Backyard BBQ invitations
The most relaxed event on this list, which does not mean the invitation should be careless.
$65
Your details set by hand, usually back the same day. $145 to rebuild it in your own colours.
A backyard barbecue is casual by definition, and there is a temptation to skip the invitation entirely and send a group text. That works. A designed invitation just makes an ordinary Saturday feel like something, and it costs less than the meat.
What it should carry is practical. Whether to bring anything, whether children are welcome, whether there is a pool, and what the plan is if it rains. Casual events generate more questions than formal ones precisely because so much is left unstated.
The design should look like a good afternoon outside. Warm, a bit sun-bleached, not fussy. Anything too polished sends the wrong signal and people turn up overdressed.
What changes for this one
Casual but considered. Bring-something, children and pool details all need stating, and the rain plan belongs on the card rather than in a group text on the morning.
When to send
One to three weeks. Summer weekends fill up but the ask is low-commitment, so people accept late.
Colours that work
Sun-bleached and warm. Ochre, faded denim, cream, a little green.
Questions people ask about backyard bbq invitations
Should I ask people to bring something?
If you want a potluck, say so specifically. "Bring a side" or "bring a drink" gets a useful spread. "Bring something" gets you nine bags of chips, because nobody wants to be the person who guessed wrong.
What if it rains?
Put the plan on the invitation. A rain date, or a line saying it moves inside. Without it you spend the morning of the party fielding texts instead of getting the grill going.
Are kids invited?
Say so either way. It is the question guests most want answered on a casual invitation and the one they feel most awkward asking. A short line saves everybody the exchange.
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How to have this made
Digital and paperless invitations
Designed to be texted, emailed or posted. Not an Evite template.
From $225
Party printables and extras
Favour tags, envelope liners, stickers, banners, water bottle labels.
From $75
Custom invitation design
Designed from nothing for one event. No template underneath.
From $285
Start with a First Look
$45 for one finished concept designed for your event, back in three days. It comes off whatever you book, and if you do not love it you keep the file and owe nothing.