{"id":1045,"date":"2011-08-23T08:45:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T07:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/blog\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2019-06-26T09:32:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T08:32:45","slug":"checklist-event-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/blog\/photography\/checklist-event-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation Checklist &#8211; What To Put On Your Event Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><!--more--><br \/>\nEvent invitations are as important as the event itself. You have spent months planning the perfect event, but what is the use in all that planning if your invitations don&#8217;t meet the cut?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/invitations-printing-suki-hubbard-graphic-design-solopress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/invitations-printing-suki-hubbard-graphic-design-solopress.jpg\" alt=\"Invitations printed by Solopress for Suki Hubbard\" width=\"455\" height=\"455\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, invitations are often the first point of contact a person has with the event and so it is important that they appeal to the reader and entice them to fit your event in their busy diary!<\/p>\n<p>Take the stress out of designing your invitations\u00a0by using our simple checklist below to ensure your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solopress.com\/invitations\/\">invitations<\/a> include all the essential information:<\/p>\n<p>Essentials to include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What the event is: the reason it is being held, what it entails<\/li>\n<li>When: day, date, time (including when the event ends if applicable)<\/li>\n<li>Location: full postal address of the venue (including postcode for anyone using satnav). 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