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High School ‘Secret Passed Note’ Engagement Party Invitation

June 2, 2008 by Kathy

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High school engagement party theme: Secret passed note party invitation. How fun is this idea? It also shows how you how to fold the paper into the classic 'secret note square'

High school engagement party theme: Secret passed note party invitation. How fun is this idea? It also shows how you how to fold the paper into the classic 'secret note square'

Here’s a simple and clever party invitation concept for a high school themed engagement party, and it’s even folded into the classic secret square shape.

Heather Crosby’s beloved brother Chad and his lovely bride-to-be Shayda met way back in high school. A chance meet up a decade later while Chad was home visiting family led to a cross-country romance and recent engagement. Big sis Heather is throwing a school-themed, backyard barbecue to help celebrate the sassy couple.

Supplies:

  • Lined notebook filler paper
  • Pack of colored markers or pens
  • Color photo copier
  • Envelopes
  • Custom photo stamps from PhotoStamps.com (Your Picture on Real US Postage) – optional but recommended

High school engagement party theme: Secret passed note party invitation. How fun is this idea? It also shows how you how to fold the paper into the classic 'secret note square'

Write your invitation using colored markers peppered with 80’s high school phrases and acronyms like T.T.L., P.P.S., K.I.T., Write Back, 4 Eva, Don’t Ever Change, and others. Be sure to cross out misspellings and use lots of exclamation points. Load your color photo copier with notebook paper and make your number of needed invites. Now follow these handy folding instructions to fold your invitations into secret passed note squares. Voila! Very Sam in Sixteen Candles.

In this electronic day and age, it’s so much more fun for guests to receive a tactile, throwback invite like this in the mail. I checked the box, “yes”!

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Filed Under: DIY Tutorials, Invitations & Cards, Paper Crafts, Showers, Under $10, Under 1 Hour, Vintage Inspired, Weddings

About Kathy

I'm Kathy, maker of things and Chicago mom who likes simple and clever DIYs that look handmade, not homemade. I like sewing, printables, handmade birthdays, holiday decor and easy cakes. See my work at HGTV, DIY Network, Apartment Therapy, DesignSponge, more. ✂️

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Comments

  1. 1

    Suzanne says

    July 1, 2008 at 11:33 am

    This is like totally rad!!!

    I need to plan my little sister’s bridal shower very soon and I wish she was old enough to appreciate an 80’s high-school theme because I would definitely do this! I’ll have to keep it in my memory backs for planning future parties with people my own age 🙂

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    Mike says

    March 22, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    Very cool concept, and not some run-off-the mill stuff.

  3. 3

    Laura says

    September 7, 2009 at 4:11 am

    I love that someone has managed to come up with something truly unique! What an idea, A+!

  4. 4

    Kirsten says

    August 15, 2010 at 10:28 am

    I love mail… and think it’s so much nicer to actually have your hands on something… so I am coming up with all sort of ideas where to use this! 🙂

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