Wordings for Birthday Invitation Cards

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Wordings for Birthday Invitation Cards
Birthdays are synonymous with a lot of fun and cherished memories with family and friends. If you are planning a birthday party for your family member, friend or your spouse, one of the things that cannot be excluded from the party planning, are the birthday invitations. Birthday parties need to have party invitations that are in line with the birthday party themes. Birthday invitation cards can either be made at home using the do-it-yourself (DIY) kits or using your own creativity or they can just be bought from a party supplies store. Most of the times when you tend to make your own birthday invitation cards or use the DIY kits, you have a hard time looking for innovative wordings for birthday card invitations. Adding unique and memorable wordings to your invitation cards, you can make them even more special.

Before you finalize the content

Before you get started about what to write in the birthday invitation card, there are a few things that you need to consider. How old is the birthday boy/birthday girl? There is a certain age after which people hate to disclose their age. So make sure to mention the age only if it is a milestone like the first birthday or the eighteenth birthday or say the twenty-first birthday and so on. Think about your guests - if you are planning a birthday party for a teenager, you obviously expect most of the guests to be teens, so the words in the invitation card have to be peppy and suitable for teen guests. Similarly if you are planning to use classic poetry verses or literature references, make sure your guest list includes people who appreciate poetry.

Wordings for birthday invitation cards

The wordings for the birthday invitation card should include certain important information about the birthday party but you can spruce up the content with some fun messages or poems as well. Make sure that the invitation card has the necessary information, but with a hint of entertainment. Here are the things that you need to keep in mind while thinking about wordings for a birthday invitation.

Important things to mention in the birthday invitations
  • An invitation card should first and foremost mention the name of the birthday boy/birthday girl.
  • Whether or not you want to mention the age of the birthday boy/girl is a matter of personal choice.
  • Mention the date of the birthday party and the time at which you want your guests to be at the venue.
  • Mention the venue of the birthday party and in case you think some guests might have a hard time locating it - provide directions or a small map.
  • If it is a themed party, mention precisely about the planned dress code and props that would be appropriate for the party.
  • In case it is a surprise party, please mention it very specifically so that the information is not accidentally leaked out to the birthday girl/boy.
Add-ons to spruce up the birthday invitation

Now that you’ve given all the important information in the birthday invitation card, you need to work on making the invitation more interesting. If you have a guests' list that includes people who might enjoy literature and poetry, you can add a few birthday quotes or even birthday poems. In case you are targeting a crowd that you think might enjoy some good birthday humor, you can add funny birthday quotes in the invitation. In case you want to keep things simple and short, just extend a warm welcome to all your guests and invite them to be a part of the joyous occasion.

By Uttara Manohar
Published: 11/19/2008
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