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60th birthday invitations
Sixty and Shining
These 60th birthday invitations range from art deco and gold crests to garden florals with buttercups and dusty-rose peonies, a burgundy satin bow and groovy retro prints. Guests open it from an email, a text or a link and reply online. Design free, pay when you send — from $9.99.
When should you send 60th birthday invitations?
Send 60th birthday invitations four to six weeks ahead, and earlier if relatives are traveling. Set the reply date about a week before the party.
Some guests will forget to answer. Email reminders go only to guests who haven't replied, and you can schedule one or send it right away.
What should a 60th birthday invitation include?
A 60th often brings three generations together, so plan the details around comfort:
- a "hosted by" line, often from grown children
- daytime or evening, with an end time
- access notes: parking, steps and seating
- a question about dietary needs, if you serve a meal
- gift wishes
Example lines to adapt:
- Family lunch: "Ruth's children and grandchildren invite you to lunch in her honor, 12:30 at the Linden Inn."
- Garden party: "Sixty years, one garden: tea and cake at Hollis Gardens, 2 to 5. Level paths and plenty of chairs."
- Surprise: "We're surprising Dad on Sunday. Please park on Birch Lane and be inside by 1:45."
What InviteBird builds in for a 60th
At 60 the birthday games switch to the Milestone set. Who knows the birthday star best becomes Then & now, with questions about a first car, a childhood home and the music of their youth. The birthday star answers, or a family member does.
Wishes & memories turns into a memory book of the stories every family retells. For a sit-down meal, guests choose their dishes as they reply through menus and meal choices, and you can turn on a box for allergies and dietary notes.
Questions about 60th birthday invitations
Can older guests RSVP without an app?
Yes. The invitation opens in a web browser from an email, a text or a link, and guests tap yes, maybe or no. There's nothing to install and no account to create.
Should a 60th birthday invitation say "no gifts"?
It can, and guests will be glad to know. Try "No presents, please; bring a story about Ruth instead," and the memory book gives those stories a place to land.
How can guests who can't come send a message?
When someone replies no, they're still asked a question that suits how they know the birthday star. They can write or record an answer, and it joins the keepsake with everyone else's.
For milestone party ideas, see the 60-and-up section of our birthday party ideas guide. To plan the weeks before the party, use the milestone birthday party checklist.
About these examples: the names, places and times in the sample lines are made up to show the wording.
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