Optional video or audio message reached by a QR code inside the card (up to 6 months) | An optional video block with sound (paid) |
| Pricing | First card free, then from $3.99 per card; no subscription | One free eCard a month with free Crown Rewards; unlimited eCards with Hallmark+ ($8.99/month or $79.99/year plus tax, 7-day free trial) | Priced per card plus delivery; eCards £/$/€0.99; optional Moonpig Plus in the UK | Free designs for up to 50 recipients; paid designs priced in Coins by feature level; Paperless Pro subscription |