{"id":17874,"date":"2020-04-28T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T12:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17874"},"modified":"2020-04-28T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T12:13:58","slug":"fun-personalized-photo-ideas-to-decorate-your-virtual-grad-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/fun-personalized-photo-ideas-to-decorate-your-virtual-grad-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun, personalized photo ideas to decorate your Grad Party Venue \u2013 even when you can\u2019t get together in person."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-grad-party-decor-980x640-US-20200330.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-grad-party-decor-980x640-US-20200330.jpg 980w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-grad-party-decor-980x640-US-20200330-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/1-blog-grad-party-decor-980x640-US-20200330-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if \u201cshelter-in-place\u201d is still in place, you can still celebrate their success with these crafty DIY Grad party ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have sent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/graduation-party-invitations\">Graduate Party Invites<\/a> out, and you\u2019ve booked the zoom or houseparty call with friends &amp; family, the next step is to decide how to decorate your \u201cParty Palace\u201d and make your Graduate celebration event look the part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create DIY Photo Table Decorations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Personalize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/enamel-campfire-mug-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enamel campfire mugs<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/insulated-water-bottle-details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water bottles<\/a> (your Grad can re-use afterwards), fill them with sand. Gather together those favorite photos of the Grad from over the years \u2014 from soccer games to musical performances; print your photos (why not use your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monthly free print allowance on the Snapfish App<\/a>), then secure them to long sticks in our mugs or water bottles to form centerpieces that bring your guests right into the action and create a fun talking point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design A Grad Quote Board<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/3-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a board of inspirational <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/prints\" target=\"_blank\">photo print<\/a> quotes for your grad that they can keep after the event. It will look awesome as the back-drop to your celebration video-call too. Try using a simple color scheme, like black and white, to make the words stand out and either back an empty frame with chicken wire or string and fix the cards with clothespins . Encourage guests to send their own words of encouragement beforehand and write them out onto blank cards for your Grad to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIY Photo Letters Make A Great Focal Point<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another fun idea you can DIY, is to create a fun\u00a0focal point for the video-call Graduation party by sticking <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/prints\" target=\"_blank\">photos of the Grad<\/a> to papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 \/ wooden letters that spell out their name. Your Grad and guests will enjoy looking at these favorite memories \u2014 from sports season highlights to hangouts with friends and your Grad gets to keep them afterwards to decorate their dorm room with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create A Graduate Photo Wreath<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/5-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A graduation photo wreath is another great way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/prints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">display fun photos of your Grad<\/a>. Get inspired with our photo wreath blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/snapfishusblog.azurewebsites.net\/diy-festive-photo-prints-wreath\/\">https:\/\/snapfishusblog.azurewebsites.net\/diy-festive-photo-prints-wreath\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create A Personalized Senior Year Photo Book<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/img.sf-blog.r-hosts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6-blog-grad-party-decor-1140x1140-US-20200330.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/photo-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo books\u00a0<\/a>give your guests an inside look at the graduate\u2019s experiences, Everyone to contribute to the book by sending you funny photos and quotes that showcase their relationship to the Grad. Remember to include senior portraits and sports season highlights. Your Grad photo book will act as a centerpiece on the day and a keepsake for your Grad afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope you found these ideas useful and look forward to seeing how you created your Graduate video-call party venue with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/graduation\" target=\"_blank\">Graduate-themed photo prints and gifts<\/a>. Remember to tag us with @snapfishus or #snapfish when you share your 2020 Graduation Party highlights on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/snapfish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/snapfishus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinterest<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if \u201cshelter-in-place\u201d is still in place, you can still celebrate their success with these crafty DIY Grad party ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2114,2122,2101,2093,2119,2086],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-end-of-school-graduation-us","category-home-decor-us","category-mugs-drinkware-us","category-photo-books-us","category-photo-gifts-us","category-tipsandideas-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17874"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17928,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17874\/revisions\/17928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}