Guides
Guides for anyone hosting a celebration
What goes on an invitation, when do you send it, and how do you keep the overview? Short, practical answers from our own experience with parties and invitations.
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- How to make a digital invitation: start hereMaking a digital invitation in five steps: pick a style, add text and photos, set up the RSVP, share one link and follow the replies. Plus what it costs.3 min read
- Digital or paper invitation: which do you choose?Digital, paper, or both? What each does well, what it costs, and how to combine them with a QR code. An honest comparison, including the downsides of digital.3 min read
- What does RSVP mean, and how do you use it?RSVP stands for 'répondez s'il vous plaît': please reply. What it means, how to put it on an invitation, with sample lines and a deadline that works.3 min read
- Inviting via WhatsApp: how to do it rightSending an invitation via WhatsApp: group chat or personal message, what to put in the message, how to track replies and how to keep the link from getting lost.3 min read
- How to make a guest list and keep the overviewMaking a guest list for your wedding or party: from the long list to the real number, what to track per guest, and how to follow replies and dietary needs.2 min read
- Collecting photos from guests: what works, what does notHow do you collect the photos your guests took at your party? The options: shared album, disposable cameras, one shared page. What works and what does not.2 min read
- Gift list or envelope: what do you ask your guests for?A gift list, a contribution in an envelope, or nothing? What guests appreciate, how to put it nicely on the invitation and how to avoid duplicate gifts.3 min read
Wedding
- What to write on a wedding invitationAll that belongs on a wedding invitation, in the right order: names, date, venues, programme, RSVP and practical details. Sample wording, formal and relaxed.3 min read
- When to send wedding invitationsSave the date six months to a year ahead, the invitation two to four months ahead, replies four to six weeks before the day. The timeline, with the exceptions.3 min read
Birthday and party
- Birthday invitation wording: examplesSample wording for a birthday invitation: short, funny, for a kids' party, a milestone or a dinner. Plus what always has to be on it and what to leave out.3 min read
- How to plan a surprise party, step by stepPlanning a surprise party in seven steps: the accomplice, the date, the guest list, the secret invitation, the alibi, the arrival and the photos of the moment.3 min read
Baby and child
- How to plan a baby shower: when, who and howPlanning a baby shower without stress: when before the due date, who hosts and who comes, what to prepare, the gifts, and how to set up the invitation ahead.3 min read
- Communion invitation wording: examplesSample wording for a first communion, a confirmation or a spring celebration invitation: in the child's words or the parents', with the service and the party on it.3 min read