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Retirement Open House & Farewell Invitations

Two invitations for a drop-in send-off: Retirement Open House, an open front door with a welcome mat, balloons and a yard sign that reads Open House, badged Drop In 2-5; and Farewell & Best Wishes, a paper airplane looping over a skyline of office windows, badged Friday at Four. Retirement Open House opens in Sunflower & Navy and Farewell & Best Wishes in Purple & Silver.

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Retirement Open House — Open House & Farewell retirement invitation

Retirement Open House

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Alfa Slab One
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Farewell & Best Wishes — Open House & Farewell retirement invitation

Farewell & Best Wishes

No photo needed · 3 palettes · Bowlby One
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Planning tip
An open house is defined by its window, so put the start and end in the badge (Drop In 2-5) and add Stay as long as you like on the back. For an office farewell, the sample note Cake and coffee · sign the card at the desk tells people what to do when they arrive.
How it works

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Open any design above in the maker. Type the honoree's name, the date and the place; the back carries the one line this party needs: an arrive-by time for a surprise, who is paying for lunch, the drop-in window for an open house, or what to bring to a cookout.

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 to text or email, or a Word file. For more lines to put on the card, see the retirement invitation wording ideas and the retirement party etiquette guide.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a retirement open house?
A come-and-go party, usually at home or in a hall, where guests drop in during a set window rather than arriving at one time. It suits a big guest list and a retiree who would rather chat than sit through speeches.
How do I word a farewell invitation for a coworker?
Farewell & Best Wishes uses Sending off [name] on the front and the time, the room and Cake and coffee · sign the card at the desk on the back. The wording page has more coworker and farewell lines.
Can I use these for a farewell that isn't a retirement?
Farewell & Best Wishes works for any send-off: change the headline and the label.
Updated October 2026