Anniversary Party Invitation Wording: 50+ Examples

Anniversary parties are usually thrown by the children rather than the couple, for a guest list spanning sixty years of friendships. Here are 50+ wording examples.

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Classic anniversary party wording

1. Please join us to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of Anna and James Hart. Saturday 12th, 7pm, The Grange.
2. You are invited to celebrate forty years of marriage. Saturday 12th September, 7pm.
3. Anna and James are celebrating their ruby anniversary. Please join us on Saturday 12th.
4. Please join us for an evening in honour of Mum and Dad’s 40th anniversary.
5. Join us to raise a glass to forty years. Saturday 12th, 7pm to late.
6. We would be delighted if you could join us to mark our parents’ golden anniversary.
7. Please join us to celebrate fifty years of marriage. Sunday 13th, 12pm, at the village hall.
8. You are warmly invited to an anniversary celebration for Anna and James. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
9. Come and celebrate a remarkable forty years with us. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
10. Please join the Hart family in celebrating our parents’ silver anniversary.

For a milestone anniversary

1. Twenty-five years! Come and celebrate with Anna and James. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
2. Golden anniversary! Fifty years of marriage, celebrated properly. Sunday 13th, noon.
3. Ruby anniversary party — forty years and counting. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
4. Diamond anniversary! Sixty years. Please join us on Sunday 13th at 12pm.
5. Come and celebrate Mum and Dad’s silver wedding anniversary. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
6. Fifty years of marriage deserves a party. Join us Sunday 13th from noon.
7. Sixty years! Come and celebrate with the whole family. Sunday 13th, 12pm.
8. Forty years, four children and eleven grandchildren. Come and celebrate. Saturday 12th.
9. Please join us for a golden anniversary lunch. Sunday 13th, 12.30pm.
10. Thirty years! Drinks and dinner, Saturday 12th, 7pm.

Relaxed wording

1. Mum and Dad have survived forty years. Come and celebrate. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
2. Forty years! Drinks at ours, Saturday 12th from 7pm.
3. We are throwing Mum and Dad a party. Saturday 12th, 7pm — come along.
4. Fifty years of marriage and they still like each other. Party Sunday 13th, noon.
5. Come and celebrate the old pair. Saturday 12th from 7pm.
6. Anniversary barbecue for Mum and Dad! Sunday 13th from 2pm.
7. Nothing formal — just family, food and forty years. Saturday 12th.
8. Come and raise a glass with us. Saturday 12th, 7pm.

For a surprise anniversary party

1. Surprise party for Mum and Dad’s 40th! Please arrive by 6.45pm on Saturday. They think it is a family dinner.
2. Shhh — we are surprising them for their golden anniversary. In place by noon, Sunday 13th.
3. Top secret: anniversary celebration. Guests from 6.30pm, they arrive at 7pm.
4. It is a surprise. Please do not mention it to either of them.
5. Sneaky fiftieth for Nan and Grandad. Arrive 11.45am, they land at noon.
6. Surprise! Please be seated before 7pm. They have been told nothing.

Wording for the practical details

1. No gifts please — after forty years they have everything.
2. If you would like to contribute, we are collecting towards a trip for them.
3. Buffet from 8pm. Please let us know about dietary requirements.
4. Drinks and canapés from 7pm, speeches at 8.
5. Children very welcome — there is a room set aside.
6. Parking is free at the venue after 6pm.
7. If you have photographs from the wedding, please send them to Jo by the 1st.
8. Do pass this on to anyone we may have missed — the address book is sixty years old.
9. RSVP to Jo on 07700 900123 by the 1st.
10. Smart casual, and there is grass.

Short lines

1. Forty years — come and celebrate!
2. Golden anniversary party, Sunday 13th.
3. Fifty years! Join us.
4. Come and raise a glass.
5. Anniversary party — details inside.
6. Twenty-five years and counting.
7. We would love you there.
8. Save the date for the celebration.

How to word it well

1. Name the couple and the number of years. That is the entire reason for the party.
2. Say who is hosting. These are usually thrown by the children, and guests want to know who to reply to.
3. Handle gifts explicitly. After decades of marriage most couples want nothing, and guests are relieved to be told.
4. Ask for old photographs in advance. Whoever is making the slideshow will thank you.
5. Invite widely and say so. A long marriage has a long guest list, and people get missed.

Send it — and pair it with a gift

A free invitation ecard handles a very long guest list. See also anniversary wishes for parents and 50th anniversary wishes:

FAQ

What do you write on an anniversary party invitation?

The couple’s names, the number of years, who is hosting, the date and times, and a clear line about gifts.

Who usually hosts an anniversary party?

Most often the couple’s children, particularly for milestone anniversaries. Name the hosts so guests know who to RSVP to.

How do you word gifts?

“No gifts please — after forty years they have everything” is standard, or steer people towards a shared contribution.

How far in advance should invitations go out?

Six to eight weeks. Guest lists for long marriages often include people who need to travel.

What is a good short line?

“Forty years — come and celebrate!”

Should you ask for old photographs?

Yes, and early. Almost every anniversary party ends up wanting a slideshow, and collecting late is stressful.