guestwalls

For retirements

Thirty years of colleagues, and a card with no room left.

A leaving card gets passed around three floors and comes back with sixty signatures and four sentences. A live wall gives everyone who worked with them the space to say what they actually mean.

A woman in her sixties stands moved and laughing before a message wall screen at a retirement party in a brick-walled office.

Why GuestWalls

Easy to join.
Made to be seen.

Colleagues past and present post from their phones: the story from the old office, the project nobody else remembers, the photograph from a conference in 2009. It runs on the screen during the party and becomes something the retiree takes home—which is more than can be said for the card.

01

Reaches people who left years ago

Send the link to former colleagues and alumni. They post from anywhere, and their messages land in the room on the night.

02

Better than a passed-around card

Nobody is limited to the space between two other signatures, and photographs can come with the story.

03

A record they take with them

The complete wall replays after the party, so the messages outlast the last day in the building.

Three colleagues huddle over one phone writing a message together at a retirement party.
People who never emailed them in twenty years will write a paragraph.

What to ask for

Better prompts,
better messages.

The prompts that get real answers out of colleagues:

  • 01Tell us about the time they got you out of trouble.
  • 02What did they teach you that you still use?
  • 03Post a photo from an old office, a site visit, or a work trip.
  • 04The advice of theirs you quote to other people.
  • 05What should they finally do with their Mondays?

From blank wall to live event

Three decisions.
Then let the room speak.

  1. 1

    Open the wall two weeks early

    Email the link to current staff and former colleagues so the wall is already deep before the party starts.

  2. 2

    Ask for stories, not thanks

    "Tell us about a time they saved you" beats "say goodbye" by a wide margin.

  3. 3

    Show it, then hand it over

    Run the display during drinks and replay the whole wall as the send-off.

Questions, answered

The practical
details.

Can former employees post if they no longer have a company account?

Yes. There are no accounts at all for guests. Anyone with the link or event code can post from a browser.

Can we collect messages privately before the party?

Yes. Run the event in approval mode and simply do not open the display until the party, so nothing is visible early.

Can we brand it for the company?

Yes. Start from a clean preset and apply your colors and typography with a small set of controlled options.

Can the retiree keep the messages?

Yes. The wall can be replayed as a complete presentation after the event and revisited during the retention window.

Your event, on the wall tonight

Set up in three minutes. One code, one unforgettable screen.