A family reunion flyer has to reach three generations at once: cousins in the group chat, aunts on Facebook, and grandparents who still want something in the mailbox. Plan on several flyers: a save-the-date, then an invitation with costs, then a T-shirt order and a schedule. The wording here follows that order, the size notes cover cards that mail at the postcard rate, and the prompts at the bottom go straight into Toybox AI's Flyer Maker.
What to put on a family reunion flyer
Every flyer for a family reunion draws on the same facts, so collect them from the committee once. The list runs from the biggest text to the smallest.
- The family name as the headline. "The Carter Family Reunion." For two branches: "Carter and Hayes Family Reunion."
- Whose family it is. "For the descendants of James and Lottie Carter." Distant cousins and in-laws read this line to know they're invited.
- The dates. "Friday, July 16 to Sunday, July 18." Give the weekday for every day.
- Place and street address. "Pavilion 4, Tessary Lake Park, 1500 Shoreline Drive." Name the pavilion or room.
- The cost and what it covers. "$40 adults, $20 kids 6 to 12, under 6 free. Covers the cookout, a T-shirt and park fees."
- The RSVP deadline and a single way to respond. "RSVP by Saturday, May 15 to Denise at 555-0131."
- How to pay. "Pay Marcus, our treasurer, by check or payment app."
- T-shirt order deadline. "Order shirts by Saturday, May 15."
- Hotel details, if people travel. "Room block at the Tessary Lake Inn under 'Carter Reunion' until Thursday, June 17."
- Schedule highlights. "Friday meet and greet, Saturday cookout and games, Sunday farewell brunch."
- What to bring. "Old photos for the memory table and a side dish for Saturday."
Family reunion flyer ideas and wording
Headline styles by family name
The family name does the work, and a short second line sets the mood. These family reunion flyer ideas cover the common styles:
- Plain: "The Carter Family Reunion"
- Numbered: "25th Annual Carter Family Reunion"
- Hometown: "Back Home to Tessary Lake: The Carter Family Reunion"
- Generations: "Carter Family Reunion: Four Generations, One Weekend"
- Two families: "Carter and Hayes Family Reunion"
- Theme: "Our Roots Run Deep: The Carter Family Reunion"
Wording for each flyer you'll send
These family reunion flyer examples run in the order you'd send them.
| Flyer | Headline | Supporting line |
|---|---|---|
| Save the date | "Save the Date: Carter Family Reunion" | "July 16 to 18 at Tessary Lake Park. Details coming in the spring." |
| Invitation | "You're Invited: The Carter Family Reunion" | "$40 adults, $20 kids. RSVP by May 15." |
| T-shirt order | "Get Your Reunion Shirt" | "Order and pay by May 15. Youth S to adult 4XL." |
| Weekend schedule | "Reunion Weekend at a Glance" | "Friday meet and greet, Saturday cookout, Sunday brunch" |
| Cookout or potluck | "Bring a Dish, Bring a Chair" | "Sign up for a side or dessert with Aunt Vera." |
| Memory table | "Remembering Our Loved Ones" | "Bring a photo of a relative we've lost for the memory table." |
| Last call | "Last Call for RSVPs" | "We need final numbers for the caterer by Friday." |
A reunion that honors a relative who died since the last one can borrow gentle wording from the celebration of life flyer page for its memory table.
Save the date, RSVP and T-shirt flyers
Save the date. Keep it to the family name, the dates and the park or town, plus "details coming", and mail it to relatives who aren't online. USPS treats a card 5 to 6 inches long and 3.5 to 4.25 inches high as a standard postcard. Flyer Maker's 5:4 Wide shape printed at 5 x 4 inches lands inside that range with nothing cropped. For a 4 x 6 card from a print shop, print it 6 inches wide (4.8 inches tall) and trim about 0.8 inch off the height, so keep the text away from the top and bottom edges.
Invitation cards. A 5 x 7 card is too big for the postcard rate, so it goes in an envelope. Flyer Maker's Tall size at 2K is 1,536 x 2,048 pixels. Printed 7 inches tall, it runs about 290 pixels per inch and 5.25 inches wide; cut a quarter inch from one side for a 5 x 7 card.
RSVPs. With a QR code linked to your sign-up form, the committee isn't tallying answers by phone. Turn on Flyer Maker's "Leave a blank square for your QR code" switch, drop your own code into that square with any image editor, then scan a printed test copy with two phones. How big to print the code is on the QR code flyers page.
T-shirt orders. Give the shirt color, every size and its price, and a deadline. Ask your printer how long they need, and set the deadline before that.
Family reunion flyer design tips
Make the family name the largest text. On the fridge or in a group chat, the name is what makes a cousin stop scrolling and read the dates.
Pick one color and keep it. Use the T-shirt color on every flyer, from the save-the-date to the schedule, so relatives recognize reunion mail at a glance.
Use a crest or monogram as the logo. Flyer Maker's "Add your logo" slot takes one image and is built for a logo, which it usually keeps small near the top or foot of the page. A family crest or a simple initial in a circle fits that job.
Print large for grandparents. Set the dates, place and RSVP number big enough to read without glasses.
Put only highlights on the invitation. The invitation lists the three or four main events. The full hour-by-hour plan belongs on its own schedule flyer.
Family reunion flyer sizes and printing
Reunion mail adds two card sizes to the usual letter flyer.
| Card or sheet | Pixels at 300 DPI | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Letter, 8.5 x 11 in | 2550 x 3300 | Church boards, printed invitations |
| 5 x 7 in card | 1500 x 2100 | Mailed invitations in envelopes |
| 4 x 6 in postcard | 1800 x 1200 | Mailed save-the-dates |
For the group chat and Facebook, use the Portrait size (4:5). Anything headed for paper, from the 4 x 6 card to the letter invitation, should be made at 2K or 4K. The print sizes guide lists tabloid, half-letter and poster measurements.
More family reunion flyer prompts
Copy either into "Describe your flyer" once your family's names, dates and places replace the Carters and Hayeses.
Carter Family Reunion Weekend Schedule at Tessary Lake Park, 1500 Shoreline Drive. Friday, July 16: 6 PM meet and greet at Pavilion 4. Saturday, July 17: 11 AM family photo, noon cookout, 2 PM kids' games, 7 PM talent show. Sunday, July 18: 10 AM farewell brunch at Pavilion 4. Wear your reunion shirt for the photo. Questions: text Denise at 555-0131. Green and gold design with the schedule in a clean, easy-to-read table.Potluck Cookout for the Hayes Family Reunion. Saturday, August 14, 1 PM to 6 PM, in the backyard at 24 Magnolia Lane. We'll have the grill going and drinks on ice; please bring lawn chairs and a side or a dessert. Sign up for your dish with Aunt Vera at 555-0112 by Saturday, July 31. Bright red and yellow colors, a drawn grill and a picnic table.A reunion that's really a backyard cookout shares a lot with a block party flyer, from potluck sign-ups to a rain plan. For the what, when and where order behind any gathering, see event flyer basics.
How to make a family reunion flyer in Flyer Maker
- Start a new flyer in Flyer Maker and write the reunion out in "Describe your flyer": the family name, whose descendants, dates with weekdays, park and street address, costs and what they cover, the RSVP deadline and contact, and the one thing relatives should do ("RSVP to Denise by May 15").
- Match the size to where it goes. Tall for printouts and 5 x 7 cards, Wide for postcards and email, Portrait for phones.
- Open "More options." Elegant or Retro styles suit a multi-generation invitation; Bold and Vibrant suit a T-shirt order. Pick the Packed layout when the flyer holds a schedule or a size chart.
- Switch on "Leave a blank square for your QR code" if you'll add a sign-up code. Flyer Maker won't draw one.
- Add the family crest through "Add your logo", if the family has one.
- Create the flyer. Allow about 30 seconds. At 1K it currently costs 80 credits (90 at 2K, 100 at 4K).
- Check every name, date, weekday, price and phone number with a second committee member, and take out any motto the flyer added on its own. Small corrections go through the "Want to change something?" field that appears with the finished flyer, currently 60 credits a fix at 1K, 70 at 2K and 90 at 4K. For a bigger rework, rewrite the description from scratch and generate again.