DIY July Wedding? Tips to Beat the Heat

DIY Invitation Ideas

Tulip Romance Flat Invitations

If you’re planning a July wedding, you are probably worried about how you and your guests are going to handle the heat. Even if the wedding is indoors, you and your guests will have to spend some time outside traveling from locations and taking pictures. If you’re planning a July wedding, there are tips to beat the heat and minimize…

Hosting an Outdoor Party – Tips to Consider

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BBQ Party Place Cards

The time to entertain outdoors is finally here again, so let’s get that yard and pool cleaned up, the house straightened, and the creative juices flowing, so you can host the outdoor summer party of the year! PaperDirect regularly offers birthday party tips, holiday party tips, and anniversary party tips, but today, we’re going to look at some tips for…

Where Can I Have a Birthday Party?

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Elated Foil Specialty Flat Invitations

Planning a birthday party (especially if you’re a novice) may be a little overwhelming at first, but with suggestions from PaperDirect, planning and holding a birthday party for a loved one or friend should be a blast whether the guest of honor is a child or an adult! Birthday parties need not be stressful. By having a plan in mind,…

8 Anniversary Party Planning Suggestions

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Anniversary Invitations

Are you knee deep in anniversary party planning and don’t know know what to do next or even where to begin? If you’re hosting an anniversary party for your parents, children or even a friend or co-worker, these partying planning suggestions will help you take on this daunting task and host an anniversary party that will be remembered fondly for…

Rank Higher with These Online Marketing Tips

Online Marketing Ideas

If your business is solely dependent on website traffic or if your website to support your business is just not doing well on the search engines, there are online marketing tips you can implement to try to get the search engines, especially Google, to rank your website higher. High rankings mean more people are going to click on your website,…

Mother’s Day Party Ideas

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Floral Bliss Border Papers

Mother’s Day is a very big deal for many men and women around the country, as it’s a day to honor the woman who brought us into this world and make her day as special as possible. Whether you want to honor a biological mother, stepmother, adoptive mother, grandmother or just someone who has been like a “mom” to you…

Birthday Party Tips for Baby’s First Birthday

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Birthday Party Casual Invitations

One of the most memorable events of a young couple’s life is their baby’s first birthday party, so if you’re getting ready to plan your little one’s first birthday party, you may need some birthday party tips for kids’ parties. While many young parents have visions of throwing an elaborate party that will be unforgettable for all those who attend…

Event Planning Tips for the Beginner

Event Planning Tips

Flower Fun Casual Invitations

With Spring right around the corner, you may be thinking about hosting an outdoor event to kick off the beginning of warmer temperatures, longer days and spring breaks from school. PaperDirect often provides event planning tips and party suggestions to get your creative juices flowing, but today, let’s focus on the novice event planner and offer some event planning tips…

Anniversary Tips: How to Throw the Perfect Party

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Do you have an anniversary coming soon? Are your parents or some other family member close to hitting a milestone in their lives such as thirty years on the job, married for twenty years, or maybe even married for fifty years or longer? If so, how about some anniversary tips for the perfect party to celebrate the momentous occasion of…

Corporate Event Planning Tips

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World Wide Notecards

Planning is really the key to pulling off any event successfully. If you are not fully prepared ahead of the scheduled event, something will go wrong. PaperDirect provides lots of party planning tips, but things are a bit different when you’re planning a corporate event. Here are some corporate event planning tips to help you make the big night a…

How to Throw a Surprise Party Successfully

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Birthday Bash Casual Invitations

The key to throwing a surprise party is keeping the guest of honor from ever finding out, which is not easy. Another challenge throwing a surprise party presents is making sure the guest of honor actually shows up, and while many people say the only way to ensure this will happen is to hold the party at the guest of…

Valentine’s Day Wedding Tips

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Heart Shaped Wishes Casual Invitations

If you are planning a romantic Valentine’s Day wedding and want to save money, a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) wedding may be your most sensible option. Many people consider Valentine’s Day to be most the romantic day of the year, so why not pledge your undying love to your partner on Cupid’s day? While it may seem cliche, it truly is a…

Time for Holiday Office Party Tips

Christmas & Holiday Party Tips

It’s that time of year–time to start planning your office holiday party. If you have a large office, you better hope you have some help because once Thanksgiving has come and gone, the few weeks in between fly by. If you have a small office gathering to plan or to participate in, you have plenty of time to think about…

Homecoming Tips for Military Marriages

Wedding Wording & Etiquette

All American Casual Invitations

Military weddings can be both exciting and difficult. There is nothing more exciting than pledging your love to your soul mate and vowing to love and honor that person for the rest of your life. But after your military wedding, one or both of you may be deployed, and separating a newly married couple can sometimes complicate marital issues. First…

What to Include in a Wedding Program: 4 Quick Tips

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Calla Lilies Program

Wondering what to include in a wedding program? If you’re getting married, you have a million tasks to accomplish and may be feeling a little (or a lot) overwhelmed. Of course, what you include in your wedding program will vary from what someone else may have, but there is some general information common to all wedding programs. Here are the…

Three Tips for Planning a Wedding Shower

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One of the most important parts of the entire wedding plan is the shower. All of the friends of the bride get together and have a great time, usually giving the bride gag gifts, or gifts she may actually use for or during the wedding. However, as with all the other aspects of the wedding, it needs to be carefully…

Great Party Tips – Party Invite Wording Ideas

Designing Your Invitation

Ready for some great party tips, start with great party invite wording. Parties are all designed to celebrate something. Birthday parties, Christmas and New Year’s parties and even Halloween or Employee Recognition parties are all designed to celebrate accomplishments or to commemorate a special occasion. When you’re planning your parties, one of the key elements to almost all of them…

Formal Tables Made Easy With Thanksgiving Place Cards

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Adornment Folded Place Cards by PaperDirect

Are you having a formal Thanksgiving dinner party and are panicked over getting everything together in time? With this wonderful holiday right around the corner, now is the time to think about all those little, finishing touches you’ll need to ensure the planning and dinner party go smoothly and as planned. Thanksgiving place cards from PaperDirect will not only help…

Creative Halloween Invitations

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Haunted Hill Halloween Postcard Invitations

If you are planning a Halloween party, PaperDirect has the creative Halloween invitations you need to impress your guests and set the mood for a ghoulish Halloween bash this year. With over 115 creative Halloween invitation designs to choose from, you’re sure to find one you love! Whether your party is for adults or children or both, PaperDirect’s huge selection…