Get creative and instill your personality into your invites

There’s no doubt about it – hosting a birthday party is notoriously costly. Aside from the food, the cake, the venue, and the decorations, you also need to pay for the invitations. Creativity goes a long way when it comes to saving money, so for your birthday invitations why not opt to make homemade ones?

Your recipients appreciate the efforts you have gone to create your own homemade birthday invitations. So here are some ideas on how you can save money with homemade birthday invitations:

1. Sending e-invites via social media such as Twitter, Facebook or even an email is an even quicker, more cost-effective way to reach family and friends.
2. If you want something more tangible, head to your nearest arts and crafts shop and buy little buttons, flowers, or lace to attach onto a plain piece of quality cardboard paper.
3. Print off stencils from a website and use them as a base for your invitations.
4. If you’re having a theme party, create papier-mâché invites in the shape of a symbol or figure. Careful – it could get messy, but it will be extremely creative!
5. Personally hand out your invitations – not only will you save on postage, but you can have a quick catch-up with your recipient and smooth out any questions they may have about your birthday.

DIY birthday invitations vs. customised invites

While it is cheaper to make them, you do need a certain degree of creativity and skill in order to present quality birthday invitations that will impress your recipients. More often than not, both options may end up costing the same amount of money. However, when you DIY, you are spending more time and effort than if you were to purchase them.

If you are looking for truly unique invites, there are now thousands of websites that offer a DIY invitation service, where you can create personalised invites for your event. Choosing everything from colour schemes, graphics, font and wording, you can create an affordable birthday invitation ‘at home.’

Figure out your budget first, before deciding whether to make homemade invitations the traditional way, or by taking advantage of the many DIY options on the internet - your guests will never know the difference!