I love music and I can definitely say that music has been a huge part of my life. I remember back when I was younger, I would turn to music either when I was happy or sad; especially when I was heartbroken. There’s something about hearing someone sing some words accompanied by a melody that makes it so heartfelt and extremely relatable. I absolutely remember I used to cry while listening to a song when I was trying to mend a broken heart; while I used to feel really in love and happy when I was listening to cheery songs. And for some people, music has become their way of expressing how they feel which is why people write songs.
I have one problem with songs written by song writers though. I am not able to find that one song to describe how I am exactly feeling. Sure I’ll be able to find a couple of lines from this song and that song that I can relate to; but I haven’t been able to find that perfect song that tells my story from start to finish. And that’s because they’ve written their songs from their own experience, not mine.
Today, I’ve partnered with Songfinch to bring you a personalized song written just for you which you can give any special person in your life for any occasion. Be it for your partner, your kid/s, your parents, your sibling/s, or your friend, you can definitely have a song written just for them.
About Songfinch
Songfinch realized the value of story-worthy moments shared between family and friends during day-to-day events or special occasions. They know that people would rather own the moment than own a product. Because of this, as well as their deep-rooted passion for bringing stories to life, they created a way for people to celebrate those experiences through a medium that speaks to the soul: music. They’ve built, and continue to grow, an incredible community of like-minded songwriters who are equally passionate about their craft. Acting as “musical matchmakers,” Songfinch connect customers and their stories to the perfect songwriter to give words new life and feeling. You can read more about them here.
How To Have A Personalized Song Written
Initially, you have to give Songfinch 3 information – (1) who you’re giving the song to and what’s your relationship with that person, (2) the occasion that you are celebrating, and (3) what desired reaction would you like the recipient to have once he/she hears the song. Once you’ve answered all of these, you’ll be taken to a new page where you’re going to be asked to share your story. You have to share specific stories and details that will help paint a vivid picture for the songwriter to work with.
I love that they’ve included some writing tips on that page to guide you on what you need to share; otherwise, I wouldn’t have known what to share with them. Some of their suggestions are about the first time you and the recipient have met, about the recipient’s personality, and about the activities that you and the recipient enjoy doing together.
Tip: If you really want your song to be as personalized as it could possibly be, be as detailed as possible when sharing your story which is what I did.
Once you’ve entered all the details, you will be asked to choose a few more things to help personalize the song even more – mood of the song (you can select up to 2), the vocalist (male, female, or surprise), and the genre. Once you’ve made your preferences, you will be asked to review all the details. And when you’re done, you can then add your personalized song to your cart and pay for it.
An email confirmation will be sent to you with all the details of what’s going to happen next. If in case they determine that more information is needed, Songfinch will be reaching out to you to gather more details. Within 7 days, your song will be finished. By this time, you will get your personalized song, a customizable greeting card, and a home page that houses your song which you can use to share your personalized song with the recipient and others (if you choose to).
About My Personalized Song
Since my husband and I were about to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary when Songfinch reached out to me, I thought it would be perfect to have a personalized song written for him. He has been nothing but amazing and I would like to remind him how much I love him and how much I appreciate everything he has done and has been doing for me and our family.
My husband is the reason behind my sanity despite having a full-time work, 2 active toddlers who always test my patience, running a blog, and sometimes working on additional projects on the side. And I hope, through this personalized song from Songfinch, he’ll know exactly how I feel. He actually has no idea up to this point about the song I had written for him so I’m excited to see his reaction.
Just to give you a glimpse of how blessed I am – My parents stayed with us for 6 months to help us out. And right around the time they’re about to leave, I would always tell my husband I’m scared and I don’t know how we’re going to manage with everything. He would always tell me we’d be able to (he’s a man of few words); but I honestly didn’t get reassured by those words. Between us, he’s the optimist – he doesn’t want to think things will go wrong; and I’m the worrier – I always like to think about the worst scenarios and have a plan ready to address those.
And when my parents had finally left, you know what my husband did? He offered to cook during week days so I can get more sleep (I used to wake up in the wee hours of night to cook so I have time during the day after we get home from work to spend with the kids instead of cooking), spend time with the kids, and focus on my blog and other side projects. He also does most of the cleaning at home which leaves me with laundry (which he helps out with too), cooking on weekends, and taking care of (which he helps out with too) & spending time with the kids. Isn’t he amazing?
As I’m sure you’re curious to find out how my personalized song turned out, I’m going to let you listen to it. I also created a little slideshow (which I’m not an expert with) to go along with the song.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz8mlohwwr4&w=560&h=315]Wherever We Are
You and I have been through so much
Since we met in freshman year
From Manila to America
Everywhere we’ve been
Has lead us here
Miles between us
The distance was tough
But I took a chance cuz I knew it was love
Now I thank God for you every day
Hasn’t always been easy
But worth the wait
We could go out exploring
Or sit on the beach
I know you’d do anything to make me happy
We could travel the world near or far
But I’ll always love you wherever we are
Now we’ve got a beautiful daughter and son
And a life of our own
You help with all the day to day challenges
To make our house a home
You don’t have to say much to show me care
You’ve got your own special way
And nobody compares
Now I thank God for you every night
I know that you’ll always be by my side
We could go out exploring
Or sit on the beach
I’d do anything to make you happy
We could travel the world near or far
But I’ll always love you wherever we are
We could go on adventures
Stay home and watch TV
I’d be happy as long as you were with me
We could travel the world near or far
But I’ll always love you wherever we are
Wherever we are
Wherever we are
Wherever we are
I hope you loved the song as much as I do. I had actually selected “Surprise me” in the genre selection because I couldn’t make up my mind so I was a bit anxious about it. But I am so happy with how the personalized song turned out. You can check out my song’s home page here.
This song was written by Drew Tabor. Drew is a Canadian singer-songwriter, living in LA. Rising to prominence by posting covers on Youtube, she was quick to incorporate original music and establish herself as a talented songwriter, as well. Drew is best known for her honest, emotional lyrics and rich, soothing vocals. She has released 3 original EP’s and her most recent project, “In The Garden” reached #11 on the iTunes singer-songwriter charts. Currently, Drew is writing and producing new material to be released in the Summer of 2017.
The Verdict
I fell in love with my personalized song the first time I heard it and I honestly think it captured our story perfectly. I love everything about it – the words used, the melody, the voice, and the feeling it gives you while listening to it. And I hope my husband did too!
There’s probably nothing better than receiving a song written just for you. And I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for that perfect gift for the special person in their life.
Get a personalized song written for that special person in your life and get $20 off your order by using my promo code “1AWESOMEMOMMA20”. What are you waiting for? Order your personalized song now!
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This personalized song was provided for free by Songfinch in exchange for my honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are 100% honest and my own.
What did you think of this post? Did you like the personalized song Drew had written for my husband? How do you like the idea of having a personalized song written for that special person in your life? Let me know in the comments. You know I always love to hear from you.
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I definitely know what you mean about how most songs really aren’t quite right for your exact feelings or exact situation. Like, I like the country song “Remember When” as an anniversary song, but actually all of the events in the song are nothing like my own marriage so it wouldn’t really make much sense for us, I just think it’s a sweet song. 😛 So personalized songs are a good idea!
Right? Glad to know I’m not the only one who feels like that.
So beautiful! Thanks for sharing. This would make such s great Father’s Day gift. Had no idea this service even existed!
Thank you! It is a great idea for a Father’s Day gift.
This is an AMAZING idea! I would love to do this for my husband!
Thank you! I hope he likes it!
Belle this is absolutely amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your special love story with us, we had a blast working with you to bring it all to life with a one-of-a-kind song. Happy anniversary to you and your husband!
Thank you for the beautiful song! I am glad you liked it. It has been a pleasure working with you!
That is such a unique and wonderful gift idea. I have never thought to do something like this, but I love it!!!
Thank you! It really is a unique and wonderful gift idea!
Oh my goodness! I loved your song and want one for my husband. Pinned this already!!
Thank you! You have to try them; let me know how it turns out.
What a neat idea! I love this gift so much!
Thank you!
What a creative idea for a gift for a special person in your life. Another company called songs of love did something similar for my son who was battling illness in the hospital and it helped to cheer him up .
That’s really great!
Omg this is such an awesome idea and the song is absolutely beautiful!!!!!
Thank you!
Aww this is so precious and such a lovely gift idea <3
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Thank you! It really is a great gift idea!
Wow, what an awesome unique gift idea. I love this for a special person in your life.
Thank you!
Awesome Idea! I love unique gifts and this would be fun for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. My Mom would enjoy it!
Thank you! Yes, it would be a perfect Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift idea.
OMG this is awesome! Never knew you could do this! I love music too! I think I’d do this for Fathers Day for my hubby. So cool and unique!
Thank you! That’s exciting! Let me know how it turns out.
This is awesome and completely new to me. My husband and I are both music lovers so this is right up our ally.
Thank you!
This is one of the most creative gift ideas I’ve seen in a while!! I love it!!
Thank you! It really is creative and unique!
Woah cool service! Personalized gifts always mean a lot 🙂
Thank you! That is so true!
This sounds like a really interesting service! I love music but had no idea about this! Very cool.
Thank you!
This would have been wonderful when we were preparing for our wedding. I think we might look at it for our anniversary 🙂
That is such a great idea! Let me know how it turns out!
Fabulous song and I love the slideshow too! Great pictures of you all xx
Thank you!
Such an amazing service. I love the song they created for you. It is beautiful and really does tell a story. This would absolutely make an amazing gift.
Thank you! It really does make an amazing gift!
I love the idea of creating your own personalized song, especially as you said generic songs do not usually relate. Beautiful concept x
Right? This is just so perfect! Thank you!
This is amazing! Your song is beautiful and it really gave me a glimpse into your relationship. Such a great and creative idea
Thank you!
Wow! How awesome! Super interesting. Might have to do this for our upcoming anniversary 🙂
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Thank you! Let me know how it turns out.
this is such a unique and special gift! I’ll have to do this for my hubs soon
It really is. Thank you! Let me know how it turns out.
Wow, what a cool idea! So special and love the personal touch. I didn’t know what this was, so appreciate you explaining.
Thank you!
This is just a lovely idea! I can see this causing many emotional tears!!!!
Right? Thank you!
This is a great idea. My daughter would love if I had a song made just for her.
Thank you! Let me know how it turns out.
Omg how awesome is this?!?! I would love to have a song personalized just for me. I’m all about special gifts like that
Thank you! Isn’t that the most special gift?
This is so cool! Probably the perfect way to bring in the romance. I would love to try this one day.
Thank you! That is so true!
This is such a sweet gift idea! I might try this out for my next anniversary with my boyfriend!
Thank you! I hope he likes it! Let me know how it turns out.
This is such a cool idea!! I will keep this in mind when I meet someone special who would love this!
Thank you!
Wow what a cool idea! This is a great gift idea! Perfect for Mother’s day too!
Thank you! That is true!
This is such a lovely and sweet idea! Such a personal gift which is something I like to give people, I will look into this for our anniversary coming up!
Thank you! Let me know how it turns out!
This is SO cool – I’ve seen it on Pinterest the other day and it got me so intrigued. Shaun’s properly into music so he’d really appreciate it! x
Thank you! Let me know how it turns out if you decide to try it.
That is probably the most unique gift idea I’ve seen in a long time. It would be perfect for a milestone birthday, anniversary or even a wedding song!
Thank you! It really is a unique gift idea!
Woah – how cool is this?! I never heard of Songfinch – but I definitely plan on checking it out!
Thank you!
Omg this is the coolest thing!!! I love writing poetry and songs myself but always have trouble with the melody so I think I’m going to try this out for my next anniversary gift!!! So awesome!!
Thank you! Let me know how it turns out!
It really is a wonderful concept! Thank you!
Thank you! Right?
My husband and I share a deep love for music, so this would be perfect for us. I’ll definitely be checking this out!
How awesome! Let me know how it turns out should you decide to try it.
This is such a cute idea! What a perfect gift for people who love music and poetry.
Absolutely; it would be perfect for them. Thank you!
This is such a great idea to get your significant other a personalized song!
Absolutely! And very unique too! They wouldn’t have seen it coming.
How awesome is this?!?! What an amazing idea for a gift! I never even knew this was a thing you could buy!
Thank you! I’m glad you loved this list.
Now this is a perfect gift for Mother’s Day! Moms love sentimental gifts and a personalized song would be so amazing to give. Love it!
Absolutely! Thank you!