In a world where our phones are constantly buzzing, emails constantly pouring in, and e-vites constantly crowding our notifications – a personalized, hand-addressed invitation is a breath of fresh air.
Receiving an invitation in the mail makes you feel special, like you’re a truly wanted guest. It takes time to create the invitation, address it, stamp it, and mail it out. Creating an e-vite or event online and checking off a box by someone’s profile picture isn’t as personal, and doesn’t make your event feel as special.
1. Content is everything. I know you may have a lot of stuff you want to share but remember to just stick to the basics - who, what, where, when, why. Any more information should direct someone to a website, or a phone number that says: for more information contact XXXX. Too many details can clutter an otherwise stunning invitation. Don’t be afraid of open space, this is important. Much like people need room to breathe the same holds true for your message.
2. General creative direction. If your event has a theme, this would inform the creative slant of the design. From color schemes to font selections, themes can help get your creative wheels turning. Use predesigned invitation paper or colored paper. Dress up the envelope with stickers or rubber stamps.
3. Limit Embellishments. When designing your invitation it is easy to get carried away with the fun embellishments that are available. Instead, try limiting your choice to no more than 3 embellishments.
4. Break it up. We often see invitations that are done with all one font or all one color. If you want to use all one font make sure it’s a simple font and try breaking it up by using color. You can also do this by playing with the point size of some of your text. When using two fonts though, be sure to select only a few items to highlight.
5. Design specs. Before you build the document, you should know who is going to output it. Will you be sending it to a traditional printer or printing it yourself on a home printer? This answer will inform certain things about the file specifications.
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| Birthday Invitations |
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| Wedding & Bridal Shower Invitations |
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| Baby Shower Invitations |
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| Miscellaneous Occasion Invitations |
Party favors are not a "must do" but, if you're going to do it, do it right! Do-it-yourself, custom, food-related, plants, music, candy - the options are endless!
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