Valentine's Day invitations
One date on the calendar covering a candlelit dinner, a classroom of six-year-olds and a party explicitly for people who are not doing either.
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Valentine's invitations split three ways and they share nothing. There is the private dinner, where the invitation is really a gift and an act of anticipation. There is the school class party, where the invitation is a logistics note to parents. And there is the party thrown by and for people who are single, which is a different occasion with its own humour and does not want a heart on it anywhere.
The dinner version is the most interesting to design because it has an audience of one. It can be as personal as you like, it does not need a reply mechanism, and it works best when it commits to something specific rather than to romance in general. A menu, a time, a single line about why. That is the whole card.
The class party version is the one with rules. Most schools now require every child to be included if any are, and many have policies about food, allergies and whether cards can carry sweets. Those constraints belong on the invitation to parents, and getting them wrong creates work for a teacher who did not ask for it.
What changes for this one
For the dinner: restrained, dark, and personal, with the red used sparingly or not at all. For the class party: bright, clear, and carrying the allergy and inclusion notes prominently. For a singles night: any register except hearts, and the joke should be light rather than bitter.
When to send
Two weeks for a party. For a dinner at home, whenever it will land best, which is often a few days ahead so the anticipation is part of the gift. Class parties follow the school calendar and go out with the class list.
Colours that work
Oxblood and cream, or black with a single red accent, both of which read as grown-up. Pink and hearts is available and expected, and is the one to avoid if you want the card to look like it came from a person.
Questions people ask about valentine's invitations
What goes on a class Valentine invitation?
The date and time, whether every child is included, the school's policy on food and allergies, and what parents need to send in. It is a note to parents, not to children.
Does a dinner at home need an invitation?
It needs nothing, which is exactly why one lands. A card handed over a few days ahead turns an evening into something anticipated.
Can you do an anti-Valentine's party invitation?
Yes, and it is a genuinely fun brief. The rule is that the joke stays light. Bitter is funny for one line and heavy for the rest of the evening.
Is red required?
No, and using it sparingly usually reads as more considered. Oxblood, black or bone with one small accent looks like a choice rather than a default.
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How to have this made
Custom invitation design
Designed from nothing for one event. No template underneath.
From $285
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
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.