Paperless Post
A digital invitations platform with designer card templates and RSVP tools
Paperless Post lets people design online invitations, greeting cards and Flyer event pages, then send them by email, text or link and follow every RSVP.
- Client
- Paperless Post
- Project
- Website
- Industry
- Online invitations
- Platform
React
The business
Paperless Post is an online stationery service for occasions of every size, from kids' birthdays and baby showers to weddings, holiday parties and company events. Hosts pick a design, personalise it and send it digitally, and the platform carries no advertising, so guests see only the invitation.
The catalogue mixes in-house designs with collections from names such as Oscar de la Renta, Rifle Paper Co., John Derian and Sugar Paper. For anyone who wants paper as well, printed versions of selected wedding designs are offered through Paper Source.
What's on the site
A deep mega menu splits the range into card invitations, Flyer event pages, greeting cards and a section for professionals, and each branch breaks down by occasion, theme and milestone. Hosts can start from a template or upload their own artwork.
After sending, the event tools take over: live RSVP tracking, guest questions for things like meal choices, co-hosts who can help manage the list, scheduled sending, group messages and reminders, and event pages with blocks for schedules, directions and registry links. Companion apps for iOS and Android are linked from the page.
Why React
An invitation editor is really an application inside a website. Every change to text, colour or photo has to show up on the card at once, and the guest list, RSVP counts and messages need to stay in step as replies arrive. React handles that kind of constantly changing interface well, because each part of the screen is a component that redraws itself when its data changes.
The site runs on Next.js, a React framework, which pairs server-rendered category pages that search engines can read with app-like navigation once a visitor is inside the design tools.
