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Anniversary Party Invitation Tips

In these days of high divorce rates, celebrating a wedding anniversary is more special than ever before. It’s always been a great accomplishment to have a long and happy marriage, but to pull that off today is an art all onto its own. It’s no wonder that so many people choose to throw lavish anniversary parties when they get through yet another year of marriage.

Since budgets are sometimes strained from raising families and the ups and downs of the economy, many people now choose to make their own anniversary party invitations. Polls I’ve read show the same goes for friends and family members who throw anniversary parties for other people. After all, why should people pay for invitations when there are so many that can be downloaded from the Web and printed at home? You’d be amazed at the number and diversity of  anniversary invitations available. They range from whimsical and light-hearted to very formal 50th wedding anniversary invitations that rival those that can be ordered from printers and stationary stores.

There is one caveat, however, when working with downloaded invitations from the Internet: you have to know what you’re doing to produce them. They’re not hard to make; they just require attention to detail so they don’t end up looking homemade. Here are a few tips for producing perfect DIY invitations for your next anniversary party:

• Choose a quality card stock that fits the tone of the invitation. You can use colored, textured or even opalescent stock; just make sure it will fit through your printer. A wide selection is usually available at office supply stores.
• Make sure the invitation artwork is at least 200 dpi. Images of 300 dpi or greater will print even better, but 200 dpi will work.
• If the art doesn’t come configured to size with more than one invitation on a page, paste as many images on a page as will fit and butt them together on at least one side. This will save cutting time.
• If you will be sending your invitation in a specific size of envelope, run a print test to make sure the invitation will fit the envelope before running all the copies.
• Use a paper cutter to separate the invitations. If you don’t have one, take your printed invitations to a copy center or instant print shop and pay to have them cut.

Following these easy tips will help you get the most out of any free anniversary invitation templates you find on the Web. Best of luck creating your own masterpieces;  I hope your anniversary party is a memorable event!

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