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How do I choose an occasion and a design?

By Nimanto 1 min read

In short

Open the catalogue, pick the occasion and, if there is one, the kind of event under it. Tap a design to watch it play with its envelope and effects, then choose Use this design. Every occasion also has a simple starter design.

Every invitation starts from a design in the catalogue. The occasion you pick decides which pages the invitation carries and which details the form asks for, so two birthday designs ask for the same things.

Find the occasion

  1. Open the catalogue, or choose Create invitation in your dashboard, which opens the same place.
  2. Choose the occasion: Wedding, Birthday, Baby, Party, Festivals and holidays, Corporate, or Something else.
  3. Where the occasion has kinds under it, such as an Indian wedding or a first birthday, pick the one that fits.
  4. Switch between Signature and Card to see the two kinds of invitation. See Signature or Card: which should I choose?.

Narrow it down

  • Search by a word that describes the look: a festival name, a colour, a theme, a style.
  • Filter by price to see free designs, designs included in your plan, or premium designs.
  • The heart on any tile keeps a design in your favourites while you decide.

Each tile shows the cover and the price as it applies to you: free, included in your plan, or the premium price in your currency.

Preview before you choose

Tap a tile to open the preview. Tap the envelope to open it exactly as your guests will, with the design's own effects and music. Use this design starts your invitation with it.

If nothing fits

Describe the occasion, your colours and the mood, and Design Genie paints designs in your look. See What is Design Genie?.

Changing your mind later

You can move a filled-in invitation to another design of the same occasion and the same kind, and keep your words. See Change the design after filling it in.

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