Family Reunion Photo Magnets: The Keepsake Every Generation Will Actually Keep
Family reunion photo magnets are custom magnets made from your family's own photos — either ordered ahead of time in packs (2x2 or 2.5x2.5 inches) or created live at the reunion itself, where guests scan a QR code, upload a photo, and walk away with a finished magnet in under five minutes. At Every Moment Magnets, we've seen what happens to most reunion favors: the t-shirts end up as pajamas, the koozies disappear into a drawer. A photo magnet ends up on the fridge, where your family actually sees it — every single day, until the next reunion.
If you're the one planning this year's gathering (bless you — someone has to wrangle the group text), here's how photo magnets can fit your reunion, whatever your budget looks like.
Why Photo Magnets Beat the Reunion T-Shirt
There's nothing wrong with a matching t-shirt. But think about what you actually want a reunion favor to do:
- Get kept. A magnet lives on the fridge, a locker, a filing cabinet — somewhere it's seen daily, not stored away.
- Hold a real memory. A shirt says you were there. A photo magnet shows who you were with — Grandma laughing, the cousins mid-cannonball, four generations squeezed onto one porch swing.
- Work for every age. The 8-year-olds and the 80-year-olds both know exactly what to do with a fridge magnet.
- Stay affordable. Small keepsakes, small price — and no guessing anyone's size.
3 Ways to Bring Photo Magnets to Your Family Reunion
1. Host a Live Photo Magnet Station
This is the showstopper option. Every Moment Magnets sets up an on-site photo magnet station at your reunion, and here's the whole process for your guests:
- Scan a QR code — works on any phone, no app to download
- Upload a photo — one from the day, or a treasured old family photo from their camera roll
- Take home a finished magnet — printed and assembled in under five minutes
The station is staffed the entire event, so nobody's left squinting at a kiosk. Pricing starts at $750, and because we only take a couple of events each month, summer and early-fall weekends genuinely do fill up — if your reunion is on the calendar, it's worth reaching out early through our Weddings and Events page.
2. Rent the Magnet Arch for a "Family Through the Years" Display
Here's an idea no reunion Pinterest board has yet: our 7-sided magnet arch rental comes with 14 custom magnets for $150. Fill it with your family's story — your grandparents' wedding photo, baby pictures of every sibling, snapshots from reunions past — and set it near the welcome table.
It becomes the spot everyone gathers around ("look how young Uncle Ray was!"), it doubles as decor, and it costs less than most centerpiece budgets.
3. Order Custom Magnet Packs Before or After the Reunion
No live station in the budget? Custom photo magnet packs work beautifully two ways:
- Before: Order a pack of magnets printed with a favorite family photo and set one at each place setting as a favor.
- After: Gather the best photos from the weekend and mail magnets out as thank-you keepsakes — a much better follow-up than another group text.
Packs come in 2x2 inch and 2.5x2.5 inch sizes, and they ship anywhere your family is scattered. (If your crew takes a trip together too, our post on family vacation photo magnets has more ideas for turning trip photos into a tradition.)
When to Plan It
- Live station: Reach out as soon as your reunion date is set — bookings are capped at a few events per month, so summer dates go quickly.
- Magnet arch: Allow time to gather your 14 photos from the family (this is the fun part — and the slow part, once the aunts start debating which photos make the cut).
- Magnet packs: Order a week or two ahead for favors, or any time after the reunion for thank-you magnets.
One warm suggestion: put someone in charge of collecting old family photos a month before the reunion. Whether they end up on the arch, the magnets, or both, the photo-gathering itself tends to become part of the reunion.
The Point Isn't the Magnet
It's what the magnet does after the reunion ends. Everyone drives home, the group text goes quiet — and then every morning, on a few dozen refrigerators across the country, there's Grandma laughing on the porch swing. That's the whole reason Every Moment Magnets exists to keep the moments that matter somewhere you'll actually see them.
Planning a reunion this year? Get in touch — we'd love to help your family take the day home.
Family Reunion Photo Magnet FAQs
What sizes do family reunion photo magnets come in? Our custom photo magnet packs come in 2x2 inch and 2.5x2.5 inch sizes — small enough to mail easily, big enough to see the faces clearly.
How does the live photo magnet station work at a reunion? Guests scan a QR code with their phone, upload any photo (from the day or from their camera roll), and receive a finished magnet in under five minutes. The station is staffed for the entire event.
How much does a photo magnet station cost for a family reunion? The live station starts at $750 and includes everything you need to create a mobile magnet bar experience your guests will never forget. The 7-sided magnet arch rental, which includes 14 custom magnets, is $150. Magnet pack pricing varies by size and quantity.
Can we use old family photos, not just photos from the reunion? Yes — that's one of the best parts. Guests can upload scanned photos of grandparents, past reunions, or childhood pictures straight from their camera roll.
How far in advance should we book the live station? As early as possible once your date is set. Every Moment Magnets takes only a few events per month, so peak summer reunion weekends fill quickly. We service Utah and Salt Lake Counties.
Do photo magnets work as reunion favors if we can't book the live station? Absolutely. Order a magnet pack with a favorite family photo as place-setting favors, or collect the weekend's best photos afterward and mail magnets as thank-you keepsakes.