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Anniversary invitations honor two people and the years between them. Copy the example that fits the milestone, swap in the couple, the year they married and the venue, and send it out. Every reply gathers on one live dashboard, so the family can focus on the toast, not the tally.
Milestone dinners and receptions, traditionally hosted by the couple’s children.
The children of Margaret and Thomas Hale request the honor of your presence at a celebration of their parents’ Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM The Grand Ballroom, Hotel Winslow, St. Louis, Missouri Dinner and dancing to follow, fifty years to the day since they first danced as husband and wife. Kindly reply by September 1.
Twenty-five years of partnership, patience and very good luck. Please join us for a dinner celebrating the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Karen and David Osei. Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM The Lakeview Room, Harbor House, Traverse City, Michigan Cocktails at six, dinner at seven, stories all evening. Hosted by their children · RSVP by June 12.
In honor of forty years of marriage, the family of Linda and Robert Calloway invites you to an evening cocktail reception. Friday, October 9, 2026, 7:00 PM The Atrium at Belmont Hall, Charlotte, North Carolina Heavy hors d’oeuvres, a ruby-red signature cocktail and a toast at eight o’clock sharp. Cocktail attire · Kindly respond by September 25.
Backyards, brunches and restaurant tables. The milestone is the occasion, not the dress code.
Thirty years married, and they still hold hands at the grocery store. Join us for a backyard party celebrating Gloria and Frank Romano’s 30th anniversary. Saturday, July 25, 2026, 4:00 PM The Romano home, 61 Vineyard Lane, Fresno, California Frank is grilling; Gloria is supervising. Some things never change. Please reply by July 15.
Come toast twenty years of Amy and Josh Kessler! An anniversary brunch, because their first date was, famously, pancakes. Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM The Griddle House private room, 305 Oak Street, Nashville, Tennessee Pancakes, mimosas and the retelling of the pancake story, once again, by Josh. RSVP by April 10 so we can set the table.
Fifteen years ago, Dana and Chris Alvarez had their first date at Luigi’s. They’ve been back every anniversary since, and this year, everyone’s invited. Join us for dinner celebrating their 15th anniversary. Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM Luigi’s Trattoria, 42 Harbor Street, Providence, Rhode Island Please reply by July 31. The back room only holds so many.
Ten years of marriage, zero years of agreeing on a thermostat setting. Celebrate Priya and Sanjay Mehta’s 10th anniversary with us! Saturday, May 23, 2026, 6:00 PM The Mehta home, 27 Rosewood Drive, Edison, New Jersey No gifts, please. Bring a favorite memory of the two of them instead. Dinner served at seven. RSVP by May 15.
For couples, and families, who’d rather laugh than get misty. (Both will happen.)
Thirty-five years. One mortgage. Two kids. Four dogs. Zero regrets (confirmed under oath). Join us to celebrate Barb and Gene Kowalski still going strong since June 14, 1991. Saturday, June 13, 2026, 5:00 PM The Elks Lodge Hall, 300 Water Street, Duluth, Minnesota Dinner, dancing and a slideshow Gene has not approved. RSVP by May 30.
They got married in 1996, so we’re going back. A totally ’90s party for Renee and Marcus Boyd’s 30th anniversary! Dress code: whatever you wore to a wedding in 1996. Saturday, November 7, 2026, 7:00 PM The Riverside Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Boy-band playlist guaranteed. Slow dance mandatory for the guests of honor. Reply by October 24.
Forty years of marriage means forty years of material. Join us for a Roast & Toast honoring Elaine and Walter Griggs! Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM The Copper Kettle event room, Tulsa, Oklahoma Dinner first, roast second, tearful toast third. Order strictly enforced. Want two minutes at the mic? Say so when you RSVP by February 28.
Renewals, surprises and once-in-a-generation numbers.
Twenty-five years ago they said “I do.” They’d like to say it again, and this time, you’re invited. Please join Maria and Antonio Vega as they renew their wedding vows. Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM St. Cecilia’s Garden Chapel, San Antonio, Texas Dinner and dancing to follow in the courtyard. Kindly reply by September 18.
It’s a surprise, and yes, keeping it from Carol for six weeks has been agony. A surprise 40th anniversary party for Carol and Ken Freeman! Saturday, April 25, 2026. Guests arrive by 5:30 PM; the Freemans walk in at 6:00. The Garden Room at Hawthorne Inn, Lexington, Kentucky Park behind the inn, and not a word to either of them. RSVP (quietly) by April 15.
Sixty years of marriage deserves an all-afternoon celebration. Drop in to honor Dorothy and Earl Jennings on their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Sunday, August 16, 2026, anytime between 1:00 and 5:00 PM First Community Hall, 12 Chapel Road, Wichita, Kansas Cake, coffee, and sixty years of photographs on display. No gifts, please. Your presence is the gift. Reply by August 7 if you can.
Whichever tone you choose, every anniversary invitation needs the same bones: who, what, when, where, and when to reply.
Names plus the milestone (10th, 25th, 50th) are the headline. Adding the original wedding date (“married June 14, 1991”) is a small detail guests genuinely love.
Milestone parties are traditionally thrown by the couple’s children; couples also host their own. “Hosted by their children” or “the family of” makes the arrangement clear.
Silver for 25, ruby for 40, golden for 50, diamond for 60. The traditional names add occasion-weight and hand you a color scheme for free.
Most anniversary parties are no-gift affairs. Say so: “No gifts, please. Bring a favorite memory instead.” A memory book or two-minute toast invitation gives guests something better to bring.
Seated dinners need firm counts; open houses can be softer. Either way, print a reply-by date and let reminders do the chasing.
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