How do I send celebration of life invitations online?

Choose a design from the memorial collection, add the name of the person being honored, the date, time, and place, and anything guests need to know about the reception or attire. Import the guest list from a spreadsheet, your email contacts, or your Greenvelope address book, add any questions you want answered on the reply, then send by email, text message (in supported countries), or a sharable link. Replies and open rates arrive in your dashboard as they come in.

When should I send the invitation for a celebration of life?

Send as soon as the date and venue are confirmed. Because a celebration of life is often held weeks or even months after a passing, many families send a short announcement first and follow with the full invitation once the details are settled. Set an RSVP deadline about a week before the gathering and let automatic reminders follow up with the guests who have not replied, so nobody has to be chased by phone.

Can guests share a memory when they RSVP?

Yes. Add a custom question to the reply form inviting each guest to write down a favorite memory or story, and their answers arrive in your dashboard alongside the headcount. Families often read them together after the service. It also means fewer condolence messages to answer one at a time in the days before the gathering.

Can I add a livestream link or a memorial fund to the invitation?

Yes. The details page of your invitation can carry any links guests need, including a livestream for family who cannot travel and a memorial fund or charity page for anyone asking where to give in lieu of flowers. Putting them on the invitation means one place answers the questions guests would otherwise call about.

The service and the reception are separate. Can guests reply to each one?

Yes. Add a question asking which parts of the day each guest plans to attend, and you get separate counts for the service and the reception rather than one number that does not fit either. Catering and seating are far easier to plan from two accurate numbers.

Is a digital invitation appropriate for a memorial service?

For many families it is the kindest option, because it reaches scattered relatives and friends the same day without anyone having to assemble an address list during a hard week. The setting still matters: a Greenvelope invitation arrives with a design chosen with care, no advertising anywhere near the notice, and a reply that takes one tap.

What details belong on a celebration of life invitation?

The full name of the person being honored, the date, time, and venue, who is hosting, and how to reply. Add anything guests need in order to plan: the reception, attire, parking, a livestream link, or a note about giving in lieu of flowers. Some families include dates of birth and death, and many include a photograph.

Can someone else help me manage the replies?

Yes. A sibling, an adult child, or a family friend can be added as a cohost on the mailing, so the work of watching replies and answering questions does not sit with one person. Cohosts see the same guest list and the same responses that you do.

How do I reach relatives who do not use email?

Send the same invitation by text message (in supported countries), WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, or a sharable link you can drop into a group chat. Every route opens the same invitation and the same reply form, so responses come back to one list no matter how each person received it.

Do guests have to create an account to reply?

No. Guests open the invitation and reply in one step, with no account to create and no app to download. That matters at a memorial, where guests span every age and no one should have to work at saying they will be there.

Can I keep a printed copy of the invitation?

Yes. You can save a high quality version of the finished card and print it at a local print shop, which families often use as a keepsake or as the cover of an order of service. The digital invitation still handles the sending and the RSVP tracking.

How much does it cost to send celebration of life invitations?

A single mailing is a flat one-time price starting at $19, set by the number of people on your guest list, with no subscription required. Packages scale in twenty-person steps, so you pick the one that covers your list, and the cost per guest falls as the list grows.

Digital Celebration of Life Invitations with Animated Envelopes & Built-In RSVP Tracking

Track RSVPs, ask guests to share a memory, and manage the whole list from one dashboard - that's what makes Greenvelope the best way to send celebration of life invitations for most families. Every design is hand-picked by our in-house team from a community of over 150 independent artists and arrives by email, text message (in supported countries), or a sharable link. Guests reply in one tap with no account to create, ad-free, for a flat one-time price starting at $19, set by guest count, with no subscription required.

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Personalization Choose a customizable invitation design, curated from our indie designers, then update font, color, photos, layout, and more.
Importing Guest List Easily import contacts from a spreadsheet, directly from your email, or by using your Greenvelope address book.
Messaging Stay connected with your guests through easy-to-use event messaging that is perfect for last-minute updates and check-ins.
Address Validation Prior to being sent, each email address will be automatically verified to ensure optimal delivery and minimize bouncebacks.

Track RSVPs View ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ responses, open rates, and survey responses in real-time. RSVP collection has never been so easy.
Survey Questions “Chicken or fish?” “Do you have a song request?” You can easily collect all the information you want—no matter the question.
Daily Updates Opt to receive emails with the updates that are most important to you, from RSVP notifications to daily open rate summaries.
Auto-Reminders Schedule and send reminders to subsets of your guest list to alert them of an upcoming RSVP deadline or event date.

Celebration of Life and Memorial Service Invitations

Choose a memorial design from our collection, add the service and reception details, and send to everyone at once by email or text message. The details page can carry a map, a livestream link for family who cannot travel, and a note about giving in lieu of flowers. Add a custom question inviting each guest to share a favorite memory, and those replies gather in your dashboard alongside the headcount. If the day has more than one part, guests can say which parts they will attend, so you get separate counts for the service and the reception. A single mailing is a flat one-time price starting at $19, set by guest count, with no subscription required, and the same guest list carries forward when it is time to send thank you notes.

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Founded in 2008 with the mission to create digital invitations that provide all of the elegance of traditional invites without any of the waste, helping event hosts be more eco-friendly is at the core of what we do. Since then, our hosts have helped save an estimated 2 million pounds of paper by going digital.

Through partnerships with the National Forest Foundation, Mountains to Sound, the National Park Foundation, and 1% for the Planet, our online invitations will continue to do more than just save paper. Together we can invite a greener future.