When is Thanksgiving this year?

Thursday 26 November 2026 in the US. Make the video a few days early to send it before the day.

Can relatives who cannot travel be in it?

Yes. A photo of each person is enough, wherever they live.

Yes. Add a photo of the pet and say where it sits.

Rift does not add text over video yet. Write your message when you send or post it.

Yes. Change the photos and the table in your line and Make another.

Add a photo of each relative and describe the Thanksgiving table. Rift puts everyone in one scene, so family who cannot travel still have a seat.

Tell Spark the table. One line: who sits where, what is on the table, what the light is like.
Add the photos. Pick each person from your camera roll.
Read the Draft. Spark plans the shots and shows who is in each. Reply with changes.
Make. The price is on the button before you tap. You can leave and come back.
Send it. The video is in your Library, ready for the family group chat.

“All of us at one long wooden table with a golden turkey, candles, warm evening light.”
“My family on the back porch under fairy lights, passing dishes down the table.”
“Me, my brother and my aunt in the kitchen carrying pies to the table.”
“Grandpa carving the turkey while the kids watch, everyone in sweaters.”
“The whole family raising glasses at a round table, autumn leaves in the window.”

Name the light. Evening, candlelight or late afternoon sun.
Name the food. A turkey, a pie and a bowl of potatoes anchor the scene.
Keep the number small. Up to six people read clearly in one shot.
Use matching photo quality. A very old photo next to a new one can look uneven.
Make a second version. Change the room, not the people.

The same table works for Christmas. See how to make an AI Christmas card video of your family. To save the layout and reuse it each year with new photos, see how to save a video as a format.