Mobile App Makes Birthday Planning a Breeze

I’m a busy working mom of three. Okay, so we are all busy these days. Between shuffling kids to school, birthday parties, doctor’s appointments and gymnastics, who has time to plan a birthday party?

During the holidays, my youngest child’s first birthday came and went without a proper celebration.  (Honestly, how do you December babies do it?) So, my “Mother of the Year” award was in jeopardy.

Not to worry. With just a few swipes of my finger, I was able to upload a PDF file and send to print all from the convenience of my phone.  I even did it while waiting for gymnastics class to end.  How’s that for multitasking? Not long after, my daughter’s invitations were ready for pickup at my local FedEx Office.

Have a fun event coming up? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how I created my invitations:

• I worked with a graphic design company* to help me design the look and feel of my invite. They were able to personalize my invites for my daughter’s birthday party.

• I located the PDF document where I had saved it in my Dropbox account and uploaded it to the FedEx Office Mobile Print App. (FedEx Office also supports Google Drive, and box cloud services)
•  Now it was time to choose my finishing options. I decided on single-sided, color copies on cardstock. I was able to fit two copies of each invitation on one page and cut the invitations down the middle to maximize my print space.**

• The mobile app was very intuitive. It also helped me locate the nearest FedEx Office location. From there, it was as easy as hitting print!

• I swung by my local FedEx Office the next day on the way home from work and the invitations were ready to go. A seamless process for my busy lifestyle! I love how convenient it is to print from my mobile phone and it certainly helped this mom take care of business.
• Lynsey PurlFedEx Office

  Lynsey Purl is a FedEx Office employee and DIY blogger on behalf of the company, writing exclusively for FedEx Office.

  *Invitations designed by littlebirdieprints When having someone else make your designs, photos, etc. always confirm permission and license to use the material

  ** For a customized design, use FedEx Office Print Online