How to Design Your Own Engagement Invitations
Planning an engagement party can be as stressful as planning a wedding. Keeping the plans simple and easy makes the party planning stress-free. Engagement party invitations can be printed from a home computer. Designing your own engagement invitations is relatively easy, and requires only a computer, printer, envelopes and paper.
- Pick the type of invitations you want to announce the engagement. Casual, contemporary and elegant are the most common themes for engagement invitations. Keep the theme within your personality type. The theme is to represent the personality of the couple.
- Choose the type of paper to print the invitations on. Keep the paper type within the theme you have chosen.
- Decide on the font. The fonts for engagement invitations are completely customizable to each couple. Choose a font that goes with the theme of the invitations and the party.
- Utilize a computer program designed for card and invitation printing. You do not need to purchase a special program. Most word processing programs have templates for invitations already built in.
- Decide what to write on the invitation. Include the day, location and time of the engagement party. Also include if the party is casual or formal so guests can dress accordingly. Include a RSVP date. A verse or poem is optional. Get creative with the invitations. There is no right or wrong way to do them.
- Print the invitations and the envelopes. Most invitation templates include a template for the envelopes as well. If the invitations require a RSVP response, enclose an envelope that has already been addressed and stamped for the response.
- Mail or deliver the invitations to the designated recipients. For formal and traditional engagement parties, it is customary to mail the invitations. Invitations for casual and informal parties can be emailed or delivered in person.