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30 photo prompts designed to make people cross cliques, recreate yearbook moments, and capture the night in shared photos no one else could plan. Includes scoring rules, judging guidance, and prize ideas.
Class reunions have one universal failure mode: people walk in, find their old clique, and never leave it. The football table stays the football table. The drama kids find each other in three minutes and don't talk to anyone else for the next four hours. A photo scavenger hunt is the most reliable way to dismantle this — because the prompts literally require teams to track down classmates from every corner of the room.
The structure also solves the awkward-introduction problem. "Hey, can we grab a selfie with you for the scavenger hunt?" is a frictionless opener for two people who haven't spoken since 1998. The hunt gives everyone permission — and an excuse — to approach anyone, which is exactly what people want but rarely do on their own.
And the photos themselves become the best souvenir of the night. Most reunion photos look the same: cheek-to-cheek smile, drink in hand, repeat. Scavenger hunt photos are weird, funny, specific, and impossible to fake. Six months later, when someone shares the album, those are the photos people comment on.
Standard prompts: 1 point each. Bonus prompts (marked): 3 points each. Aim for teams to complete 18 to 22 prompts in 75 minutes.
A group selfie with someone you sat next to in homeroom senior year
Recreate the pose from a yearbook photo (bring a printed yearbook to compare)
A photo with someone wearing your school colors
A team photo with all three school administrators or teachers in attendance
A selfie with the classmate who traveled farthest to attend
A photo holding a printout of yourself from the yearbook
Re-enact a famous yearbook candid — point at the original printout in the frame
A photo with someone you haven't spoken to since graduation
A team photo doing the school fight song dance or motion (if your school had one)
A selfie with two classmates who married each other
A photo with someone wearing the same color as you
A group photo with everyone holding up the number of states they've lived in (fingers)
A photo with someone holding a baby or showing a baby photo
A selfie with someone who can name everyone in your senior class photo
A team photo making the same face as the photo on your nametag
A photo with the oldest person at the reunion (could be a teacher, parent, or alum)
Group selfie holding signs that spell out your school's mascot
A photo with a classmate who now does the same job as a teacher we had
A photo eating a snack from your high school era (Pop Rocks, Big League Chew, etc.)
A team photo with everyone holding a yearbook open to their senior portrait
A photo of a classmate's wedding ring next to their old yearbook photo
A selfie with someone who was in a club you were never in
A photo with someone who can still do the macarena (or your era's signature dance) — proof in motion
A group photo recreating the senior class panorama pose
A photo with someone whose first name you had to look up on their nametag
A team photo with everyone holding their phone showing a screenshot of their LinkedIn profile
A photo with the classmate who has the most kids
A photo with the classmate who has been to the most countries
A selfie with someone wearing reading glasses for the first time you've seen
Final bonus: A team photo with the original valedictorian holding a current bestseller book
🎉 With Reunly
Use Reunly's shared photo stream for the hunt
Teams of 3 to 5 get a printed prompt card with 20 to 30 photo challenges and 60 to 90 minutes to capture them. Each photo must include at least one team member to count. Submit by sharing to a designated hashtag, group text, or Reunly's group photo album. Tallying happens during dessert, winners announced at the end of the night.
A mix of (1) easy prompts everyone can complete in 5 minutes, (2) cross-clique prompts that force teams to find specific classmates, (3) recreation prompts pulling from old yearbook photos, and (4) one or two impossible prompts worth bonus points that only the boldest teams will attempt. Avoid prompts that require physical risk, embarrassing anyone, or asking strangers (waitstaff, hotel guests) to participate.
60 to 90 minutes is the sweet spot. Shorter and teams can't complete enough prompts to feel satisfied; longer and energy fades. Kick it off about 60 minutes into the reunion — after the initial mingling — and end before dinner if dinner is served, or before a 9pm energy dip if not.
Most prompts = 1 point. Mark 3 to 5 prompts as 'bonus' worth 3 points each — usually the ones that require the most effort or coordination. Add up totals, break ties with creativity (judged by 3 non-participating judges, often spouses or older relatives), and announce winners at the closing program. Keep prizes small and fun.
Phones are perfect. Create a shared Google Photos album, a unique event hashtag for Instagram, or a group text thread before the reunion starts. Reunly's class reunion app has a built-in shared photo stream that times out captions and identifies who took each photo automatically.
Small, era-themed prizes work best: a candy basket of snacks from your school years, a custom class trophy ($15 on Amazon), a gift card to a local restaurant, or a 'first dibs on the photo book' privilege. The photos themselves are the real prize — most teams will look back at the album for years.
Reunly's class reunion app has shared photo streams, RSVPs, name tags, and the schedule — all in one place.
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