A birthday surprise for your girlfriend, in one link

What she sees when she opens it

• Her name and her photo, with balloons drifting past.
• A 3D cake with lit candles. She blows on her phone and they go out, one by one. A tap works too, if she would rather not use the microphone.
• Confetti, and the line you chose for the moment the last candle goes out.
• Your letter, in handwriting, on a sheet of paper.
• A wall of polaroids with your favourite photos of her, or of the two of you.
• Your song, if you add one.

Make it land at midnight

You can finish the page days before and schedule it to open at 12:00 on her birthday. Send the link early. Until then it shows a countdown and nothing else, so the wait becomes part of the surprise.

If the page is only for her, add a PIN. Tell her the PIN in person, or hide it in a card.

Ideas for what to write

• The first thing you noticed about her.
• A small moment from this year that she probably thinks you forgot.
• Something she does without knowing it, and why you love it.
• One thing you want to do together before her next birthday.
• A plain thank you, for something specific.

How to make it

• Open the Birthday Cake template and sign in with Google.
• Type her name, your message and the age she is turning.
• Add a main photo and up to six polaroids. You crop each one as you add it.
• Publish, then send her the link or print the QR code on her card.