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25 Photo Collage Ideas for Every Occasion

Creative photo collage ideas for birthdays, couples, family, travel, friends and home décor, with the layout to use for each one.

Stuck on what to make? A great collage starts with an idea, not a layout. Here are 25 photo collage ideas, grouped by occasion, with the layout that suits each one.

You can make all of these in the FotoCollage app or try the simple ones in our free online collage maker.

Birthdays

  1. One photo for every year. A grid with a photo from each year of their life. Perfect for 18th, 30th or 50th birthdays.
  2. Then and now. A baby photo next to a recent one in a two-photo side-by-side layout.
  3. Birthday message wall. A big photo in the middle, surrounded by small photos of friends, with "Happy Birthday" text on top.
  4. "Things we love about you." Six photos, each with a short caption.

More in our birthday collage ideas guide.

Couples and anniversaries

  1. Our story timeline. First date, first trip, engagement and wedding in a four-photo strip.
  2. Heart-shaped collage. Small photos arranged in a heart shape for Valentine's Day.
  3. Polaroid scatter. Photos as tilted polaroids on a soft background. See polaroid collage.
  4. "1 year, 12 months." One photo per month in a 3×4 grid.

Family

  1. Generations. Grandparent, parent and child at the same age, side by side.
  2. Family recipe card. Photos of grandma's dish being made, with the recipe as text.
  3. Kids' growth chart. The first day of school every year in a grid.
  4. Holiday card. A family photo plus three moments from the year, with a greeting.

Travel

  1. Trip recap. A big landscape on top and food, people and details below.
  2. Postcard style. Four photos with the city name in bold text.
  3. Every country I've visited. A 3×3 grid, one photo per country.
  4. Road trip map. Photos in route order with stop names.

Friends

  1. Photo booth strip. Four silly photos stacked vertically. See how to make a photo strip.
  2. Best friend birthday tribute. Inside jokes as captions.
  3. Squad grid. One portrait of each friend in a matching grid.
  4. Night out recap. A 9:16 story collage with three stacked photos.

School and milestones

  1. Graduation collage. From the first day of school to graduation. See our graduation collage guide.
  2. Sports season. Action shots and the team photo.
  3. Retirement or farewell board. Photos from colleagues across the years.

Home décor

  1. Gallery wall print. A large 9-photo collage printed at 16×20 instead of nine separate frames.
  2. Seasonal collage. Autumn, winter, spring and summer photos of the same place.

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