One Great Photo

• Have someone take a casual portrait-style photo of the anniversary couple to use on the front of your postcard. Place the couple in their natural environment, be it in pearls and black tie or in jeans and T-shirts, and take a close-up shot of them using an outdoor background. The outdoor background will provide natural lighting and a lovely background color scheme. Take the photo to a camera shop or e-mail to an online photo service center and order your postcards with the photo as the front of the card. Include all of the party invitation information on the back half of the card, with the other half used for the mailing address.
  
  

Then and Now

• Sample: Then and Now
  
  Do a "split-screen" shot on the cover of the postcard. Find an original wedding photo of the couple, then a current image of them striking the same pose. Get digital copies of the images by scanning them if necessary.
  
  Using your desktop publishing program, open a blank postcard template. Insert the old image on the left side of the postcard front and the current image on the right side. On the back side of the postcard include your party information on the left side and your mailing address on the right.
  
  

List the Highlights

• Highlights Sample Postcard Front
  
  Write down a list of highlights from the 50 years of marriage. Start with the wedding day, then think about all the milestones that the couple faced together. Things that might be included would be birth of children and grandchildren, travel, career achievements and personal achievements.
  
  Open your desktop publishing program and go to a blank postcard template. Insert the image of the couple in the center of the card front and then type in the text from your list so that the words wrap around the photo.
  
  On the back of the postcard, write a sentiment like, "How Good It Is ..." and then all your party information on the left side of the card. The right side should be blank for the mailing address.
  
  

Include the Whole Clan

• Large family portrait to be used for card front.
  
  Gather the clan together including kids and grandkids and take a large family portrait for the front of the postcard. Save room under the postcard for a banner that says, "Jones Family, Established 1953" (with your specific family name and date of marriage.)
  
  Using your desktop publishing program, open a blank postcard template. Insert the digital portrait on the front of the card, leaving room at the bottom for the text.
  
  Create a text box below the photo for the text. Type it in plain or use a banner graphic and then layer on the text.
  
  On the flip side of the postcard, include your party information on the left side and your mailing address on the right.
  
  

Photo Booth

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  Photo booth strip pictures are a nostalgic way to take a picture, and they look great on a postcard. Photo booths can still be found in many shopping malls, so hop in and get some fun shots to share with the family.
  
  Scan the photo strip on your home scanner or at a photo counter to get a digital image. Use that digital image on your post card front. Open your desktop publishing program to a blank postcard template and then insert your graphic following your software instructions. Size the image to fill one-half to two-thirds of the postcard front. On the other half or third of the front add some text that says, "Celebrate With Us."
  
  The reverse of the post card should include all the party information including date, day, time and location. Provide an RSVP phone number or email address for responses.