Welcome to the 50th birthday invitations page. Here you’ll find resources and ideas to throw a great celebration!
“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age”, Gertrude Stein said.
A half-century of existence asks for a grand and splendid celebration. Many will say you are too old for birthday parties but age is just a state of mind. This calls for a mega party with all the people who had been a part of your life for the past fifty years.
Of the hundreds of friends you already have by now, you might be puzzled how many invitations you will send out. This doesn’t matter though, because you can choose to keep it as a small party for close friends or if you want, you can have it as a sort of a public event. It may attract such a crowd so you better be prepared for it.
In your 50th birthday invitations, you can put in rhymes and verses about life and age, something that makes you feel that you are indeed 50 yet still young at heart. You may not enjoy wild parties anymore so go with a gentler approach. Instead of your most recent photo, why don’t you put your baby picture in your invitations instead? This will tickle your guests’ funny bone and they will surely attend to your party to see what other tricks you have up in your sleeve. You can also excite your visitors by placing a caricature of yourself in the invitations.
You can also add a question to your invitation card so that you can draw some opinions from your visitors. It could be about the events in your life that your friends will never forget. This might be the best time for a trip to memory lane, right?
Your fiftieth year is a milestone. It is your celebration of your golden years and your friends and family would never miss it for the world so start it off by sending out your special 50th birthday invitations.
50th Birthday Invitations and Designs
If you are having a themed party, then it’s only fitting to have your 50th birthday invitations to go with the overall look of your celebration.
Going with a “golden” theme, you can have “The Golden Year” invitations which sell for $78 for each package of 25 invitations or you may choose “Golden Sparkle Layers” which is much pricier at $385 for 25 pieces of invitations.
If you are having an over the hill theme, there are also many invitation designs that can complement this such as Over The Purple Hill and Blueberry Hill at $57 for each 25-piece package, Climb that Hill at $70 for 25 pieces of 50th birthday invitations, and Over The Hill which sells at $60 per 20-piece invitation package.
If you have nothing fancy going just celebrating good times, simple and festive invitations including Three Cocktails, Toasts And Good Cheer, Celebrate Good Times, and Celebrate With Us, all selling at $57 per pack of 25 invitations.
These are ready-made 50th birthday party invitations so all you need to do is add the necessary details and post them. You save a lot of time and effort by just ordering these elegant invitations. You can then put your attention into the party details that are more pressing, such as the venue and the food (not to mention, the wine too).
Doing It Yourself 50th Birthday Invitations
So you would rather make the invitations yourself, there’s nothing wrong with that, as a matter of fact, it’s awesome that you’re going to be doing it yourself! All you need is the good old reliable computer, some high-quality printing paper or card stock and envelopes, and of course, your ample store of creative juices.
Besides, who says it’s going to be hard, you’ve had a lot of practice, after all this is your 50th birthday and you have gained some valuable insight into life and all it idiosyncrasies. But hey, it’s also wisdom telling you that you need some help on what to put on those beautifully-made 50th birthday invitations, so here are some great sayings and wordings to add more spice to it.
A saying from Jim Carey:
“50 years: Here’s a time when you have to separate yourself from what other people expect of you, and do what you love. Because if you find yourself 50 years old and you aren’t doing what you love, then what’s the point?”
Some of wordings for your 50th birthday invitations:
Some friends are like gold;
Some birthdays are too!
We want to celebrate both blessings with you!
Silence is golden and 50 is too;
We’re planning a party and we need you!
Over the hill – and picking up speed!
A celebration is just what we need!
Birthdays, whether it’s a first or the fiftieth are always full of fun and memories because you spend it with people who matter to you. So to have a great one, make up your mind if you want ready-made customizable cards or you would rather want to do your 50th birthday invitations by yourself; then send them out, and it’s sure as the sun rising up tomorrow that you will have a wonderful celebration!