To create high interest for your next event, you must get your guests excited well before the big day. However, multiple phone calls, text messages and emails can quickly overwhelm guests, especially when you’re contacting them across several different channels for the same reason. Put down the phone and retire the idea of traditional invitations. Ignite some excitement with these beautiful invitation ideas.
A musical invitation
For all the music lovers out there, you’ll want to send out musical invitations. An invitation that your guests can play is an excellent way to get them excited about your event. The music will also imprint a reminder in their brain.
You can purchase stick-on recordable music boxes for a couple dollars. Then, hold the button to record a song that fits the theme of your event, add it in your invitations and prepare for a rush of RSVPs.
Invitations as décor
One surefire way for all your guests to remember the date of your event is with invitations that double as décor. With careful craftsmanship, you can design a paper invitation for your guests to cut out, build and use as decoration in their home. There are various templates online, which you can print and personalize as well as origami templates that are also an excellent way to find unique cutout ideas to use for your decorative invitations. Every time they see the invite, they’re certain to remember the highly anticipated date. The key is to make sure the cutout craft is specific to the event theme.
Infographic invitations
Infographics are everywhere. You can find them on blogs, company websites, social media platforms, posters, and much more because they’re an excellent way to provide an abundance of information, eloquently and stylishly. Trade in the standard invitation and design an infographic that shares your story beautifully. There are many websites that allow you to create beautiful infographics for free, such as Canva. The templates make it easy for you to drag and drop your event details.
Polaroid shot invitations
Polaroid cameras have come back from the past. Turn in your digital camera for a classic Polaroid and take some snaps to be used as invitations. Write the details on the bottom of the picture or include the information on a separate piece of elegant invitation paper.
Engraved invitations
Add some excitement to your invitation with engraving. It’s a unique and affordable way to change up the tone of a traditional invitation. All you need is an engraving tool and you’re ready to make a statement with your invites.
Recipe invitation
Design a recipe for your guests to cook up with this invitation idea. List the meal plan as the ingredients and provide directions to the event in the recipe instructions. You could also list the dress code, interesting things your guests can do to prepare for the party, or other pertinent details in the recipe instructions. This idea works great for themed parties and is certain to spark some excitement.
Scratch the date
Forget about “save the date”; it’s all about scratching the date. Purchase some metallic acrylic paint, combine it with a few drops of dishwashing soap and paint over the important parts of your invitation. Your guests will be excited and eager to reveal the time, date and location of your next event.
Put down the stock paper and infuse your invitations with creativity.