Christening invitations for a mountain chapel: map and times

You are at the fork in the track, one bar of signal, and your grandmother is in the car behind you. The christening invitation for the mountain chapel only said 'Chapel of San Miguel, 12:30'. Not which fork. Not that the last stretch is gravel and the cars stay below it.

The details that go missing on a day like this are the ones people need before they leave the house, not after. A christening invitation for a mountain chapel should carry the map, both times and the name of whoever is driving the grandparents in one link — something guests can open in their browser on the way up, or again once they are back in signal.

A mountain chapel christening invitation starts with the map

Pin the exact point, and write it out in words as well as a link. 'Chapel of San Miguel, gravel track after the AS-XXX junction, second gate on the left' gets people there. 'The chapel' does not. Test the link on someone who has never been: if they hesitate between two roads, the map is not finished yet.

• A map link plus the written version: which junction, which gate, gravel or tarmac.
• Mass at 12:30, and 11:45 at the chapel car park for the walk up.
• The name and phone number of whoever is driving the grandparents.
• A line about shoes for the track, and the date people need to confirm by.

The mass time is not the meeting time

Write both times, every time. Mass at 12:30, and a meet-up at 11:45 in the car park below the chapel, because the track takes longer on foot than it looks from the road. The date field and the phrase field take both; the character counter keeps the line from being cut off on a phone, so check the preview before you publish.

The grandparents get their own line, and it is a statement, not a question: 'Nana and Grandad are going up with Marta, 07700 900123.' If the driver changes, edit the sentence and the link shows the new version — no reprints, no second round of messages. Keep the confirmation form to name, coming or not, and staying for lunch. Cars, cots and allergies belong in a phone call, where you can ask a follow-up question.

The map, both times and who is driving the grandparents fit in one link, and all three can still be changed after you send it.

Confirming from the mountain without an app

Guests tap the link in their phone browser and confirm when they are back in the village or home for the night. Nothing to install, no account to create. Answers arrive in one ordered list inside the invitation, so you stop chasing 'are you coming?' on WhatsApp. You can add up to six photos — the chapel on the cover, the track as a second image — plus music and a line about footwear: '200 metres of gravel, wear flat shoes.' Publish when it is ready, and if the dress code or the time changes later, edit the page and the link stays the same. It costs €29.99 as a one-off payment, and you can try a design free — edit the cover in trial mode, then unlock the full invitation when you buy.