TURNING INVITATIONS INTO EVENT ATTENDEES
There’s no better place than looking at an event production company, like Wizard Studios, for advice on everything related to your event. Our many capabilities keep us at the top of our game and we love sharing our expertise with you. From creating jaw-dropping installations to strategizing with your vendors, Wizard Studios has you covered. Our experts are full of great wisdom and have some awesome advice for our loyal readers. Let’s start with event invitations. We are living in the days of technology and most of us use our phones and iPads for communication and content consumption. This is why event production companies suggest investing your energy into evites, as opposed to regular paper invitations. We’re sharing a number of reasons why we recommend opting for evites!
Dependable Delivery
Events are precious and when you are sending a high number of invitations, the last thing you want is for your invitations to get lost in the mail. Unfortunately, this has happened to many people in the past and countless folks have lost the opportunity to engage with others at a celebration or important conference. Using apps such as Evite, Hobnob, or Paperless Post guarantees your invitations will be received instantly by all your invitees!
Save Money
Save money on postage stamps and send your event invitations through an evite app. On most of these apps, there are a few options, depending on your budget. There is typically a free option, where you can send a traditional evite with standard information and features. However, if you have some extra money in your budget, you can also pay for premium designs, which include more detailed choices for you to make. The choice is yours, but if you’re hosting a large crowd of people, evites are sure to save you some money that can be put elsewhere at your event.
Here is a list of our six favorite apps that send paperless invitations from your mobile phone:
Browse through these sites and see which is the perfect fit for you and your budget!
Save Time
Although creating paper invitations can be special and considered very thoughtful, they also take up a lot of time. From the design to the printing, to addressing the envelopes, and stuffing, hours have gone by and you might only have a fraction of the invitations you need done. When you’re finally finished with assembling your paper invitations, you then need to walk them all over to a post office to drop them off. We’re going to guess that if you’re planning a huge event, you don’t want to spend all that precious time on invitations alone. Evites take minutes to create and just a click of a button to send. Your time is valuable, so do yourself a favor and shave off some time where you can!
Eco-Friendly
Event production companies know better than anyone that there are so many things to consider when planning an event. Making sustainability a part of your business's value, mission, and goals is a wonderful place to start and an important step in making our world a greener and happier place. Save a tree and go paperless with your invitations! Evites help eliminate paper waste and show your guests that you care for the environment. For more tips on how to make your events more sustainable and eco-friendly, check out our blog, “Sustainability at the Heart of Your Your Event”.
Easy to Keep Track of Attendees
Paper invitations and RSVPs can be difficult to keep track of, especially when you are hosting a large crowd. Evites make it easy to send not only send a large number of invitations but also to add people to your list, even after your event invitations were sent. These evite apps make it manageable to keep track of who has responded and who has not. You can send reminders to silent invitees whom you haven’t heard from or event resend invitations. With some apps, reminders can even be scheduled in advance to be sent at certain times. For example, you can send an event reminder to all your attendees a week before the event. No more are the days to manage piles of RSVPs and hand-written lists- it’s all done for you!
RSVPs, Hyperlinks, and more!
It should be no secret by now how much we love paperless event invitations. Along with the number of reasons listed above, evite apps offer a lot of features that make keeping track of your invitees easier and more successful. Here are a few more of our favorite features that evite apps provide for event hosts:
Provides a map hyperlink to the event location, making it easy for your guests to find the venue
Easy to edit or correct mistakes in the invitations, even after you send them out
Have easy access to the event information and lists from your phone when you’re out and about
Pictures can be uploaded to entice your invitees and show them your event’s theme and what kind of experience to expect
Did we successfully convince you to use online invitations for your next event? Evites are an easy and effective way to get the word out about your next event. They cut down on your time and money, and are also the most eco-friendly option. If you’re ready to start planning your next gathering, contact the event experts at Wizard Studios today!