Custom Photo Collage Board - Party Decoration Ideas by a Pro

the idea

Entertain party guests with a custom photo collage board showing the guest of honor at different stages of their life

Tri-fold custom photo collage board personalized with the name Victoria

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Connor

the how

Ask friends and family to contribute photos of the guest of honor to create a photo collage board
Use as a backdrop to a bar, dessert, or buffet table to create a larger display
Alternatively, use as a standalone display in an area where guests can comfortably view all the images without causing congestion

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Natalie set up on a table top

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Cecilia

the why

tabletop décor

Enhances; adds height and fullness to bars, food stations, and occasional tables to create larger displays
Focal points; decorating bars, food stations, or occasional tables encourages mingling by creating destinations for guests to explore
Visibility; tall / tabletop decorations are easier to see when the room is full of people
Interactive; tabletop décor can be used to entertain guests with ‘Fun Facts’ or ‘Through the Years’ photo collages of the guest of honor

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Anna set up on a table top

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Morgan

the why

this idea

Special occasions should feel special; generic ‘off the shelf’ decorations are lazy and unimaginative
Personalized; customized decorations are more special and show you made an effort
Custom photo; opportunity to show the guest of honor at different ages ‘through the years’
Entertaining; guests may not have seen funny or embarrassing old photos of the guest of honor
Memorable; guests remember creative, unusual, or unexpected decorations
Collaborative; allows guests to contribute and makes everyone feel included
Photo-worthy; a great photo-op for guests to share and tag on social media
Surprise; a great way to surprise the guest of honor
Keepsake; captures memories for the guest of honor to revisit in future

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Olivia alongside another titled Friends

Tri-fold custom photo collage display board personalized with the name Emily

ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

“Rather than only draw upon your own collection, considering asking friends and family members to lend you some of their photos of the guest of honor from significant periods of their life.

That way you might discover some less familiar photos—perhaps even some the guest of honor might have forgotten or never even seen before.

If you want to include old printed photos, these can be transferred to a digital format very inexpensively nowadays ($20-$30 for 100 photos, link below) and it’s a great opportunity to preserve them for years to come.“

where to buy

shop collage boards

Update 2022: The full height photo collage board shown in the main image at the top of this page is no longer available, only the tabletop version shown in all other photos is.
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