Send Out Paper Invitations for Your Next Party: 4 Reasons Why -- Apartment Therapy's Guide to the Perfect Summer

Our Guide to the Perfect Summer is on schedule, and last week you should have chosen the type of gathering you wanted to throw this summer. This week, stay on schedule yourself by picking a party date and deciding what kind of invitations you'll send out. And we'll try and persuade you a bit to take on the task of DIYing a few paper invitations, too. The next steps to a fun and friendly summer gathering after the jump!