A system and method for managing phone calls by enabling the call initiator to create a personalized audio or video invitation that the call recipient may review prior to accepting the call, which is immediately connected upon acceptance. Prior to initiating the call, the call initiator's communication device records a personalized audio or video invitation from the call initiator. A peer-to-peer connection is established between the call initiator's communication device and the call recipient's communication device, and the call initiator's communication device provides a call request message including the personalized audio or video invitation from the call initiator to the call recipient's communication device via the peer-to-peer connection. Upon receipt of a notification from the call recipient that the call is accepted pursuant to review of the personalized audio or video invitation by the call recipient, a live voice connection between the call initiator and call recipient is established.