Confirmation Group Shirts: Ideas, Prices and Process

Good-Natured produces confirmation group shirts with your own design from 25 pieces, freely combinable with hoodies or tote bags. An organic cotton T-shirt with two single-colour prints costs from €15.00 net per piece, plus VAT and shipping; with finished artwork, delivery takes around seven to eight weeks.

A confirmation group shirt has a tricky job: it should make a group visible and be worn by fourteen-year-olds who know exactly what they want to wear. That is why success depends not only on price but above all on who chose the design. Here you'll find both: the figures for your planning and the ideas that work in churches.

“The question isn't whether the church likes the shirt. The question is whether anyone wears it to school on Monday.”

1. What you get

For groups we produce T-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies, sweaters, tote bags and socks, in organic cotton or recycled polyester from 160 to 350 g/m². Finishing options are screen printing, digital printing, transfer printing, flex printing, embroidery or woven-in designs. At Good-Natured we place great importance on producing in Europe, and all our suppliers are members of the Fair Wear Foundation. All the details are on our B2B page. What such a piece can look like is shown by the Let your light Shine T-shirt, created as a collaboration with C Festival: boxy fit, heavy quality, subtle embroidery on the front and a back print.

2. Minimum order and how many shirts you need

From 25 pieces, freely combinable, for example 15 shirts and 10 hoodies. Reorders are possible at any time without a minimum. Count the leaders and helpers as well as the confirmands, plus two or three spares in the common sizes: someone always signs up late. For most confirmation groups, the total is above 25 pieces anyway. If you are just below, it makes more sense to top up the order with spare sizes or tote bags for the team.

3. What does a confirmation group shirt cost?

Prices are calculated individually and depend on quantity and finishing. As a guide, here are the price examples from our brochure (net per piece, including two single-colour prints, plus shipping and VAT, from 50 / from 100 pieces):

T-shirt 180 g/m², 100% organic cotton: €16.50 / €15.00
Hoodie 280 g/m², 85% organic cotton, 15% recycled polyester: €33.50 / €31.50
Heavy hoodie 350 g/m², 100% organic cotton: €42.50 / €40.50
Tote bag 160 g/m², 100% organic cotton: €7.50 / €6.50
Socks, knitted in Saxony, Germany, GOTS-certified cotton: €7.50 from 50 pairs, €7.00 from 100 pairs

Hoodies are a good choice for groups that meet in winter or go on a retreat; bags or socks work well as a small extra at the end.

4. Three packages

Basic: you have the design. You supply the finished artwork; delivery to one address. We can optionally digitise sketches for €25.

Standard: we design with you. We create two proposals, one of which is finalised together; a physical sample is optional. Design fee €350.

Premium: we take care of everything. Two designs, optional sample, from 100 pieces your own cut, fabric and Pantone colour, plus your own online shop where everyone orders for themselves, and individual shipping on request. Costs on quotation.

All packages include personal advice, colour and print coordination and CO₂-neutral shipping. For your own designs we provide templates for Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Affinity Designer, Canva, Inkscape, GIMP and Figma, or to print out for hand sketches.

5. Process and timeline

01 Planning 1–2 weeks · 02 Sample (optional) 2–4 weeks · 03 Design and approval (optional) 2–4 weeks · 04 Finalisation with order confirmation and payment 1 week · 05 Production from design approval approx. 4 weeks up to 100 pieces, approx. 6 weeks from 100 pieces · 06 Shipping 3–4 working days.

With finished artwork that adds up to around 7–8 weeks; with a sample and design process, around 11–16 weeks. If you want the shirts for a spring confirmation retreat, it's best to get in touch in winter and count back from the retreat date. Also plan a sensible size split and have your logo ready as a vector file if possible. The full process for groups is described in our guide Church T-shirts: process, prices and timeline.

6. Design ideas: let the group decide

If the confirmands helped with the design, the piece gets worn. It costs two evenings and decides everything else. A proven approach: present three designs, then let the group vote, and don't ask “Do you like it?” but “Who would wear this to school?”. The second question gets honest answers; the first gets politeness.

What works: the year instead of the date (“Konfi 26” ages better), the reference of the group's shared verse instead of the full quote, an inside joke from the retreat, and the church name small on the sleeve or at the neck. Ideas for a group verse can be found among our confirmation verses.

What doesn't work: a full verse across the whole chest, clip-art crosses and doves, and a design an adult tried to make “youthful”. Why teenagers sometimes leave church shirts in the drawer is explained in our article Christian clothing for teenagers.

7. What to include in your enquiry

So we can quickly send you a suitable quote, write to b2b@good-natured.com with: which products in which quantities, your preferred date, your design, a sketch or a first idea, and the package you'd like. Whether print or embroidery suits your design better is explained in Embroidery or print.

Conclusion

A good confirmation group shirt is quietly designed, well cut and chosen together with the group. With 25 pieces as the minimum, clear prices and about two months of lead time, it is easy to plan for most churches. At Good-Natured we accompany you personally from the first draft to delivery. All the information and the enquiry form are on our B2B page.