How to make a group holiday photo book everyone will love
By Photobox on 19 August 2025
From beach days to city breaks – nothing quite beats being on holiday with family and friends. Here’s how to gather your best snaps and turn your group trip into a photo book you’ll all want to flick through for years to come.
You really did it – you pulled off the group trip. You juggled diaries, booked flights, survived the panic-packing and somehow, everyone made it there in one piece (and on time). Now you’re home with sun-kissed memories, sandy bags and hundreds of legendary group photos, epic sunsets and had-to-be-there moments scattered across everyone’s phones.
Whether you’ve been holidaying with friends, travelling with family (or both), a group holiday photo book is the easiest (and best, in our opinion) way to pull all your favourite moments together and remember them long after the holiday glow fades. Here’s how to make a group photo album everyone will love.
Step 1: Gather everyone’s photos in one place
Trips with loved ones means making even more a-mazing memories together. And so many memories = so many photos, in so many places. To collect all the snaps for your group photo book, start by setting up a shared folder or album everyone can access, like Google Drive, Dropbox, or a shared album on your phone.
Ask everyone to upload only their favourite holiday moments and group photos – not their entire camera roll. One stand-out photo of that delicious meal is plenty (even if it looked spectacular from all 20 angles). For a family holiday photo book, get the kids involved too – they’ll always pick the funniest and, let’s face it, most humbling snaps.
Our tip: Get super organised and create sub-folders by day or activity. This will help massively when you’re pulling your group photo album together later.
Step 2: Put someone in charge to be the organiser
Every group has that one person who keeps things moving – the restaurant bookings, the taxi back from the airport, the emergency stash of SPF (oh, where would we be without them?). Chances are, that person would make a great designated holiday photo book builder too. And spoiler alert: if you’re reading this, it’s probably you.
Whoever you choose, they can be in charge of picking the best photo layout, getting rid of duplicate snaps and (most importantly) making sure your group holiday photo album actually gets printed. That doesn’t mean they have to do it solo though – everyone else can chip in with captions, funny quotes or even a team vote for the album cover group photo.
Step 3: Choose the best group photo album for your trip
When you’ve finally gathered all your group travel photos, it’s time to pick the group photo album design that’ll show them off best. Think about:
- Orientation: Landscape is perfect for those big holiday group shots, while portrait works great if your photo selection is full of close-ups and candids.
- Size: If you’ve got hundreds of snaps from your summer holidays with friends, go for a bigger format to give every photo the space it deserves. Our smaller books work well for shorter trips or as little keepsake mementos.
- Style: If you’re looking for a group holiday photo book that can live proudly on your coffee table all year round, hardcover is the way to go. If you’d prefer something lighter that’s easy to pass around between loved ones, a softcover book is a brilliant option. Got loads of panoramic shots? Opt for layflat binding so they’re printed seamlessly across a double-page spread.
- Themes: Whether you’re printing summer family photos from that epic city break, or you’re documenting your first holiday abroad with friends, we’ve got a themed photo book to perfectly match the vibe of your trip. Or if you’re feeling creative, you can build your own from scratch.
Step 4: Add the little things you don’t want to forget
The best holiday photo books tell the whole story of the trip, not just what it looked like. Sprinkle in the small but memorable details of the trip that made everyone smile (and ugly-cry-laugh) like:
- Captions and inside jokes of those ‘you had to be there’ moments.
- Quotes from the group chat that became the trip’s unofficial motto.
- A blooper page for the failed selfies and unexpected photobombs.
Not a words person? Ask someone else to work on the captions while you focus on picking the photos. Teamwork = dream work.
Step 5: Order a copy for everyone
Once your group photo book is ready, order a copy for everyone in the group with our bulk order discount – the more you buy, the more you save.
While you wait for them to arrive, you’ll get a PDF version by email to share in the group chat (perfect for keeping the holiday spirit alive). And when the printed books land, plan a mini reunion. Flick through the pages, laugh at the outtakes and start plotting the next trip while you’re at it.
From summer family trips to beach holidays with friends, a group travel photo book lets you hold onto your absolute best moments for years to come. Start gathering your snaps now and create a keepsake everyone will treasure long after the holiday’s over.
