You know that moment on the verandah. Someone’s already putting ice in the esky. Music’s low. You’re not running a production. You’re just having people over.

A group chat ping does not feel like that. A printed card is overkill. What you want is the first hello of the night, landing on a phone, in your own voice, before anyone taps Yes.

That’s what an InviteCard video invitation is for.

Not a file. A live welcome.

Every InviteCard is a full-screen event page. Guests open a link on their phone. They get the title, date, time and location. A live map. Weather for the day. Add to calendar. Optional notes like dress code or how to get there.

And with Video Invite, they get you.

You record or upload a short clip in the browser. No app. The video is processed so it plays on iOS, Android and desktop. On the card it autoplays muted, with Tap to unmute and the event details overlaid. Guests hear your voice and see your face before they RSVP.

That spoken hello is the welcome. The rest of the night can follow.

Why the voice lands first

Text is easy to skim. A face is harder to ignore. For a backyard birthday, a Friday gathering, a reunion, or a casual wedding drinks, the clip does what a template cannot: it sounds like you meant it.

Guests still tap Yes, Maybe or Can’t Make It, with their name, phone and any plus-ones. You get an instant email. A running count. A full guest list. They get the animated card arrival, then confetti and a confirmation email when they RSVP. A reminder goes out 24 hours before, or straight away if they reply late.

Beautifully simple. All done.

Built in under four minutes

Hosts pick a creative mode on purpose. Video Invite is the most personal one. Then you describe or upload the visual, fill in the details, preview, pay once at checkout, and the card is live.

The share kit is built for how Australians actually invite people:

The link is permanent. Sign in with Google or a magic link and My Cards keeps every invite you’ve ever built.

Casual hosts pay A$9 per card. Event companies who send a lot can go unlimited at A$49 a month.

Sixty-plus reasons to say it out loud

Birthdays, casual nights, weddings, babies, milestones, holidays, cultural ceremonies, reunions, work dos, memorials. Quinceañera, Diwali, Eid, Lunar New Year, Bar and Bat Mitzvah. If you’re gathering people, you can greet them first.

Video Invite sits in that sweet spot: genuinely beautiful, genuinely effortless. Not lazy. Not a designer invoice. Just you, on a phone, saying come over.

That’s the first welcome of the night. Let the rest of the party catch up.