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At the mention of a themed birthday, most people are likely to immediately imagine a children’s birthday party. Along with this connotation, they’re also a little more effort than a standard get together for a birthday. The enjoyments of a themed birthday party may be forgotten as we get older, however, there are still many reasons to go down that route as adults.

**Expanding Beyond The Norm**
[Themed birthday parties allow you to use your creativity in planning](https://venuemob.com.au/blog/2017/06/19/top-5-birthday-themes-and-how-to-make-them-happen/). Once you’ve decided on what theme you’re centering the party around, then begins the fun process of matching all the elements of the party to that theme. If you’re going for a travel theme, perhaps invitations can look like a boarding pass or passport. You get creative with the food and drinks at the party too, whether that be having them resemble non edible props that fit in with the theme, or giving them names which feature clever puns.

**Dress code**
Unless you live somewhere with a strong Halloween culture, the opportunities for adults to have fun dressing up in costume is far and few between. Having a themed birthday party will usually involve a dress code of some sort which is a good excuse. Whether that be as elaborate as renting or making a costume, or simply involving dressing to a certain colour or style, it can be a source of great fun and creativity for your guests. At large gatherings where not all your guests may know each other, being in costume can be a great icebreaker to initiate conversation between strangers. You can even incorporate prizes on the day for best dressed or most creative costume.

**Fun Activities**
Nowadays birthday parties are often celebrated in restaurants or bars, and whilst these venues are convenient for social gatherings, they don’t always allow the whole group to interact as one. With themed birthday parties, there is potential to incorporate group activities that fit within the theme which can result in greater group participation. A murder mystery style party where everyone dresses in character and plays a role in an existing story could be fun for smaller parties.

**An Injection Of Glamour**
A popular theme of the last few years is [[1920s style themed parties](https://www.pinterest.com.au/lisafay1963/1920-theme-party/)] that either reference Prohibition or The Great Gatsby. Whilst these time periods generally evoke the sense of hedonistic celebrations, another feature they both share is a sense of glamour that is often missing from our modern life. People have the opportunity to really dress up for these sorts of parties and the opulence stretches towards the decorations and catering. For those who want to take their decadence to another level, Marie Antoinette themed parties will give you even more excuses to create a champagne tower.

For those who want to go down the themed birthday party route, there are so many resources available online for ideas on how to throw a themed party. Depending on the level of effort and planning you want to put in, everyone should be able to find an option for throwing a themed party that would suit them.]]>
At the mention of a themed birthday, most people are likely to immediately imagine a children’s birthday party. Along with this connotation, they’re also a little more effort than a standard get together for a birthday. The enjoyments of a themed birthday party may be forgotten as we get older, however, there are still many reasons to go down that route as adults.

**Expanding Beyond The Norm**
[Themed birthday parties allow you to use your creativity in planning](https://venuemob.com.au/blog/2017/06/19/top-5-birthday-themes-and-how-to-make-them-happen/). Once you’ve decided on what theme you’re centering the party around, then begins the fun process of matching all the elements of the party to that theme. If you’re going for a travel theme, perhaps invitations can look like a boarding pass or passport. You get creative with the food and drinks at the party too, whether that be having them resemble non edible props that fit in with the theme, or giving them names which feature clever puns.

**Dress code**
Unless you live somewhere with a strong Halloween culture, the opportunities for adults to have fun dressing up in costume is far and few between. Having a themed birthday party will usually involve a dress code of some sort which is a good excuse. Whether that be as elaborate as renting or making a costume, or simply involving dressing to a certain colour or style, it can be a source of great fun and creativity for your guests. At large gatherings where not all your guests may know each other, being in costume can be a great icebreaker to initiate conversation between strangers. You can even incorporate prizes on the day for best dressed or most creative costume.

**Fun Activities**
Nowadays birthday parties are often celebrated in restaurants or bars, and whilst these venues are convenient for social gatherings, they don’t always allow the whole group to interact as one. With themed birthday parties, there is potential to incorporate group activities that fit within the theme which can result in greater group participation. A murder mystery style party where everyone dresses in character and plays a role in an existing story could be fun for smaller parties.

**An Injection Of Glamour**
A popular theme of the last few years is [[1920s style themed parties](https://www.pinterest.com.au/lisafay1963/1920-theme-party/)] that either reference Prohibition or The Great Gatsby. Whilst these time periods generally evoke the sense of hedonistic celebrations, another feature they both share is a sense of glamour that is often missing from our modern life. People have the opportunity to really dress up for these sorts of parties and the opulence stretches towards the decorations and catering. For those who want to take their decadence to another level, Marie Antoinette themed parties will give you even more excuses to create a champagne tower.

For those who want to go down the themed birthday party route, there are so many resources available online for ideas on how to throw a themed party. Depending on the level of effort and planning you want to put in, everyone should be able to find an option for throwing a themed party that would suit them.]]> 5112634 no no Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:17:27 +0200 2020-09-11T04:17:27+02:00 30:23 https://hearthis.at/thedesignroom/to-go-digital-or-print-with-your-invitations/
**Birthday Invitations**
Birthday parties are the one constant celebration in our lives as they occur every year. There are a few widely accepted milestone ages such as 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th and so on, however, there can also be personal milestone ages that mean a lot to the individual. For those in between milestones, birthdays are an excuse to go out for a nice meal or some drinks and these usually only require a group message on social media to let everyone know. When it comes to a milestone birthday, there can be more fanfare and thus require the need for a more planned celebration and invitations to go along with it. Birthdays are also often a fun excuse to have a themed party, for example, asking all your guests to dress up as their favourite movie characters and [sending out birthday invitations](https://uxmag.com/contributors/invitation-design-co) like cinema tickets will really get them in the spirit of things.

**Bridal Showers**
A lot of wedding events can be quite formal and have a lot of external input from families, hence it can be a relief to break up into those smaller events before the big day. [Traditionally bridal showers were for the bride](https://www.brides.com/bridal-shower-theme-ideas-4780353) and her closest female friends and family, however, as weddings have become more inclusive, this isn’t divided on gender lines as strictly and a lot of people may forgo this event. The spirit of a bridal shower type event is still very much a close gathering of people from one side of the wedding couple and those friendships are just as important as the one between the engaged couple. That can be recognised by making the bridal shower a more meaningful event. Group trips or activities create bonds and memories and sending out physical bridal shower invitations conveys that significance as well as providing a souvenir of the proceedings.

**Wedding Invitations**
Wedding invitations is where most people would consider going printed rather than digital. As we’ve seen over the last few months though, plans can often unexpectedly change and many people have had to postpone their big days. This often leads to extra printing costs if guests need to be notified of new dates so a lot of couples have opted to just send a digital change the date notification. One way to include the best of both worlds is to print a beautiful wedding invitation, but leave off details like the date and location and direct guests to a wedding website instead. This website can be easily updated if anything needs to change regarding the day and this way, a couple can still create the beautiful, letterpress, foil, extravagant wedding invitation they dreamed of, without worrying about potential reprinting.

Things change so quickly in the world now that anything printed can seem immediately out of date. For a lot of circumstances, it is wiser to go with something digital which can be more accommodating of those changes. However, printed invitations can still have sentimental significance and finding ways to incorporate both can give you the best of both worlds.]]>
**Birthday Invitations**
Birthday parties are the one constant celebration in our lives as they occur every year. There are a few widely accepted milestone ages such as 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th and so on, however, there can also be personal milestone ages that mean a lot to the individual. For those in between milestones, birthdays are an excuse to go out for a nice meal or some drinks and these usually only require a group message on social media to let everyone know. When it comes to a milestone birthday, there can be more fanfare and thus require the need for a more planned celebration and invitations to go along with it. Birthdays are also often a fun excuse to have a themed party, for example, asking all your guests to dress up as their favourite movie characters and [sending out birthday invitations](https://uxmag.com/contributors/invitation-design-co) like cinema tickets will really get them in the spirit of things.

**Bridal Showers**
A lot of wedding events can be quite formal and have a lot of external input from families, hence it can be a relief to break up into those smaller events before the big day. [Traditionally bridal showers were for the bride](https://www.brides.com/bridal-shower-theme-ideas-4780353) and her closest female friends and family, however, as weddings have become more inclusive, this isn’t divided on gender lines as strictly and a lot of people may forgo this event. The spirit of a bridal shower type event is still very much a close gathering of people from one side of the wedding couple and those friendships are just as important as the one between the engaged couple. That can be recognised by making the bridal shower a more meaningful event. Group trips or activities create bonds and memories and sending out physical bridal shower invitations conveys that significance as well as providing a souvenir of the proceedings.

**Wedding Invitations**
Wedding invitations is where most people would consider going printed rather than digital. As we’ve seen over the last few months though, plans can often unexpectedly change and many people have had to postpone their big days. This often leads to extra printing costs if guests need to be notified of new dates so a lot of couples have opted to just send a digital change the date notification. One way to include the best of both worlds is to print a beautiful wedding invitation, but leave off details like the date and location and direct guests to a wedding website instead. This website can be easily updated if anything needs to change regarding the day and this way, a couple can still create the beautiful, letterpress, foil, extravagant wedding invitation they dreamed of, without worrying about potential reprinting.

Things change so quickly in the world now that anything printed can seem immediately out of date. For a lot of circumstances, it is wiser to go with something digital which can be more accommodating of those changes. However, printed invitations can still have sentimental significance and finding ways to incorporate both can give you the best of both worlds.]]> 5112629 no no Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:14:48 +0200 2020-09-11T04:14:48+02:00 30:23