CELEBRATING 20 YEARS

Throughout the years, our April magazine has almost always been about art, music and — of course — Double Decker. In fact, for many of our 20 years, Invitation Oxford has been the official guide of the Double Decker Arts Festival, running the artwork from the official poster on our April cover and including a complete guide to the festival inside the magazine. We have also written about participating artists, the music lineup, festival food and more. We hope you enjoy looking

Building Community First and foremost, Invitation is a community magazine. Through the years, we have strived to tell stories about the people, places and events that define who we are and to reflect the communities that make up north Mississippi. Here are a few of our favorite issues and feature stories that met that mission.

Isn’t It Lovely? Over the years, our February magazine themes have been varied, but almost all of them include stories about love, coziness and things that make us happy. We hope that you have memories of warming up with Invitation in the dreary winter months! Here are some snippets from a few of our favorite February magazines.

Holiday Memories Since this magazine’s inception almost 20 years ago, our December-January issue has been focused on the holidays. It’s one of our favorite issues because it allows us to share heartwarming stories about local people, inspirational seasonal decor, delicious recipes from sweet treats to holiday feasts, family traditions and more. Every year, our holiday magazine feels like a gift we get to give to the community. Here is a compilation of some of our favorite top

Over the years, several people have been responsible for the original recipes that appear on our print pages, website and social media channels. Here, revisit a few of our favorite recipe creations by some of our most prolific contributors. Follow us on social media and visit invitationmag.com/monthlyrecipes for the complete recipes for each of these dishes.

This month, Invitation Magazines revisits some of artist Sarah McCullen Godwin’s creative watercolor illustrations.

This month, Invitation Magazines senior editorial photographer Joe Worthem shares pictures from some of his favorite and most memorable...

While we are kicking off our 20th year in business with a whole new design, we have reserved this space to reflect on the past. Although...