Guides

How to word an invitation, when to send it, and what to do when nobody replies. Written by people who have run the events, not generated to fill a page.

What to Put on an Invitation: The 8 Essentials

The eight details every invitation needs, the three people forget most, and copy-paste examples. A checklist you can run before you send.

Birthday Invitation Wording for Every Age

Birthday invitation wording that actually fits the age, from a first birthday to a 90th. Copy-paste examples, plus what to change for adults.

When to Send Invitations: A Timeline by Event

How far ahead to send invitations for weddings, birthdays, holiday parties and dinners, plus when to send a save the date and chase RSVPs.

How to Ask for RSVPs and Actually Get Them

Why guests do not RSVP, and how to fix it. Deadline wording, reminder scripts you can copy, and the friction that quietly costs you replies.

Holiday Party Planning: A Week by Week Timeline

A working timeline for a December holiday party, from booking the date in October to the final headcount. Includes when to send invitations.

How to Plan a Graduation Party: Full Checklist

A graduation party plan that survives a packed May and June calendar, from picking a date around the ceremony to the final headcount.

Baby Shower Planning Checklist and Timeline

A baby shower checklist that starts with the questions people skip: who hosts, who is invited, and when to hold it. Plus a working timeline.

Are Digital Invitations Rude? An Honest Answer

Whether online invitations are acceptable in 2026, what actually reads as careless, and the occasions where paper still earns its place.

Paper vs Digital Invitations: How to Choose

An honest comparison of paper and digital invitations on cost, time, RSVP rates and guest experience, including when paper is still the right call.

What to Do When Guests Do Not RSVP

A practical order of operations for non responders: how to tell who never saw the invitation, what to send, and when to stop and assume no.

Plus Ones and Kids: How to Word the Awkward Bits

How to say adults only or no plus ones without causing offence, who traditionally gets a plus one, and where to put the message so it lands.

Invitations for Guests Who Speak Other Languages

How to invite guests across languages without printing two versions, plus how to include relatives who do not use smartphones or email.

Digital Invitations With No Ads: Who Shows Ads to Your Guests

Free invitations are often paid for by advertising on your guests' screens. Which products show ads, which never do, and what it costs to turn them off. Checked 25 August 2026.

Best Free Evite Alternatives in 2026

Eight Evite alternatives with a genuinely free tier, compared on price, advertising, guest caps and what a guest has to hand over. Every price checked 25 August 2026.

Evite vs Paperless Post vs Partiful: Which Should You Use?

Three very different answers to the same question. Price, advertising, guest experience and what each is genuinely best at — plus where a free fourth option fits. Checked 25 August 2026.

Free Invitation Makers With No Watermark

Which free invitation tools put their own logo on your card, what removing it costs, and which ones never mark your design at all. Checked 25 August 2026.

Free Invitation Templates for Every Occasion

Every occasion Easy Vite has designs for, in one list — birthdays, showers, weddings, holidays, religious ceremonies, school, work and community events. All free, none watermarked.

Free Online Invitation Makers Compared (2026)

Fourteen ways to make and send an invitation online for free — invitation products, design tools and form builders — with what each one actually costs. Checked 25 August 2026.

How Many Guests Can You Invite for Free? Every Limit, Compared

Free invitation tiers nearly all have a number attached — 40 RSVPs, 50 invites, 100 guests, 12 per price band. Every published limit in one table, checked 25 August 2026.

How to Make a Birthday Invitation Online for Free

Design a birthday invitation, write it on the card, send it as a link and get a real headcount back — free, with no watermark and nothing for guests to sign up for.

How to Send Free Digital Invitations in Under 5 Minutes

A step-by-step guide to sending a digital invitation for free: pick a design, add the details, share one link, and watch the replies come in. No app, no account for guests.

How to Track RSVPs Online Without a Spreadsheet

How to keep an accurate headcount: per-guest links, adults and children counted separately, opened-versus-replied, automatic reminders and a CSV you can hand to a caterer.

Invitation Apps That Don't Make Your Guests Sign Up

Some invitation products ask your guests for an account, a phone number or a verification code before they can reply. Here is exactly what each one asks for, checked 25 August 2026.

Is Easy Vite Really Free? How It Works and What the Catch Is

Yes — one tier, no paid upgrade, no ads, no watermark, no card on file, no guest cap. What Easy Vite is, what it does not do, and the honest answer on how a free product stays up.

How to Send Party Invitations by Text Message

Text invitations get opened. Here is how to send one that looks like an invitation rather than a bare link, what to write, and how to get a headcount back instead of thumbs-up emoji.

How to Invite People With One Link in a Group Chat

You do not need everyone's email address. Create the invitation, share one link into WhatsApp, iMessage or Slack, and let anyone who opens it RSVP. Free, with a real headcount.

Is Evite Free? What It Actually Costs in 2026

Evite has a real free tier, but free designs show ads to your guests and Premium is priced by guest count from $17.99 to $99.99. The full cost, checked 25 August 2026.

The Best Free Evite Alternative in 2026

Tired of Evite ads and paywalls? Compare the top free Evite alternatives in 2026 and find the one that actually works—no hidden fees.

How to Send Party Invitations by Text (Without a Group Chat)

Group chats ruin surprises and flood inboxes. Learn how to send individual party invitations by text with private RSVP links—the better way.

Free Online Invitation Maker: What to Look For

Not all free invitation makers are actually free. Here's what to check before you commit—no watermarks, no credit card, no upgrade walls.

How to Send a Digital Invitation: Step by Step

New to digital invitations? This beginner's guide walks you through every step—from choosing a tool to sending and tracking RSVPs with Easy Vite.

RSVP Reminder Messages: What to Say and When

Still waiting on RSVPs? Get exact wording for RSVP reminder messages, learn the best timing, and see how Easy Vite sends reminders automatically.

Digital Invitation Etiquette: The Rules That Actually Matter

When is it okay to send a digital invitation—and when isn't it? Real etiquette rules for online invites, guest experience dos and don'ts, and more.

Birthday Party Invitation Ideas: Wording, Timing, and Design

Birthday invitation ideas for every age—wording samples, theme tips, timing guidance, and how to handle RSVPs without the chaos. Plan with confidence.

Easy Vite compared with the alternatives

One page per alternative, with a source and a check date on every claim, and an honest note on where each of them is the better choice.

Easy Vite vs Evite

Easy Vite and Evite compared on price, ads, guest limits, RSVP tracking and guest privacy, with Evite's own published prices and where Evite is the better choice.

Easy Vite vs Paperless Post

Paperless Post's Coins explained in plain numbers, compared with Easy Vite's single free tier: what a 50, 100 and 250 guest send really costs, and where Paperless Post wins.

Easy Vite vs Punchbowl

Punchbowl dropped its free plan and ads still show unless you pay for Platinum. Easy Vite is free with no ads at any tier. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Partiful

Partiful is free, but guests must give a phone number and pass an SMS code to RSVP. Easy Vite asks guests for nothing. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Greetings Island

Greetings Island watermarks free designs and charges to remove it. Easy Vite has no watermark and no premium tier. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Mixily

Mixily's free plan caps you at 50 invites and 40 RSVPs per event and two active events. Easy Vite has no caps at all. Both are ad-free. Compared, checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Hobnob

Hobnob is an app-first text invitation maker with a free invite allowance. Easy Vite needs no app and has no allowance. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Smilebox

Smilebox is a subscription card and slideshow maker that watermarks free work. Easy Vite is a free invitation and RSVP tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Facebook Events

Facebook Events is free but every guest needs a Facebook account and the list lives with Meta. Easy Vite needs nothing from guests. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Greenvelope

Greenvelope charges $19 to $249 per mailing by guest count, ad-free and beautifully made. Easy Vite is free at any guest count. The real numbers, checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Minted

Minted prices digital invitations per guest, typically $1 to $3 each. Easy Vite is free at any guest count. Compared honestly, checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Basic Invite

Basic Invite prints custom stationery from about 72 cents a card with unmatched colour control. Easy Vite is free and digital. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Shutterfly

Shutterfly prints photo invitations per card plus postage, with free wedding samples. Easy Vite is a free digital RSVP tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Vistaprint

Vistaprint prints invitations from about 82 cents each with free addressing, but has no RSVP tracking. Easy Vite is free. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Zazzle

Zazzle sells printed invitations from independent designers and runs a free digital events product. Easy Vite is RSVP-first. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Eventbrite

Eventbrite is free for free events but is built for ticketing and public discovery. Easy Vite is a private invitation tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Luma

Luma is free for free events and takes 5% plus Stripe fees on tickets. Easy Vite is invitation-first and free. Compared, checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Eventzilla

Eventzilla is free for free events and charges per registration with monthly minimums. Easy Vite is a free invitation tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Cvent

Cvent is enterprise event management with quote-only pricing in the tens of thousands. Easy Vite is a free invitation tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Splash

Splash is a quote-priced event marketing platform for brands. Easy Vite is a free personal invitation and RSVP tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Zola

Zola's wedding website and RSVP are free, funded by its registry. Easy Vite is a free invitation tool for every other occasion. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs The Knot

The Knot's wedding website and RSVP are free, with a custom domain at $19.99 a year. Easy Vite covers every other occasion. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Joy

Joy gives couples a free wedding website, app and RSVP with conditional questions. Easy Vite is free for every other event. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs RSVPify

RSVPify's free plan stops at 100 guests, one event at a time and 100 registrations a month. Easy Vite has no caps at all. The real limits, checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs SignUpGenius

SignUpGenius is free with unlimited sign ups but shows ads on the free tier, and ad-free pages start at Starter. Easy Vite is free with no ads ever. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Google Forms

Google Forms is free and ad-free but has no design, no reminders and no per-guest tracking. Easy Vite adds all three. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Jotform

Jotform's free plan allows 5 forms and 100 submissions a month with its own branding. Easy Vite is a free invitation tool. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Doodle

Doodle's free plan is one poll with a 10-slot cap and shows ads to everyone who opens it. Easy Vite is free and ad-free. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Canva

Canva is a design tool with a real free tier and Pro at about $18 a month, but it does not track RSVPs. Easy Vite is a free invitation with a guest list. Checked 2026-08-25.

Easy Vite vs Adobe Express

Adobe Express has a permanent free plan and Premium at $9.99 a month, but it makes images, not invitations: no guest list, no RSVP, no reminders. Checked 2026-08-25.