Party like it’s 2009: Electronic Invitations Get a Makeover

Remember your first evite? All of the sudden it was so easy to send and keep track of invitations, and get a convenient heads up on who you’d be seeing at an upcoming get-together (eliminating countless awkward collisions with exes!). The only downside? Well, let’s just say that the program left many of us wanting something more design-wise, not to mention the extra hassles involved if you were inviting folks that didn’t have access to the internet, so common with family gatherings.

I am happy to report that someone has finally improved upon the electronic invitation in a way that would make Emily Post and Tim Gunn approve. If you haven’t checked out Pingg.com [1], welcome to the future of party planning.

Instead of impersonal and sometimes hokey cards, pingg [1]offers invitations designed by, well, designers! And great designers too like Lenny Williams, Dallas Shaw, even domestic diva Martha Stewart is in on it.Not to mention that these great designs won’t be sabotaged by annoying ads – pingg [1]gives you the option to paying a small fee for ad-free invites! [2]

What makes this even more 2009 is pingg's [1]“surroundSend” feature; besides the regular web-based functionality, the folks over at pingg [1]will print, stamp and mail invitations (even if it’s just one or two!), send text messages to guests (especially handy for last minute updates!), and connect your invitation to your Facebook or twitter account.

I had the pleasure of meeting the pingg [1]team at the amazing Eco-Chic event [3]that our friends at NotesOnAParty.com [4]set up, and am happy to report that we’ve partnered with the site to celebrate Earth Month.

Plan an event on the site by Earth Day (April 22nd) and you’ll be automatically entered to win an Organic Classic Cocktail Collection [5] (a $63 value)… not to mention the good karma from sending your invitations tree-free. One prize will be given away each week so set up your spring and Memorial Day BBQs now to automatically be entered to win!