Galas and award nights
A black-tie dinner, an awards ceremony or a fundraising gala. A formal invitation in your brand, replies with names and diets, and a seating plan built from the people who actually said yes.
A quote within one working day · $99 per event · up to 150 people
At a gala, a missing reply is not a rounding error. It is an empty chair at a sponsor's table, or a guest with no seat. The seating plan depends on exact names, the kitchen on exact diets, and both change until the last week.
Dark or light, your logo and colors, the dress code in plain words. It reads like a black-tie evening, not like a form.
Every guest gives the names of the people they bring. You know who is sitting where before the place cards are printed.
Draw the room, add the tables and seat the confirmed guests. When a reply changes, you move one name instead of rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Reception, dinner, the awards or the auction, music. Each part has its time, so guests know when the speeches start.
Copy it and change the names, dates and places. When we build your invitation, you write the text or we put it together with you. More examples in the guide to corporate event invitation wording.
The Board of the Riverside Arts Foundation requests the pleasure of your company at the Annual Gala Dinner.
Saturday, November 21, at 7 pm. The Grand Ballroom, Hotel Meridian, 400 Lake Avenue.
Reception at 7, dinner at 8, followed by the presentation of this year's awards.
Black tie.
Kindly reply by November 6 with the names of your party and any dietary requirements.
You are invited to the 2026 Partner Awards.
Join us as we celebrate the partners, teams and projects that made this year.
Thursday, December 3, at 6:30 pm, The Orchard Hall. Drinks, dinner and the awards from 8 pm.
Dress code: cocktail attire.
Please reply by November 19.
Who is hosting, the occasion, the date and time, the venue, the dress code, the reply deadline and how to reply. A short program (reception, dinner, awards) helps guests plan their evening. If the event raises money, say so on the invitation rather than surprising guests at the door.
Yes. The seating plan uses the guests who confirmed, with the names of everyone in their party. You draw the room and the tables, seat people, and change it as replies come in.
No. There is no ticket sale or donation payment on the invitation. You collect money your usual way; the invitation handles the replies, the names, the diets and the seating.
Yes. Every registered guest gets a ticket with a QR code. At the door your staff scan it with a phone, with no app and no account, and you see a live count of who has arrived. We do not print name badges or place cards.
In two or three words on the invitation: black tie, black tie optional, cocktail attire or business attire. If it is unusual, add one sentence explaining it. Guests read it once, so plain words beat clever ones.
$99 once per event for up to 150 registered people, with no subscription and no charge per attendee. Larger events, and agencies running several events a year, get a separate quote. The invoice is issued to your company or organization.
Short, practical pieces on wording, timing and registrations.
Ready-to-use wording for a holiday party, conference, workshop, grand opening, product launch, team day, gala, awards night and client event, plus a reminder.
Read the guide →How far ahead to send invitations for a holiday party, conference, workshop, gala, grand opening, team day and trade show, with reply deadlines and reminders.
Read the guide →Other events: Holiday and Christmas parties · Conferences and seminars · Grand openings and launches · Team building days · Trade shows and expos · Nonprofits, associations and schools
Send us the date, the venue and a rough guest count. A quote follows within one working day. For a quick question: +385 91 326 3112.