Designing Invitations

Your invitations are the first thing guests see. Oksyon gives you several ways to make them feel personal and polished.

Choosing a theme

Go to Details in your event sidebar and scroll to the theme picker. Click any theme to apply it instantly — changes are saved automatically.

Available themes:

  • Classic — warm, elegant tones with serif typography
  • Modern — clean lines, uppercase headings, contemporary feel
  • Garden — soft greens and natural textures
  • Fiesta — vibrant colours for lively celebrations
  • Noir — dramatic dark theme with gold accents
  • Rustic — warm earth tones, handwritten feel

Your theme applies to both the public event page and all invitation pages.

Custom greeting

By default, invitations open with “You’re invited!”. To personalise this:

  1. Go to Details in your event sidebar
  2. Find the Invitation Greeting field
  3. Write your own message, e.g. “We joyfully invite you to celebrate with us”

This greeting appears at the top of every guest’s invitation page.

Dress code

If your event has a dress code:

  1. Go to Details in your event sidebar
  2. Find the Dress Code field
  3. Enter your dress code, e.g. “Black tie optional” or “Smart casual”

This is displayed on invitation pages below the event details.

Borders and backgrounds

For events like weddings, you can add decorative borders and backgrounds to invitation pages:

  • Borders — decorative frames around the invitation (botanical, ornate, etc.)
  • Backgrounds — subtle patterns behind the invitation content (floral, geometric, etc.)

These are set in the Details page under the invitation customisation section.

Previewing invitations

To see exactly what your guests will see:

  1. Go to Guests in your event sidebar
  2. Find any guest and click the invite link icon
  3. This opens their unique invitation page in a new tab

Tip: Make sure your event is Active before previewing — invite pages return a 404 for Pending events. Alternatively, add yourself as a test guest to preview without changing the status.

Printing invitations

Every invitation page has a Print button at the bottom. Clicking it opens a print-optimised version that:

  • Hides all interactive elements (RSVP buttons, navigation)
  • Removes decorative backgrounds for clean printing
  • Optimises layout for paper

This is useful if you want to send physical invitations alongside digital ones.