How to Make the Hug in Heaven AI Video From Two Photos
To make the Hug in Heaven AI video without an editing app, give Try a Trend a photo of yourself and a photo of the person you miss. It turns them into a 10-second vertical clip: you climb a golden staircase above the clouds, they open their arms at the top, and the two of you hold each other in a close-up. A free preview of the hug comes first, so you only pay if it looks like them.
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What is the Hug in Heaven trend?
Hug in heaven is the name most people type when they want this video: an AI-made reunion hug with someone who has died, set somewhere bright above the clouds. It started on TikTok as a CapCut template around Father's Day 2026 and spread first through Mexico and Latin America, where it's known as "abrazo en el cielo". In English, people search for it as hug in heaven, hug from heaven or an AI memorial hug.
Most early clips were made for a mom or dad. Nothing in the video is specific to parents, though. The same hug works for a grandmother who raised you, a husband or wife, a brother or sister, or the best friend you lost too soon. The setting stays the same; what changes is who is waiting for you at the top.
Why a hug? Because it needs no words. There's no story to set up and no dialogue, only the run toward them and the moment you're held again. Captions under these videos usually say some version of "one more hug", and anyone watching understands what that embrace would mean.
It is a tribute, not a resurrection. Nobody takes it for real footage, and because it doesn't pretend, it comes across as tender rather than unsettling.
What you see, second by second
The clip runs about 10 seconds and has a single cut.
- 0 to about 5 seconds: the camera follows you from behind as you run up a wide staircase, the edge of every step lit gold, with clouds on every side. Your loved one is a small figure at the very top, standing in bright light. Early on they open their arms and wait. As you climb they grow larger in the frame, step forward, and you run straight into them.
- About 5.5 seconds: one hard cut, to the two of you seen from the chest up.
- About 5.5 to 7.5 seconds: you're crying with your eyes shut tight; they tip their head back and laugh with pure happiness, one hand holding the back of your head.
- About 7.5 to 10 seconds: without another cut, the camera glides away until you're two tiny figures, still holding on, on the highest step with an ocean of cloud below.
Three ways to make a Hug in Heaven video
1. Find the CapCut template
Most clips on your feed came from a CapCut template. Look it up under Templates in CapCut by its English or Spanish name, or tap the template link under a video you like, then swap in your photo and theirs.
- Why people use it: it's free, it's quick, and it matches what you've already seen.
- Watch out for: there are dozens of copies with different scenes and very different quality. Some end on the app's own card or need a subscription to export cleanly, and an old, low-contrast photo may barely move or lose the person's features. Likeness varies from one template to the next.
2. Prompt it yourself in a general AI video tool
Tools such as Kling or Runway can animate photos from a written description. You upload both photos, describe the clouds, the stairs and the light, then write each shot in order: the climb, the open arms, the close-up, the pull-back.
- Why people use it: full control over the setting, the clothes, the light and the timing.
- Watch out for: the prompt writing and rewriting is all on you, and two faces pressed together in one embrace is exactly where these tools tend to blur or mix features. Each attempt uses paid credits, so plan for several tries.
3. Use a ready-made two-photo generator (Try a Trend)
On Try a Trend the scene, the shots and the colour are already set up, so the only choices left are your photos and a mood.
- 1Choose a mood, then add a clear photo of yourself and one of the person you lost; a scanned, faded or black-and-white picture works when the face is sharp.
- 2If you like, add their name and a short line to close the video, then tick the boxes to confirm the photos are of you and your loved one and that you were both 18 or older when they were taken.
- 3Check your free preview. If you like it, get the full video.
- 4Your video is ready in a few minutes: download it and add a quiet song or the trending sound when you post.
You get the whole moment: the climb, falling into their arms, the close-up and the long, slow pull-back into the sky. The three moods change the light, never the hug. Heavenly glow is warm gold. Soft and calm is pale and quiet, which suits a funeral or a memorial service. Bright and warm brings sunshine and flowers for a birthday or an anniversary. Each video is $7.99.
- Why people use it: no template hunting, no prompt writing and no editing app. Prints and black-and-white photos work; your loved one appears in natural colour with the face, hair and clothes from their photo. There are no angels or religious symbols, so it suits any family.
- Watch out for: the scene is always the golden stairs, there's no soundtrack (you pick the music when you post), and what you get is an AI tribute, not a recording of the person.
If the video is for a mom or dad, the Mom & Dad in Heaven video makes the same hug, with two extra moments to pick from: a slow walk up into the light side by side, or an embrace next to a Day of the Dead ofrenda.
Choosing the photos
The photos matter more than anything else here.
- Yours: a recent photo of just you, face clear, in decent light. Whatever you're wearing in it is what you'll wear in the video, so choose clothes you're happy to see.
- Theirs: one face, sharp, looking roughly toward the camera. If your favourite photo of them is a group shot, crop them out of it rather than shrinking the whole picture.
- For a husband, wife or partner: a wedding photo works, but they'll be in their wedding clothes in the video, so an everyday photo often feels more like them.
- For a grandparent, or anyone you only have prints of: lay the print flat near a window, photograph it straight on so the light doesn't bounce off it, and trim the white border.
- For a sibling or friend: choose the photo that looks like the person you remember, not necessarily the most recent one. Both of you need to be adults in the photos you use.
- Only use photos of you and someone close to you that you have the right to use. No celebrities or public figures.
Before you share it
A video like this can hit family hard, especially when the loss is recent. Some people send it privately to a parent or sibling first and post it later. If someone else was closer to the person you lost, it's kind to ask how they'd feel about it being public.
When you do post it:
- Sound: a gentle piano or acoustic track, or a trending sound from TikTok's own library, where it's licensed.
- Hashtags: #huginheaven, #onemorehug and #forevermissed; in Spanish, #abrazoenelcielo.
- Caption: their name, a nickname only you used, or the thing you wish you'd told them.
- On the video itself: when you make it, you can open "Add words (optional)" and type their name, their years and a short line such as "Until we meet again". They fade in over the last 3 seconds; leave it empty and the video has no words.
- Timing: their birthday, the anniversary of their passing, the holidays, or simply the day you need it.
FAQ
Is this the original CapCut template?
No. It's our own take on the trend, made by Try a Trend, an independent AI video tool. We have no connection to CapCut, TikTok or whoever made the original template.
Can I make it for a husband, wife or friend, not only a parent?
Yes. The video is the same; only the person waiting at the top of the stairs changes. Upload one photo of you and one of them, each showing one adult with a clear face.
Where can I read more about AI tribute videos?
Our guide on making an AI video of a deceased loved one compares the kinds of tribute videos, from a hug to adding someone to a family photo.
Make yours
Have a photo of them? Upload it with one of you and look at the free preview first: it shows the hug before you decide anything. Make your Hug in Heaven video.
If you'd like a song for them too, Custom Song Generator writes one with their name in the chorus. You can hear the chorus free first.