Step-by-step guide
How to order family reunion shirts
Everything the reunion organizer needs: when to start, how much shirts cost, and how to get 20 — or 200 — relatives into matching shirts without collecting a single size or dollar.
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What is the easiest way to order family reunion shirts?
Have one design made, put it where everyone can order online, and share a single link. Each relative picks their own size, pays for their own shirt and has it shipped to their door — no order form, no bulk box, no collecting money. Start about 3–4 weeks before the reunion.
Three ways to order
Bulk order, group order page or one Amazon link?
There are three common ways to get a family into matching shirts. Each one fits a different family — here’s how they work and where each one gets hard.
Bulk order
You collect sizes (and usually money), place one order with a print shop, then hand out or mail the shirts.
Group order page
A printer gives you an online page. Each person picks a size and pays there; the order is printed when the page closes.
One Amazon link
We design the shirt, you approve it, and we list it on Amazon. Each person orders their own size and color from one link.
| Compare | Bulk order | Group order page | One Amazon link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who pays | The organizer pays upfront, then collects from everyone | Each person pays on the order page | Each person pays on Amazon |
| Sizes | You collect every size — and guess for the ones who never answer | Each person picks their own | Each person picks their own, toddler 2T to 6XL |
| Colors | Usually one color for everyone | Depends on the provider | Every available color — each person or branch picks |
| Minimum | Print shops often have a minimum | Some pages have a minimum or a goal to reach | None — each shirt is printed when ordered |
| When shirts are printed | Once, after all sizes are in | Usually after the ordering window closes | As each person orders |
| Shipping | One big box to you; you hand out or mail shirts | One box to you, or to each person (sometimes for a fee) | To each person’s own address |
| Late RSVPs | Place another order | Often too late once the window closes | They just use the link while it’s live |
| Price per shirt | Often the lowest for large orders | Set by the provider; usually a bit more than bulk | The listing price (standard tees from $13.99) |
Which one should you choose?
If a small family meets in one place and someone is happy to pay for everyone, a bulk order is simple. If you want everyone to pay separately but need a particular shirt or one delivery, a group order page works. If your family is big, spread across states or bad at answering the group chat, one Amazon link is the least work for the organizer — that’s the model we use.
Step by step
How to order family reunion shirts in 10 steps
Pick the date and guess the headcount
A rough number is fine. It tells you how long to allow for ordering and how much of a reminder plan you need.
Choose the design idea
Family name, the year and the place, plus one personal touch — a family tree, “Est.” with the year it began, or a saying.
Choose the shirt color
One color for everybody, or a different color for each branch of the family.
Request your custom design
Send your details through our request form. We design the shirt and email you a preview within 12 hours.
Approve it (check every name and date)
Look closely at spelling, dates and the city. Ask for changes until it feels right.
Get your Amazon link
Once approved, we list the shirt on Amazon with every available color and send you the link within 24–48 hours.
Announce it everywhere
Post the link in the family group chat and Facebook group, email it, and add a QR code to the invitation.
Set an “order by” date
One to two weeks before the reunion, so shirts arrive in time — even for relatives far away.
Send two reminders
One a week before the order-by date and one the day before. Ask people to reply “ordered!”.
Help the relatives who don’t shop online
Anyone can order several shirts in one order and have them shipped to Grandma’s house.
Timeline
When should you order family reunion shirts?
About 3 to 5 weeks before the event — earlier for bigger families. Get your exact dates from the shirt planner.
| 4–5 weeks before | Pick the design idea and colors |
|---|---|
| 3–4 weeks before | Request your design |
| Within 12 hours | Your first design arrives — approve it |
| 24–48 hours later | Shirt goes live — share the link |
| 1–2 weeks before | Order-by date |
| Reunion day | Everybody matches |
Order forms
Do you need a family reunion shirt order form?
The classic way is an order form — on paper, in a spreadsheet or a Google Form — where every relative writes their size and sends money. It works, but someone has to chase the missing answers and payments.
With one Amazon link, you can skip the form: each person enters their own size and address at checkout. If you still go with a bulk order, make sure your form collects:
- Name
- Shirt size (adult or youth)
- Shirt color
- How many shirts
- Paid? (yes / no)
- Where to deliver
Ordering for 50 or more people? Read family reunion shirts for large families.
Ordering questions
How far in advance should you order family reunion shirts?
Request your design about 3–4 weeks before the reunion — a little earlier for very large families or holiday weekends. The design arrives within 12 hours and the link within 24–48 hours of approval, so most of that time is for everyone to order and receive their shirt.
Where can I get family reunion shirts?
You can use a local print shop, an online custom T-shirt printer, or a print-on-demand service where each relative orders their own. With us, you get a free custom design and your family orders on Amazon, so nobody has to collect sizes or money.
Is there a minimum order for family reunion shirts?
Many print shops have minimums for bulk orders. With a print-on-demand listing there is no minimum: each shirt is printed when it is ordered, so 5 relatives or 150 can all use the same link.
How much do family reunion shirts cost?
It depends on the shirt style, quantity and printing method. With our Amazon listings each person pays the listing price — standard tees start at $13.99, and the custom design is free.
Do I still need a family reunion shirt order form?
Not if everyone orders from one link — each person enters their own size and address at checkout. If you do a bulk order instead, your form should collect name, size, color, quantity, payment status and delivery details.
What if some relatives do not have an Amazon account?
Someone else can order for them and ship the shirt to their address or to the reunion organizer. Anyone can order several shirts in one order.
Ready to make your family reunion shirt?
Tell us your family name, the year and your idea. We'll design a shirt just for your family — everyone orders their own.
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