Retirement Invitations with Photo

Two photo retirement invitations: Polaroid Corkboard, a landscape photo taped to a corkboard with pins and a Happy Retirement ribbon; and Then & Now, a portrait photo window beside a framed retirement scroll, labeled Then and Now and badged Thirty-Five Years Later. Polaroid Corkboard opens in Blush & Rose Gold and Then & Now in Burgundy & Gold. Eight more designs across the set have a photo window, from Retirement Celebration to Welcome Home.

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Polaroid Corkboard

Photo window · 3 palettes · Playfair Display

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Then & Now

Photo window · 3 palettes · Cormorant Garamond

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Planning tip

An early-career photo makes the best Then: a first-day badge photo, a uniform, a classroom. The Polaroid sample asks guests to Bring a favorite photo for the memory board, which gives you more for the party.

How it works

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Open any design above in the maker. Each of these designs has a photo window: drop in a picture and drag it until it sits where you want it. Type the honoree's name, the date and the place, or print the fill-in cards and write them by hand; the back carries the RSVP and one line, and every design downloads as a phone-sized image to text or email.

Pick one of the three palettes drawn for the design, then download a 5 x 7 PDF (front and back), a two-per-sheet letter PDF for home printing, print-shop PNGs with bleed, 4 x 6 PNGs for a photo counter, a phone-sized PNG to text or email, or a Word file. For more lines to put on the card, see the retirement invitation wording ideas and the retirement party etiquette guide.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I add a photo?

Open the design in the maker, drop in the picture, and drag and zoom it until it sits right.

Which retirement invitations have a photo window?

Ten: Polaroid Corkboard and Then & Now here, plus Retirement Celebration, Oval Portrait Reception, 70 Years Young & Retired, Thank You, Mrs. Nakamura, With Gratitude, Welcome Home, Retired & Ready and Wish You Were Here.

What kind of photo works best?

Then & Now takes a portrait (taller than wide); Polaroid Corkboard takes a landscape. A clear face on a plain background prints best.

Updated October 2026