Ring in the New Year with Messages from Everyone You Love
Create a beautiful collection of New Year wishes, resolutions, and favorite memories from the past year — all gathered in one magical story your friends and family will treasure forever.
Create Your StoryPicture This: Your New Year Story Unfolds
It's New Year's Eve, and instead of the usual group text that gets buried in notifications, you have something special waiting. A beautiful digital story filled with heartfelt wishes for the year ahead, favorite memories from friends, and resolutions everyone's excited to share. Your college roommate added a voice message from across the country. Your grandmother sent a photo of her handwritten resolution list. Your work friends contributed a hilarious GIF montage of office highlights. As midnight approaches, you reveal the story with digital confetti, and suddenly everyone's laughing, crying happy tears, and feeling more connected than ever.
Everything You Need for the Perfect New Year Story
One-Click Invites
Send a simple link via text, email, or social media. Contributors just click and write — no accounts, no downloads, no hassle.
WhatsApp Magic
Your tech-shy relatives can contribute by simply texting via WhatsApp. Their messages appear beautifully in your story automatically.
Reveal Mode Drama
Hide all contributions until your New Year's celebration. Set a countdown timer and unveil everything with confetti at the perfect moment.
Guided Prompts
Choose from 200+ thoughtful prompts like 'My favorite memory from this year with you' or 'My wish for you in the new year' to inspire meaningful messages.
Rich Content Mix
Contributors can share text, photos, videos, voice recordings, GIFs, and even songs. Create a multimedia celebration of the year.
Your Rules
Control who can contribute what — set character limits, allow anonymous messages, or limit to one contribution per person. Complete creative control.
Even Grandma Can Contribute via WhatsApp
No apps, no accounts, no tech confusion. Contributors can add to your New Year story by simply sending a WhatsApp message. Perfect for family members who prefer texting over websites.
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Hey! 👋 Someone special is collecting messages for a story. Want to add yours? Just type it here!
10:30This is such a lovely idea! Here's my message — I hope it makes them smile 😊❤️
10:31Your message has been added! 🎉 Want to add a photo or voice note too?
10:31📷 Yes! Let me send a photo
10:32special-moment.jpg
Photo added! The story now has 12 messages ❤️
10:32From Idea to Celebration in Minutes
Watch how easy it is to create a New Year story that brings everyone together — from setup to that magical reveal moment when all the wishes and memories appear with confetti.
Choose New Year Template
Pick from festive New Year themes and add your celebration photo
Set Your Reveal Date
Choose midnight New Year's Eve or your celebration date, plus wish and resolution types
Invite Friends & Family
Share via WhatsApp, text, or social — no downloads needed to participate
Collect Wishes & Resolutions
Loved ones share New Year wishes, resolutions, and favorite memories from the past year
Celebrate with Confetti
Open together at midnight — digital fireworks burst as all wishes are revealed!
Choose New Year Template
Pick from festive New Year themes and add your celebration photo
Set Your Reveal Date
Choose midnight New Year's Eve or your celebration date, plus wish and resolution types
Invite Friends & Family
Share via WhatsApp, text, or social — no downloads needed to participate
Collect Wishes & Resolutions
Loved ones share New Year wishes, resolutions, and favorite memories from the past year
Celebrate with Confetti
Open together at midnight — digital fireworks burst as all wishes are revealed!
Your New Year Story Becomes a Beautiful Keepsake
See how all those wishes, photos, and memories come together in a gorgeous themed page that becomes a permanent digital keepsake everyone can revisit throughout the year.
A Story for You ✨
28 messages from friends & family
Sarah
Friend · 2 days agoYou mean the world to me. Here's to many more memories together! ❤️
Tom
Family · 1 week agoAn audio hug for your day.
Lisa
Friend · 1 week agoOur favorite snapshots together. Every frame feels like a time capsule!
Alex
Colleague · 3 days agoThis is you every birthday morning 😂🎂
Happy Dance GIF
Mia
Friend · 5 days agoThis song is literally you. Happy birthday legend! 🎵
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Because I'm happy, clap along...
New Year Stories That Actually Get Responses
200+
guided prompts to inspire meaningful messages
6
content types: text, photos, videos, voice, GIFs, music
30 sec
average time for friends to contribute
Perfect for Every New Year Celebration
- Family gatherings — collect wishes from relatives near and far
- Friend groups — share favorite memories and inside jokes from the year
- Work teams — celebrate accomplishments and set group goals
- Long-distance relationships — bridge the gap with voice messages and photos
- Community groups — gather reflections and hopes from your neighborhood or club
- Social media alternative — create something private and meaningful instead of public posts
More Than Just Messages — A Complete New Year Experience
Unlike social media posts that disappear in feeds, Ownstory creates private, permanent stories that become treasured keepsakes. Plus, add group gifting so everyone can chip in for a special New Year present.
Private & Permanent
This isn't social media. No public feeds, no algorithms, no strangers. Your story stays private — only people you invite can see it. And it lasts forever, not just 24 hours.
Not like Instagram stories that vanish, or Facebook posts anyone can see.
Group Gift Built In
Pool money from the group, and let the birthday person pick the gift card they actually want. No more guessing, no more duplicate gifts. Delivered straight to their mobile wallet.
$5, $10, $50 — every bit counts
Amazon, Uber Eats, Apple, Spotify & more
Apple Wallet or Google Wallet — tap to use
Messages + gift card together in one beautiful story. No separate apps needed.
“I created a New Year story for our family and set it to reveal at midnight. When we opened it together and saw 23 messages from cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents all sharing their favorite memories from the year, there wasn't a dry eye in the room. It made our celebration so much more meaningful than just watching the ball drop.”
Attach Your New Year Story to a QR Code
Print your QR code and attach it to meaningful items so friends can scan and instantly view your shared New Year memories.
Your custom QR code
Scan to open the story — works on any phone
Party Invitation
Add the QR code to your New Year's Eve party invites so guests can read everyone's resolutions and past year highlights before arriving.
Champagne Label
Stick the QR code on your celebration champagne bottle so everyone can scan and toast while reading the shared memories.
Midnight Toast Card
Place QR codes on small cards at each table setting so guests can scan and share wishes right before the countdown.
Calendar Gift
Attach the QR code to a new calendar you're gifting so recipients can scan and read everyone's hopes for the year ahead.
Resolution Journal
Include the QR code in a resolution journal so you can scan throughout the year and revisit everyone's shared wishes and memories.
Customise your QR code — choose colours, add your logo, and download in print-ready formats. Attach it to anything and turn a physical gift into a digital experience.
New Year Story Questions
Start Your New Year Story Today
Create a beautiful collection of wishes, memories, and hopes that your friends and family will treasure long after the confetti settles.