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Floating Lanterns invitation template
The cover glows on a paper lantern, and every photo rises on one of its own.
Paper lanterns after dark — the cover glows on the face of one large lantern, every other photo on a lantern of its own with a name on its tag, and a lantern set on the water carries your sign-off. Add or remove lanterns. Every piece below is prepared for you and stays editable after you start.
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What's in the Floating Lanterns 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
- Floating Lanterns
- Paper lanterns after dark — the cover glows on the face of one large lantern, every other photo on a lantern of its own with a name on its tag, and a lantern set on the water carries your sign-off. Add or remove lanterns.
- Color palette
- Midnight Vows
- Midnight navy with soft gold
- Title font
- Cormorant Garamond
- Romantic
- Body font
- Lora
- Warm Editorial
- Page effect
- Fireflies
- Glowing dots that pulse and wander
- Intro reveal
- Lantern release
- Paper lanterns lift off the water after dark, a photo glowing on each, and gather in the night sky over the title.
Best for
Wedding welcome evenings and rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, lantern festivals, Diwali and Lunar New Year gatherings, and celebrations of life.
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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 Floating Lanterns template
- 1
Open the template
"Use this template" opens the event editor with the Floating Lanterns layout, Midnight Vows 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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Floating Lanterns template questions
- Is the Floating Lanterns 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 Floating Lanterns template?
- Yes — a template is a starting point, not a constraint. It opens the editor with the Floating Lanterns layout, the Midnight Vows palette, Cormorant Garamond 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 Floating Lanterns template?
- Wedding welcome evenings and rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, lantern festivals, Diwali and Lunar New Year gatherings, and celebrations of life.
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Start with Floating Lanterns
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.