Create our own Hawaiian luau invitations, buy them at party stores or send out invitations via email. Whatever you decide to do, make it fun to keep your guests excited about attending.
If you decide to make your own invitations, there are a couple of things you need to consider.
1. Pick a fun theme. In this case, it is a tropical party. Pick images that echo an island vibe such as palm trees, surfboards, tiki huts, tropical fish, flora leis and tropical fruits and flowers.
2. Jazz up your invite. Your invitations can be very basic or they can be extra glitzy. If you want to go the way of the latter, how about decorating your invitation with sand, little seashells or plastic tropical flowers?
3. Be creative with the shapes. You can cut out your invitations like a palm tree. Glue colored green sequins onto the palm fronds and brown ones onto the tree trunk. Just ensure they are fully dried before mailing them. One of the simplest shapes to cut is a surfboard. Alternatively, find 3D palm trees or tropical fish and stick them onto a basic card for easy-to-make Hawaiian luau invitations.
4. Finishing steps. Clearly indicate a dress code – in this case aloha shirts, brightly colored dresses, flip-flops and hula shirts. If the party is to be held outside, indicate a rain date. Make sure you mail out the invites at least 2-3 weeks before the party. This leaves enough time for your guests to clear their schedules, RSVP in time, get gifts or shop for food ingredients if it is to be a pot luck.
Creatively challenged? Not to worry. There are many free programs online which you can download free without having to register.
Many of them offer printable Hawaiian luau invitations in PDF format and all you need is a printer, Adobe PDF software and your imagination.
These printable invites have luau-themed images – dancing hula girls, pineapples, umbrella drinks, aloha shirts - on the front and all you need do is to pen in the details of the party.
Nowdays, with everyone busily online, you can create your own Hawaiian luau invitations online, have them emailed and be able to manage the details of the event to keep everyone in the loop.
These e-card websites allow you to:
create online invites and announcements in no time
customize your choice of design with the details of your party
upload photos or graphics into the design
add interactive maps for easy to follow directions
add up-to-date weather reports for outdoor events.
There are many more benefits to using e-cards for your invitations and they can be found on websites such as www.punchbowl.com and www.sendomatic.com.
You can create groups of guests for future events, upload your current address book into your event, view RSVPs online and correspond with all your guests about any changes to the party. Just remember it is a party, so have fun!
1. Pick a fun theme. In this case, it is a tropical party. Pick images that echo an island vibe such as palm trees, surfboards, tiki huts, tropical fish, flora leis and tropical fruits and flowers.
