Virtual invitations

Virtual invitations live on the internet instead of on paper: one link that opens the same way in Houston, Guadalajara or Bogotá, with the map, a countdown, your music and a button to confirm. Make yours from your phone, see it finished, and publish it free or with Express for $15.

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What makes virtual invitations "virtual"

A virtual invitation is a small web page made for your event. It has its own address, like invitacionya.com/i/boda-mariana-felipe, and that address is what your guests receive.

Inside that page there's more than a date. For example, guests find the schedule of the day, the dress code, a note about gifts and up to four photos besides the cover. Because it's a page and not a file, it doesn't fill anyone's phone memory, and it never gets blurry when it's forwarded.

Also, there is no card to print, no envelope and no stamp. Instead, the invitation exists in one place online, and every guest opens that same place on their phone. That's why it can be corrected after it's sent, and why a cousin in Spain sees exactly what the neighbor down the street sees.

One thing to be clear about: it's "virtual" because the invitation lives online, not because the party happens on a video call. Everything here is made for celebrations people attend in person.

Virtual invitations for a family spread across countries

Take Mariana and Felipe, who live in Houston and are getting married in San Antonio. Their guest list looks like a lot of Latino families in the U.S.:

A mailed card would have taken weeks to reach some of them, and a change of time would mean starting over. With a link, everyone has the invitation the same afternoon, and the answers come back to one place. The buttons your guests see can be in English or Spanish, so a line for the grandparents in Spanish fits right in. In the end, with Express, Mariana checks one dashboard instead of four group chats.

Five things virtual invitations do that a picture can't

Many people still send a JPG to the group chat. It looks nice, but after that it just sits there. Here are the differences guests actually feel.

  1. Get corrected without resendingThe hall changed the time? You edit the invitation and the same link shows the new time to everyone. With a picture, you send a second one, and someone always keeps the old one.
  2. Take guests to the doorA map button opens the address in Google Maps, so nobody has to copy it by hand or ask you for the location on the day.
  3. Count down to the dayDays, hours and minutes, running live. It sounds small, but it's the part people come back to look at.
  4. Play your songAfter the opening, the music starts: the design's song or one you pick from YouTube.
  5. Let guests confirmAn RSVP button inside the invitation, instead of thirty separate messages to track down. To see how far that goes, read about online invitations with RSVP.

Of course, a picture has one advantage: it shows up the moment it lands, with no tap needed. That's why some families send both, a pretty image as a teaser first and then the link with every detail.

Virtual wedding invitations

Virtual wedding invitations work best when they feel like the start of the day, not like a memo. In Secret Garden, guests open an embossed envelope and a garden appears in video. In Doors of Cartagena, a colonial door swings open onto a courtyard. Below that come your photos, the ceremony and the reception with their maps, the dress code and a note about gifts.

Every wedding design, with live previews and the full list of features, is on our digital wedding invitations page. Some of them can be seen opening on our YouTube channel.

Virtual birthday invitations

Virtual birthday invitations can be playful. In Blow the Candles, the guest blows three times and confetti bursts over the cake. Number Balloons is made for the big ones, like 30, 40 or 60. For kids there are themes like the treasure map or the jungle safari, and with Express the RSVP separates adults from kids, so you know how many party bags to make.

More themes and ages are on the digital birthday invitations page. Turning fifteen? See the quinceañera invitations, with her photos, the waltz and the schedule of the night.

How to make virtual invitations in 4 steps

  1. Choose a designBrowse more than 80 designs by occasion. 20 of them publish free.
  2. Write your detailsNames, date, places, photos and your WhatsApp number. Then you confirm your email with a 6-digit code, and meanwhile the draft saves itself.
  3. See it finishedThe whole invitation, exactly as guests will see it, before you pay anything.
  4. Share the linkBy WhatsApp, text, email or Messenger. For what to write with it and when to send it, see our guide to e-invitations.

If you'd rather not do it yourself, PRO is ordered on WhatsApp: you send your photos and your song, and then our team delivers it ready in 24 business hours, with two rounds of changes.

Either way, all of it works in the phone's browser, with nothing to install. The editor is at invitacionya.com/crear, in English or Spanish.

One payment, any number of guests

$15 or $59 PRO

Or $0 with one of the 20 free designs.

  • Free: cover photo, countdown, map and an RSVP button that opens WhatsApp, with a small InvitaciónYa mark
  • Express: every design, no mark, music and a guest dashboard with personal links and Excel download
  • PRO: made by our team with your photos and song in 24 business hours, two rounds of changes and a QR code
  • No subscription, no charge per guest, and a link that never expires

On a free design you can also add Music or Guest RSVPs for $3 each. Browse the free digital invitations.

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Questions about virtual invitations

Before you choose

Is this for a Zoom party or an online event?
No. Our virtual invitations are for parties people attend in person: a wedding, a quinceañera, a birthday at the park. They're "virtual" because the invitation lives on the internet instead of on paper.
Does it cost my guests anything?
Nothing. They open a link in the browser they already have, with no app, no account and no payment, whether they live in Dallas or in Cali.
What do guests see first when they open it?
The design's opening. Many Express designs open with an animation, like an envelope, a ring box or a curtain, and a few have a real video cover. Then the music starts and the details appear below.
Will it load on a slow connection?
It needs internet, like any web page. On a weak signal the opening may take a few extra seconds; after that, the date, map and RSVP button work normally.
Can guests find it again later?
Yes. The link never expires, so they tap it again in the chat the week of the party, or the morning of, to check the address.

Making yours

Can I list two places, like the ceremony and the reception?
Yes. Put each one with its address, and guests get a map button for both, so nobody ends up at the church when the party has moved to the hall.
How many photos can I add?
A cover photo and a gallery of up to four more. With PRO, our team arranges your photos for you.
Is there something for a kids' party with a theme?
Yes: a jungle safari, a treasure map, a piñata, a pastel unicorn and more. Some are free, and with Express the RSVP separates adults from kids.
How long does it take to make?
Most people finish one from their phone in a few minutes. But if you'd rather have our team make it, PRO is ready in 24 business hours.

Still deciding between formats? Our main guide to digital invitations compares them with printed cards and Canva.

Near or far

Everyone gets the invitation the same day

Pick a design, add your details and see it finished before paying. Then send one link to every country on your list.

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