Digital Invitations & Greeting Cards That Feel Like a Celebration (Plus Our New Loft Membership)
Whether you’re planning a wedding, throwing a birthday party, announcing a baby on the way or just want to make someone smile on a random Tuesday, the way you invite and celebrate people matters. At The Invitation Loft by The Picnic Loft, we make luxury digital invitations and digital greeting cards that look like boutique paper stationery, open like the real thing, and arrive by text or email in seconds.
Here’s everything we offer, how it works, and why our new Loft Membership is the easiest way to celebrate everyone you love all year long.
What is The Invitation Loft?
The Invitation Loft is the digital stationery boutique from The Picnic Loft, a luxury picnic company in Charlotte, North Carolina. We design elegant online invitations and e-cards with real-looking paper textures, gold foil details and florals, so your celebration feels special before anyone even arrives. You personalize your design, share one private link, and your guests open it on any phone or computer. No app needed.
Digital invitations for every celebration
Every invitation is personalized with your names, date, time and details, and most include built-in online RSVPs so you always know who’s coming.
Wedding and engagement invitations that open like a real envelope, with RSVPs built in.
Bridal shower, couples shower and bachelorette invitations for every pre-wedding party.
Birthday invitations in 11 luxury designs for kids, teens and adults.
Baby shower invitations that grow into a keepsake for baby’s first year.
Holiday invitations for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Galentine’s, Easter and the 4th of July, plus movie-style invitations with sound.
Our Home Journey, a housewarming invitation that tells the story of buying your home.
Luxury digital greeting cards that open like the real thing
Our greeting cards aren’t flat pictures. Each card opens like a real folded card, with a printed sentiment inside, your own message, and room for a photo. We have cards for birthdays, anniversaries, love, thank you, congratulations, get well, sympathy, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, holidays and more, with new designs added every day. Regular cards are $3.99 and are sent by text or email.
Cards that play: interactive greeting cards and surprise reveals
Want to really surprise someone? Our interactive cards turn a card into a little celebration before they even read your message:
Blow out the candles on a birthday cake card.
Pop the balloons to open the card.
Scratch off the gold foil to reveal a hidden surprise.
Confetti and music that play when the card opens.
We also make surprise reveal cards for big news: pregnancy announcements, gender reveals (boy or girl), “Will you be my bridesmaid?” proposals and surprise trip reveals. The front never gives the secret away, so the moment of surprise is real. Interactive cards and reveals are $6.99.
Tuck a gift inside any card
Every card can carry a gift in a gold envelope that opens after the card. Add an e-gift card or a Cash App, Venmo or PayPal link you already bought for a small $1.99 tuck-in fee, or give a Picnic Loft gift certificate in any amount from $25 to $1,000 toward a luxury picnic. Guests can even send the guest of honor a Picnic Loft gift right from a birthday, baby shower, bridal shower, engagement or wedding invitation.
The Loft Membership: celebrate everyone, all year
If you’re the friend who never forgets a birthday, the one who surprises people just because, or the host who throws every party, paying card by card adds up. The Loft Membership gives you our beautiful cards for one small price, monthly or yearly, and you can cancel anytime.
Card Lover: $6.99 a month or $34.99 a year
Every regular greeting card in the boutique, free.
3 interactive cards or surprise reveals free every month.
More interactive cards for just $3.99 (instead of $6.99).
New designs added every single day.
Host: $19.99 a month or $199 a year
Every greeting card, plus 5 interactive cards a month.
Every birthday invitation design, all themes.
Every holiday invitation, from Halloween to the 4th of July.
Every movie-style invitation, with RSVPs built in.
Is a greeting card membership worth it?
Here’s the simple math. Send just one regular card a month and you’d spend $47.88 a year buying them one at a time. The yearly Card Lover membership is $34.99 and also includes 36 interactive cards over the year. For hosts, our Birthday All-Access collection alone is $99, and each holiday invitation is $14.99. The yearly Host membership is $199 and includes all of them, plus your cards.
A membership is perfect for:
Moms, aunties, grandparents and best friends who send cards for every birthday and holiday.
Anyone who loves surprising people with big news, little “thinking of you” moments or gifts.
Party hosts and planners who celebrate all year long.
Small businesses that send thank-you and holiday cards to clients.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best way to send a digital birthday card?
Choose a card that feels personal: add your own message and a photo, and send it by text so it arrives right away. An interactive birthday card, where they blow out the candles or pop balloons, makes it feel like a real celebration. Our cards arrive in seconds, so they’re perfect even when you remember on the day.
How do I send an invitation by text message with RSVPs?
With The Invitation Loft you personalize your invitation online, then share one private link by text, email or social media. Guests open it on their phone and RSVP right on the invitation, and you see every response in your RSVP list.
Are digital wedding invitations proper?
Yes. Digital wedding invitations are now common and are a beautiful, budget-friendly and eco-friendly choice. A luxury design that opens like a real envelope, with RSVPs and details in one place, feels just as special as paper and is easier for guests.
How can I announce a pregnancy or do a gender reveal online?
Use a surprise reveal card. The front hides the news, then your loved one scratches off the gold, pops a balloon or opens confetti to discover “We’re expecting!” or “It’s a girl!” or “It’s a boy!” It’s a fun way to share big news with family who live far away.
Can I put a gift card inside a digital greeting card?
Yes. Every Invitation Loft card can carry a gift in a gold envelope: your own e-gift card or payment link for $1.99, or a Picnic Loft gift certificate from $25 to $1,000.
Is there a monthly subscription for greeting cards?
Yes. The Loft Membership starts at $6.99 a month or $34.99 a year and includes every regular greeting card plus interactive cards every month. The Host plan adds every birthday, holiday and movie invitation.
How far in advance should I send invitations?
A good rule of thumb: send save-the-dates 6 to 8 months before a wedding and wedding invitations 6 to 8 weeks before. Send shower and birthday invitations 2 to 4 weeks ahead, and holiday party invitations 3 to 4 weeks ahead. Digital invitations make last-minute updates easy too.
Ready to celebrate?
Browse our digital invitations and greeting cards, join the Loft Membership to send cards all year, or make it unforgettable in person with a luxury picnic from The Picnic Loft. However you celebrate, we’re here to make it beautiful.
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