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Humans + Love + Stories

We create heirloom-quality audio stories and meaningful ceremonies that preserve a person’s voice and legacy for the next generation.

A Voice To Remember

A Voice to Remember gives individuals the opportunity to record a personal message for the people they love to be shared at a funeral, memorial service, celebration of life, or another meaningful occasion.

For families whose loved ones have already died, the service can also transform existing voicemails, home recordings, and other archival audio into a meaningful farewell. It's an opportunity to hear from the person being remembered in their own voice.

Preserve Your Voice. Share What Matters.

A Voice to Remember is designed to offer individuals the opportunity to contribute their own words and voice to their remembrance. 

Some people know exactly what they want to say. Others would rather have a conversation and see where it leads. And sometimes, the person has already died, but their voice remains in recordings made over the years.

Humans Love Stories helps families make something meaningful from each of these circumstances. It does not replace eulogies, family stories, photographs, or the voices of those gathered to remember someone.

Three Ways to Create a Meaningful Audio Keepsake

Prepared Farewell - $695

For someone who knows what they want to say.

An opportunity to record a personal message for family, friends, and loved ones to hear at a future funeral, memorial, celebration of life, or other meaningful occasion.

The individual prepares their own remarks, then works with Humans Love Stories to record them in a comfortable, supportive environment. Gentle direction helps with pacing, delivery, clarity, and natural expression. Multiple takes, pickups, and breaks are welcome.

Available in person or remotely.

Includes:

  • Initial consultation and recording preparation

  • Review of prepared remarks, if desired

  • Up to two hours of recording time

  • Professional recording and gentle directorial guidance

  • Multiple takes, pickups, and breaks as needed

  • Audio editing, cleanup, and mastering

  • One round of reasonable editorial revisions

  • Digital delivery of the finished audio

  • Private distribution link and QR code

  • Recording custody and release instructions

The finished message may include music or introductory narration by arrangement.

Guided Farewell - $795

For someone who would rather speak than write.

A guided recording experience for individuals who want to communicate something meaningful to their loved ones but aren't quite sure how to put it into words.

Through a thoughtful conversational recording session, Humans Love Stories helps individuals explore what they want to say, who they want to reach, and what they hope their loved ones will take away.

Using carefully chosen prompts and questions Humans Love Stories helps draw out a personal message. The conversation is then edited into a cohesive, standalone recording featuring only the individual's voice.

Available in person or remotely.

Includes:

  • Initial consultation and recording preparation;

  • Personalized interview questions and conversation prompts;

  • Up to two hours of recording time;

  • Professional recording and conversational guidance;

  • Breaks and flexible pacing;

  • Editorial selection and assembly of the individual's message;

  • Audio editing, cleanup, and mastering;

  • One round of reasonable editorial revisions;

  • Digital delivery of the finished audio;

  • Private distribution link and QR code;

  • Recording custody and release instructions.

The finished message is not an interview. It is a personal communication from the individual to the people they love.

Remembered Farewell - From $595

For families whose loved one has already died.

Humans Love Stories works with families to create a meaningful audio message using existing recordings of someone who has died.

A person's voice may live on in old voicemails, answering machine messages, home recordings, videos, and other audio keepsakes. With appropriate family authorization and consideration of the individual's known wishes, Humans Love Stories identifies meaningful material and transforms it into a cohesive audio keepsake suitable for a funeral, memorial, or celebration of life.

The goal isn't to manufacture words someone never said. It's to thoughtfully preserve and arrange the words, expressions, and familiar sounds they actually left behind.

Includes:

  • Initial family consultation;

  • Review of supplied audio materials;

  • Identification and selection of meaningful recordings;

  • Audio restoration and cleanup, where feasible;

  • Editing and assembly of selected recordings;

  • Narrative sequencing and transitions;

  • Music or introductory narration, if desired;

  • Audio mastering;

  • Finished message of approximately 3–8 minutes;

  • One round of reasonable editorial revisions;

  • Digital delivery;

  • Private distribution link and QR code;

This service is subject to the quality, condition, quantity, and suitability of the supplied recordings.

Professional Funeral and Memorial Audio Recording based in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Located on the traditional and contemporary homeland of the Dakota people. This is the land where the waters reflect the skies.

Humans Love Stories provides personalized funeral and memorial audio recording services throughout the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area and surrounding communities. Remote recording options are also available for individuals and families outside the Twin Cities.

Hours
Open Daily

Phone
(612) 568-3382

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes, we help individuals record personal audio messages intended to be shared with friends, family, and loved ones at their funeral or celebration of life.

    Individuals may choose to share:

    • A message of gratitude to the people who have shaped their life;

    • Words of love for their spouse, children, grandchildren, or closest friends;

    • A few stories, memories, or humorous observations;

    • Reflections on what their relationships have meant to them;

    • Words of encouragement or wisdom for the people they're leaving behind;

    • A personal goodbye;

    • Something they want everyone attending their service to hear, perhaps something they wouldn't ordinarily say aloud.

  • Yes.

    Our goal is preserving the individual's natural speaking style and personality. To do so requires our process be relaxed to ensure each individual feels comfortable before and during recording.

    We Offer:

    • guidance on vocal delivery, pacing, articulation, and conversational tone;

    • gentle directorial feedback when someone becomes distracted, nervous, overly self-conscious, or emotional;

    • multiple takes and pickups as necessary;

    • allow breaks and flexible recording timelines.

  • Yes, we work with the families to identify meaningful material and construct an intentional audio experience.

    This could be:

    • A simple compilation of existing recordings;

    • A chronological collection of messages;

    • An edited narrative using multiple recordings;

    • A short audio portrait incorporating the person's voice, music, and narration;

    • A message or farewell assembled from the person's own words.

    This service is subject to the quality, condition, quantity, and suitability of the supplied recordings.

  • Yes. A Voice to Remember gives individuals the opportunity to record a meaningful message for the people they love, to be shared at their funeral, celebration of life, or another occasion of their choosing.

  • Yes. A private listening and download link is a standard component of every recording.

  • Yes. Remote recording options are also available for individuals and families outside the Twin Cities.