Adults · formal

Formal & Black Tie Birthday Invitations

Black Tie (gold rules on black), Navy & Gold (with a photo window) and Burgundy Velvet (a tassel and gold frame). The dressiest invitations on the site, for a seated dinner, a ballroom or a 60th that is really a gala.

3 designs

Pick one and customize it

Black Tie

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Pinyon Script

Customize

Navy & Gold

Photo window · 3 palettes · Playfair Display

Customize

Burgundy Velvet

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Cormorant Garamond

Customize

Worth knowing

Formal invitations are read for the RSVP line — put the deadline and the contact there, and leave the note for "Black tie optional".

How it works

Photo, details, colors, download

Open any design above in the maker. Drop a photo into the window and drag it until the face sits where you want it. Type the name, the age line, the date, time and place, and the RSVP; the back of the card updates with them. Pick one of the three palettes drawn for the design, then download a 5 x 7 PDF (front and back), a two-per-sheet letter PDF for home printing, print-shop PNGs with bleed, 4 x 6 PNGs for a photo counter, a phone-sized PNG, or a Word file.

Nothing is uploaded — the card is built in your browser.

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