In these changing times, you are probably wondering how you can make your parties more appealing to your prospective guests. Well, one way you can do that is to create your own party invitations. This would be your chance of transforming the usual into the unusual and, thus, make those party invitations more intriguing.
Of course, a lot depends on what kind of party you are thinking of hosting. Here is a shortlist of tips about how you can make invitations to your parties more appealing and eye-catching.
Tip #1: Use Your Imagination Regarding The Party Theme
Before diving into creating your party invitations, you must first come up with a theme. The great thing about hosting a party is that you have the option of thinking up party themes that will appeal to your guests. For example, you could make the theme of the Bachelor or Bachelorette party “A Honeymoon Survival Guide”. If you’re hosting a graduation celebratory dinner, you could take a cue from the college course of the graduate—if, for example, they’re almost done with med school, the party can have a medical theme.
Those who love pets may host a pet birthday party at home with close friends and relatives. If you just got hired at a new job, you might want to break out and create a “Newly Hired Party” theme. And for those who just want to get together with colleagues and close friends at a backyard barbecue, the theme might be a “Just Because It’s Barbecue” party.
Tip #2: Rely On The Theme When Making Unique Party Invitations
The whole point of thinking up party themes is so you will be guided in the way you make a party invitation. This means that the theme has such a great impact that your invitations will get your prospective guests excited about attending. It might make them laugh or cry happy tears, but for sure it won’t be boring.
Don’t be confined to just ho-hum party invitations that read like a telegram. For instance, decorate the party invitations with pictures of one of the goodie bags. The goodie bags could be filled with stuff that is related to your party’s theme. You can be as creative as you like, but make sure your guests have a sense of humor in case you’re planning to incorporate a joke.
Symbols or items relating to your party theme can also work well for party invitations. If you’re throwing a summer party, relevant items that come to mind are beaches, colorful beach volleyballs, poolsides, pool supplies, and the like. You can choose from these items and fashion the invitations out of them.
Tip #3: Use Electronic Invitations
Since the party needs to be exciting for both you (the host) and your friends, family, and colleagues, electronic invitations could be a way to pique their interest. At the same time, using electronic invitations is inexpensive, allowing you to save more for other party-related expenses.
E-invites not only save you time and money but can also let your creativity flow since there are a plethora of designs available. Websites like greenvelope.com allow you to create electronic invitations based on the party you’re hosting. Whether that’s for a baby shower, a baptism, graduation, or a wedding, they have a design that you can easily customize and change without having to do it all over again, unlike with physical invitations. You may even include other pertinent details such as directions on how to get to the venue.
If you’re having a more formal event, guests can also RSVP via their electronic invitations, saving you from the hassle of manually tracking who’s attending and who’s not.
Tip #4: Think Out Of The Box
Party invitations don’t always need to take the form of cards, and you don’t need to be an expert in arts and crafts either. There are many ways that your invitations can appeal to your guests without you having to spend too much on the materials or do something overly complicated. If you’re tired of the usual card invitations, here are some simple options that you can consider:
- If your theme for the party is vintage or retro, you can send out invites that look like vinyl records. The record case can serve as an envelope, and the vinyl record itself can serve as the invitation containing all the details for your party such as the time, venue, and attire. You can do this with some colored crafting paper, markers, and tape.
- If you have some more time on your hands, you can create lift-a-flap or pop-up invitations that are reminiscent of storybooks. This works perfectly well for children’s parties and you can even ask your child to help you out while making invitations. Just make sure you supervise them if they’re using any crafting tools or paint.
- Pictures or postcards can also be great as invitations, especially if your hobby involves photography. Here, you don’t need to be savvy with arts and crafts—if you have a good camera and an eye for amazing photos, then printing out postcards and sending them as invitations can work wonders. You can choose to feature a photo of the celebrant, or scenery that relates to your party’s theme. You can even make a short storyboard out of these photos, which can tell your guests the info they need to know about the party.
Final Takeaway
Regardless of the occasion, it can be fun to make your own party invitations and send them to your prospective guests. You can choose to send the invitations through online means, or you can mail them via regular post. Keep in mind that invitations don’t always have to look like simple cards, but there’s also no stopping you from going for a classic design since you can always put a simple twist on it.
There is nothing like preparing modern and trendy invitations to send out to your friends and relatives when you want them to celebrate a special occasion with you. So, sharpen your artistic skills and go make party invitations that will wow them all.