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With the holidays in full swing, and Christmas behind us, I am already looking ahead on my calendar. I love to plan, actually, I sort of thrive on it. Making lists and calendars makes my heart happy. I love to be busy, and have a lot of fun planning special family trips or events that take place through out the year. One of the events that I am most looking forward to in 2017, is my daughter's first birthday! Baby S is just shy of 9 months old, and it's time for me to start making plans for her party.

Being the planner that I am, I already have a party theme chosen. We're going to have a butterfly theme with different shades of purple. I have even chosen the cake that I want for Baby S, and I can hardly wait to see her enjoy it! Since this is a 'big deal' kind of party, I am of course going to go all out. I have been scouring tons of stationery and first birthday invitations, and have found some gorgeous designs at Basic Invite.

Party planning can be very stressful, especially when you're planning a themed event. There will be a lot of little details that I will have to take care of for S' first birthday, and I don't want to have to worry about the invitations. I need to use invitations that I can easily customize, and that will give me a lot of different options to choose from. That's why I love Basic Invite. They have so many gorgeous designs to choose from, and their online design tool is so easy to use!

All I had to do was find the design that I liked the most, and then click on it to begin editing it, and customizing it to my needs. I love that many of the designs allow you to upload personal photos! I definitely want a picture of Baby S on the invitation to her first birthday party. Basic Invite is actually one of the few websites that allows its customers unlimited color options with instant online previews! Talk about instant gratification! Change the colors over and over again until you see the perfect design for you! I love being able to design the invite online, and then see it instantly.

Want to see it before you order it? No problem! Basic Invite allows customers to order a sample of their invitation, card, etc., so they can see exactly how it will look printed, before they place their final order. Tired of blending in with the rest by using plain Jane white envelopes? No worries- Basic Invite is just as colorful when it comes to envelopes. They have over 40 envelope color options to choose from! Make your invites stand out, before they're even opened. Plus- their envelopes will save you time... they're all peel and stick, making sealing envelopes quick and easy.

We also have some family graduations that will be happening just down the road. I can't wait to share about Basic Invite's graduation announcements with my family members. We're going to be having lots of wonderful things to celebrate in 2017, and I am so excited to get those parties started with invitations from Basic Invite!

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Happy party planning!