Print & editorial template
The First Year Exhibit invitation template
A gallery placard for a first birthday: one whole year, on display.
Museum wall label beside the piece — monumental typographic artwork on a gallery wall, catalogue label + acquisition-inquiry RSVP on the right rail. Every piece below is prepared for you and stays editable after you start.
Free to start · No credit card · No app for your guests
What's in the The First Year Exhibit template
Picking this template opens the event editor with all six choices already made, so you only fill in your own details. Swap any of them at any time.
- Page layout
- The Exhibit
- Museum wall label beside the piece — monumental typographic artwork on a gallery wall, catalogue label + acquisition-inquiry RSVP on the right rail.
- Color palette
- Sunshine Teal
- Sunny yellow with playful teal splashes
- Title font
- DM Serif Display
- Editorial
- Body font
- Lora
- Warm Editorial
- Page effect
- Foil Balloons
- Shiny star, heart and round foil balloons bobbing on curled ribbons
- Intro reveal
- Cake stack
- A layer cake stacks itself tier by tier, frosting drips down, sprinkles rain and the candles light over the title.
Best for
First birthday parties, one-year retrospective parties, and first birthdays with a photo wall of baby's first year.
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What every event page includes
- A shareable invitation link plus a QR code for printed invites
- Real-time RSVP tracking with a guest list you can export
- Add to Calendar for Google, Apple, Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Yahoo
- One-tap directions in Google Maps or Apple Maps
- Custom RSVP questions, guest counts, and an optional maybe reply
- Mobile-first pages — guests never download an app or sign up
How to use the The First Year Exhibit template
- 1
Open the template
"Use this template" opens the event editor with the The Exhibit layout, Sunshine Teal palette, fonts, page effect, and intro reveal already applied.
- 2
Add your details
Type your title, date, time, and venue over the sample content. Add a photo, custom RSVP questions, or a potluck sign-up list if you want them.
- 3
Share the link
Publish and send the link or QR code. Replies land on your dashboard in real time, and guests can save the date to their calendar in one tap.
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The First Year Exhibit template questions
- Is the The First Year Exhibit invitation template free?
- Yes. The whole design is free, intro reveal included, and you can build and share an event page with it on the free tier, which covers 20 RSVPs per event across up to 5 active events. Paid upgrades raise the RSVP cap per event and are billed once, not as a subscription.
- Can I change the colors and fonts after picking the The First Year Exhibit template?
- Yes — a template is a starting point, not a constraint. It opens the editor with the The Exhibit layout, the Sunshine Teal palette, DM Serif Display titles, and Lora body text already applied, and every one of those is swappable from Event Settings without losing your content.
- Do my guests need an account or an app to RSVP?
- No. Guests tap your link, see the page, and respond right there — no sign-up, no download. Every event page also has one-tap Add to Calendar (Google, Apple, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Yahoo) and opens the venue in Google Maps or Apple Maps for directions.
- What kind of events suit the The First Year Exhibit template?
- First birthday parties, one-year retrospective parties, and first birthdays with a photo wall of baby's first year.
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Start with The First Year Exhibit
Your event page is about 80% built the moment you open this template. Fill in the details, share the link, and watch the replies come in.