July 18th, 2011
You hate when you receive an email about a party from a friend or family member, and you’re one of a slew of email addresses that received the same message. You wonder, “Has this person put any thought into this party? Do they even care if I attend, or am I just one of the names in their email contacts?”
Don’t make the same mistake. Create custom invitations for your summer barbeque, family reunion, graduation party, or anything. Designing a tangible invitation is a small gesture that goes a long way. Create invitations and make them extra personal by adding a handwritten note like, “Hope you can make it! I really want to hear about your new job!” Or, “I’m making your favorite dessert!”
Vistaprint has hundreds of design templates that are quick and simple to customise. Choose your favorite and make it your own with different fonts, colors, or photos. Select a matte or glossy finish. Design an understated flat invitation for you cocktail party or something bright and bold for a child’s birthday.
It only takes two minutes to send out an impersonal email. So show your guests that’s you’re excited to see them by designing fantastic party invitations and adding a handwritten note. It will not go unnoticed!
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April 28th, 2009
Can graduation invitations replace graduation announcements?
You’re throwing a major bash for your new graduate. You’re so thrilled that your child finished school that you’d like to invite the whole world. However, you are limiting yourself to people you actually know. As you start to look at all the great graduation invitations ideas, it occurs to you that these customizable invitations are much cheaper than the graduation announcements being sold by the school. On top of that, everyone you would send announcements to is being invited to the celebration anyway. Why not create invitations that do dual duty and use the money you would have spent on those costly announcements to hire your child’s favorite local band to provide live music at the party instead?
Simply add a few additional words to the invitations to have them handle both jobs. For example, an invitation that reads, Please join us as we celebrate John Doe’s graduation, can be altered to say, We are delighted to announce that John Doe is graduating on Monday, June, 2nd at 2 p.m. Please join us as we celebrate his achievement with a party on…
If you decide you would rather send separate graduation announcements, consider using VistaPrint to make custom postcards that announce the graduation. You’ll still be paying much less than you would for official school announcements and you’ll save on postage.
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April 22nd, 2009
Party Themes – A great theme for a college or university graduation party is the career area of the degree received by the graduate. For example, a dental school graduate’s cake could feature a mouth drawn in icing with square white glossy pieces of gum placed in rows for teeth. Ice the background of the cake in a color other than white first so that the white “teeth” will stand out. Light green may work well for the background as the lips around the teeth should be red or pink.
Be creative! If the career area has to do with numbers or statistics, this can be made into a theme as well. Statistics about the graduate can be posted on signs as part of the decorations such as “12 – The number of credits Shelley had in nursing before she switched to accounting.”
Party Invitations – Custom photo invitations with school colors are a great look. The graduate’s name and the year could be added on the front of the card along with the degree and school such as “Michael Pearman, 2012, Master’s of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts.” The graduation celebration information could be added inside.
If the graduate tends to have a trendier style, a modern design to the graduation invitations is quite acceptable. As long as the information the guest needs to know about the celebration is presented clearly and the theme or reason for the party is mentioned, the sky is the limit as far as design and style goes. The important thing is to make sure the theme, color scheme and style of all the elements of the party work together tastefully.
Party Accessories – Whether you purchase or make a cake, have it match the theme of the party. Decorations such as signs and banners aren’t only for children’s parties, but should be used at adult graduations too as they can add a festive tone.
Seasonal Ideas – Remember that unlike high school graduations, college and university graduation parties may include alcohol. A party bus or a designated driver for transportation to and from a boat cruise dinner or other location where alcohol will be served is needed for college or university graduations.
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You hate when you receive an email about a party from a friend or family member, and you’re one of a slew of email addresses that received the same message. You wonder, “Has this person put any thought into this party? Do they even care if I attend, or am I just one of the names in their email contacts?”
