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By Erin Parkhurst
Invitations are like first impressions; they can make or break a party
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ne of my favorite parts of hosting a party is creating just the right invitation. Whether it’s fun and flirty or stylish and sophisticated I think of it as the prelude to my event. Forget the boring fill-in-the-date card. I want an invitation that shouts, “This party will be fun!”
Designing Invitations With Flair
Invitations are like first impressions; they can make or break a party. Many invitations today incorporate personal photos and bright colors to make a bold and individual statement. With so many out there to choose from where should you begin? The theme of your party.
Decide what kind of mood you want your event to have and then look for invitations that will reflect that feeling. Elegant dinner party? Go for an over- sized card on heavy stock and use a stylized script font. Come-as-you-are wine-tasting? Try an organic paper and a raffia bow. Guests feel comfortable when they know what to expect from a party and the invitation helps to establish that expectation. In addition to offering details about time and place, the feel of the piece—think paper, colors, fonts, and embellishments like ribbon or beads —give guests a good idea if they’ll be attending a casual get-together or a more formal dressed-up event.
High-impact custom-made invitations don’t have to cost a fortune by the way.
October/November 2012
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