A great birthday invitation does two jobs at once: it tells guests what the night will feel like, and it makes RSVPing painless. The templates below cover the full spread — kids' parties, twenty-firsts, thirtieths, milestone birthdays, intimate dinners and big cocktail nights — and every one is fully editable inside Availi.
Pick the design that matches your vibe and the practical pieces (RSVPs, dietary tracking, plus-ones, gift registry, photo album, run-of-night timeline) all snap into place automatically. No design tool to learn, no spreadsheets, no chasing guests on three different platforms.
Pick a template that matches your vibe
Templates aren't just decorative — they set the expectation for the night. Champagne Fizz signals cocktails and dressing up. Citrus Kids says backyard, party games, sugar everywhere. Modern Noir reads as long-table dinner and considered playlist. Lead with the vibe and the rest of the invitation copy almost writes itself.
Casual birthday
- Soft watercolours, hand-lettered scripts, playful palettes
- Conversational copy (‘Come for cake and a few too many drinks')
- Optional plus-ones, light dietary collection
- Photo album add-on for the night-of
Milestone birthday
- Editorial typography, deeper palettes, subtle gold or foil cues
- More structured copy with a clear run sheet
- Dietary tracking, allocated seating, formal dress code
- Speech slot in the timeline, slideshow upload
What you can change in seconds
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Theme and palette
Swap between dozens of preset themes, or fine-tune the colours, fonts and accent style without leaving the editor.
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Hero photo or motif
Drop in a personal photo (especially powerful for milestone birthdays) or stick with the template's illustrated motif.
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Headline and dear-guest line
Edit the headline tone — playful, classic, dramatic — and personalise the greeting per guest.
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Add-on blocks
Layer a timeline, registry, dietary form, photo album or seating plan onto any template. They all share the chosen theme.
Designing for the age you're celebrating
Kids' birthdays (under 10) work best with bright primaries, big illustrations and one obvious activity hook on the invite (water-fight, dress-up theme, pizza-making). Eighteenths and twenty-firsts want energy and a hint of grown-up polish — duotone photography, bold sans-serifs and a clear dress code carry the night. By the thirties and forties, restraint reads as confidence: a single elegant typeface, a calm palette and a personal photo say everything.
Fiftieths through to nineties tend to benefit from a touch of nostalgia — soft typography, a black-and-white hero photo, a one-line tribute beneath the headline. Guests of all ages respond to the same thing: a beautiful link that loads quickly on a phone and asks for one tap to RSVP.
Common mistakes the templates already solve
Crowded layouts
Templates control the typographic hierarchy for you. Resist the urge to add more text — guests skim everything.
Tiny tap targets
Every Availi template is built mobile-first. RSVP and registry buttons are sized for thumbs without you having to think about it.
Missing the practical bits
All birthday templates include the RSVP-by date, dress code, parking note and dietary line as opt-in fields. Turn on only what you need.
Free to design and send
Every template is free to create and share on Availi. Premium themes and unlimited guests are part of paid plans, but the free tier comfortably covers most birthdays.