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Friends & Family Instagram story templates

Group photos, best-friend posts and family moments laid out like an album page. 10 free friends & family Instagram story templates. Add your photos in the Allapulla app and share a 1080×1920 story in seconds.

Stories for the people who matter

Friends and family stories are rarely about one perfect photo. They are about the inside jokes, the group trips, the Sunday lunches and the same silly pose you have been doing for ten years. The templates here turn those photos into familiar objects, so the story feels like a keepsake.

  • Your best friend. Member Card (1 photo) makes a “best friend club” card; Ticket (2) turns a day out into a ticket for two; Best Day Ever (3) is for a day you don’t want to forget.
  • The whole group. Group Chat (3) lays photos out like a busy chat thread – perfect for the friend group that never stops texting. Memory Box (3) collects a trip or a night out.
  • Family. Fridge Door (5) pins photos to the fridge like at home; Fanned Cards (5) spreads them like a hand of cards – great for holidays and reunions.
  • Then and now. Still Same Pose (2) puts an old photo next to a recreation – siblings, school friends, parents and kids.
  • Long distance. Video Call (2) and Air Mail Letter (2) for the people you miss.

How to make it in a minute

  1. Pick the photos in Allapulla. Only templates for that number of photos are shown.
  2. Open Friends & Family and choose a layout; the photos drop in automatically.
  3. Move or zoom a photo if a face is cut off, then replace the text with a name, a date or a nickname.
  4. Share to Instagram Stories or WhatsApp – the family group chat counts too – or save it to your gallery.

Caption ideas

  • “Same faces, different year.”
  • “Ten years of this pose.”
  • “My favourite group chat, in real life.”
  • “Sunday lunch, as always.”

Tag everyone in the middle of the frame so Instagram’s bars don’t cover the tags. More layouts for many photos in how to put multiple photos in one Instagram story, and for birthdays see 12 birthday story ideas.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a story for my best friend on Instagram?

Pick one to five photos of the two of you in Allapulla, open Friends & Family and choose a layout such as Best Day Ever, Ticket or Member Card. Change the text to their name or an inside joke, share the story to Instagram and tag them in the middle of the screen.

What can I post for a friendship anniversary or a family reunion?

A then-and-now pair works well for both. Still Same Pose puts an old photo next to a new one in the same pose; Fridge Door and Fanned Cards hold five photos for a whole family gathering or years of friendship.

Are the friends and family templates free?

Yes. Every template in Friends & Family is free to use. Allapulla Pro only removes ads and the small Allapulla signature.

Can I make a story for someone who lives far away?

Yes. Video Call puts two photos side by side like a call screen, and Air Mail Letter frames two photos as a letter sent from afar – both made for long-distance friends and family.

Friends & Family Instagram story templates

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