Forty gets the good glassware. It's the milestone most often marked with a proper dinner — which means invitation wording that can carry a little formality without feeling stiff.
Please join us to celebrate
Saturday, the Fourteenth of June
Seven o'clock in the evening
The Astor Room
40 Prince Street, New York
Black tie optional
Kindly reply by the first of June
Dinner and dancing to follow
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Wording examples
Formal dinnerPlease join us to celebrate
Alexandra's Fortieth
Saturday, the fourteenth of June · seven o'clock
The Astor Room, New York
Black tie optional · Kindly reply by June 1
WarmForty years of Alexandra
deserves one great night
Dinner at The Astor Room
Saturday, June 14 at 7 PM
RSVP by June 1 — dancing to follow
CheekyLordy, lordy, look who's forty
Alexandra hits the big one
June 14 · 7 PM · The Astor Room
Dress sharp. Reply sharpish.
Wording & etiquette
Good to know
Name, milestone, date, time, venue, dress code if any, and how to reply. For dinners, spell the date out ('the fourteenth of June'); for parties, keep it punchy. Both registers are one sentence away in RevelPost.
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A milestone this size warrants a mailed invitation and a firm reply date.
Design my 50th birthday invitation →Send six weeks ahead so friends scattered by work can plan their travel.
Design my 30th birthday invitation →Print the arrive-by time, never the start time, and say so twice.
Design my surprise party invitation →Every example above regenerates as your event — your names, your venue, your date, verified.
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