Invitations set a paradigm for the event in planning. This is the first glimpse of the affair that your guests will see. Keeping a uniform theme, setting the level of formality, and personalization are key attributes to an invitation for any occasion. The traditional bi-fold card in envelope invitation has come a long way. Multiple folds, pound range , overlays, insets, embossing, and pop-ups have pushed for individuality in the paper world. Paper however, now has a contender: meet the DVD.
DVD Invitations are making their way to the top of the invitation market.

Through a new format for invites, the digital video disc has planted itself strong as a visual and audio medium for various productions. Available now are photo discs with pictures, text, and music incorporating much more than the principal invitation information. Meet the bride and groom through a lifetime slideshow before a wedding, catch up on a birthday girls happenings prior to her sweet sixteen, or bring your associates together with annual photographs for a corporate event. After the affair, the DVD Invitation will serve as a keepsake for each and every guest.

A great site to visit is ShowAndTellInvitations.com. This company specializes in DVD Invitations for any event and works with you to produce an original project incorporating your theme, photographs, and music preference. They go above and beyond some of the other companies featuring this product by color correcting old photographs and editing each visual element to the music of your choice. Their invitations are packaged in DVD cases that correspond to your theme or colors or you can purchase just the discs and combine them with paper invitations you have already acquired. You can see some great examples on their Samples page.