5. How will you decorate the room? Think about putting banner outside so that your guests can find you easily. Order banners that match your invitations.

6. Inside, go for banners with messages and birthday wishes for the guest of honour. If you have chosen a theme for the party, then go for decorations in keeping with your theme in order to impress your guests and create a convivial atmosphere.

7. Think about your room layout and how you will organise the space. Make sure you leave enough space for dancing, and that there are enough tables and chairs for everyone. Leave enough space between tables for people to move comfortably around the room.

8. You could offer a gift to all your guests: t-shirts, key rings, cotton bags… as a souvenir of your moment shared!

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Of course, a good party needs lots of organisation, time and a bit of money! But it’s worth it if you can offer a moment of happiness to someone you love. So, here are a few tips for the organisation:

1. Choose the place. It can be really nice to have a party at home, but you need to think about the number of guests and the space you have available to accommodate them. If you don’t have the space, you’ll need to find a room to hire (village hall, restaurant, bar…).

2. Once you have chosen the place, you need to send the invitations! You’ll need to send them early enough for all your friends to get themselves organised. Leave an RSVP space on the invitations and add a map and contact details of hotels in the area. If you are organising a themed or surprise party, then don’t forget to warn your guests on the invites!

3. It’s common to send thank you cards at some point during the two weeks following a party. Choose a design that matches your invitations and order them at the same time.

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Another way to send an update exists, however. Your family and friends would love to receive a customised post card and you can have fun creating it!

Choose the most beautiful photo you have of your family, your children, you, your dog, a moment of happiness or even just a magnificent landscape you have taken. Upload it to the Vistaprint site and create a post card that deserves to be pinned to the wall!

Perfect for sending shorter messages and for keeping people up to date without needing to write a novel, post cards really will put a smile on the faces of those who receive them. If you need more space to write about your adventures, just choose the large post cards.

These post cards are also ideal as party invitations, or to announce news like a wedding or a birth.
Vistaprint have thousands of templates you can customise with your photos and your text, so be creative and make people smile!

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While you are waiting, take the time to choose the Birth Announcements that will share your happy news with all your friends and relatives! We have hundreds of templates, so take advantage of the calm before the storm in order to choose the style you like.

You will find templates:

• On a theme (boy, girl, animals, cartoon…),
• Of different styles, from the simple and classic to the humorous,
• That are designed to be unisex for those who have chosen to be surprised,
• For multiple births for those who are expecting twins (or more…),
• To announce the arrival of your adopted child,
• To which you can add one or more photos,
• Or, you can upload your very own design.

If you will be organising a celebration, baptism or christening, choose a design that matches your Birth Announcements. You can also choose to add matching envelopes to your order.

Once you have chosen your favourite design, you just need to wait for your bundle of joy to arrive so that you can add photos, the weight, size, date and time of birth, name… and announce your happy news in style!

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• Write a party plan and make sure people know exactly what they have to do and when.

• Give people enough notice, and make sure you make it crystal clear on the party invitations that they are sworn to secrecy!

• Decide on the time of the big surprise – make sure you tell people on the invitations to arrive 1 hour before, and if they can’t get there then, make sure they won’t turn up at the same time as the guest of honour!

• Check with close friends and family that you haven’t left anyone important off the list.

• Plan another bogus event on the day, so that the person doesn’t decide to go off and do something else.

• Decide on the location – if you live with the person, it may prove difficult to organise it at home.

• Organise a playlist of music for the night – you can compile it based on the person’s likes – or you could ask guests to suggest music that reminds them of this person and include that on the playlist.

• You could also get t-shirts made for the moment when the person discovers the party. Get a surprise message and a photo printed onto the t-shirts and make sure everyone’s wearing them when the person walks in. They can also double as souvenirs for the guests.

• Also make sure they all have streamers, party poppers and balloons to make the moment more dramatic.

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Here are a few ideas to help you organise an event that will delight the kids:

1. Party invitations – choose from our themed invitations or create your own. Think about whether you want to provide the baskets or ask your guests to bring their own. You could even have a competition for the best decorated basket or egg, with little prizes for the winners.

2. Location – egg hunts usually take place in the garden, although you should think of a back-up plan should the great British weather take a turn for the worse!

3. Decoration – get the kids to help you make Easter-themed decorations out of coloured paper. Your kids will love getting creative and together you can create colourful and fun decorations.

4. Eggs – decide whether you want plastic eggs that can be filled with chocolates or exchanged for treats. You could also paint or decorate hard-boiled eggs to be exchanged for sweets, if you have the time! Alternatively, just hide your chocolate eggs – perhaps the easiest and most popular option. Make sure you have plenty to go around…

5. Food – go for snacks or buffet food that will be popular with kids and adults alike. Once prepared, you will also be free to join in the fun.

6. Competition – get yourself a whistle or something similar to start off the hunt and get the competition going.

7. And finally, you just need to decide where to hide those eggs!

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With so much to do, designing your invitations online and then having them printed and sent to you can be a cost-effective and easy way to invite guests to your celebration.

Creating your invitations in this way will also allow you to design something that will enhance the experience and provide people with a keep-sake for the event. Templates can provide the basis for the invitation, but allow you to add your own personal touches such as the inclusion of a photo of your new arrival. For the creative types amongst you, it can also be possible to upload your very own design. Matching envelopes can also add to the elegance of the invitations.

As with any event, the little details will help to make it a day to remember, and beautiful, professionally printed invitations will complement all your efforts and are certain to be kept as a reminder for years to come!

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So when it comes to their birthday, it’s always a lovely idea to throw them a party and invite all of their friends round to celebrate. You can arrange party food, party bags and even think of some fun party games for them all to play.

And the best way to invite all of their friends is with the help of party invitations. It’s a great idea to send party invitations out to let their friends know the details of the event. On the party invitations, you should include information about times and the venue so that the guests have all of the information they need.
Party invitations come in a huge range of designs so there are plenty of options to suit either your son or daughter. There are different designs too, to suit a range of tastes.

Your child will love to have a birthday party, so invest in party invitations now to make sure it’s one to remember.

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Your wedding day will be one of the most important days of your life and you want it to be perfect right from the very start. So you should ensure that you choose a design to suit the theme and the tone of your day.

Weddings can vary hugely. Some are relaxed and feel more like a party and celebration and others are more formal. But no matter what sort of wedding day you are having, there are wedding invitations to suit you.

There are plenty of different colours and designs to choose from and making your wedding invitations match your theme and tone means that your guests will get a feel for the sort of day you are going to have.

Later on, you can ensure that all of your other wedding stationery ties in with the theme too so that your day has a definite theme and feel to it.

With the right wedding invitations, you can really ensure that your day goes without a hitch.

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So it’s time to start thinking about how to make the most of the summer weather and one of the best ways is to start preparing for some garden parties.

It’s lovely to be outdoors, enjoying the weather and getting some fresh air while catching up with friends. There’s nothing quite like hearing the birds twittering on a warm summer day, while you’re enjoying a good old fashioned garden party.

But because peoples’ diaries get booked up a lot quicker in the summer time, it’s important that you start sending out your garden party invitations soon. People book holidays and events for the summer time so it’s important that you inform them of your party so that you can ensure that all of your friends and family can be there.

Make the most of summer with some lovely garden parties and start getting your party invitations sorted now to make sure it’s a success.

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