| Your 40th birthday invitation should reflect the | | | | Choose the design that represents the celebrant |
| type of party that you will be holding. It should be | | | | best but also gives an idea of what type of party |
| informative and creative enough to encourage | | | | will be held. |
| guests to show up at your celebration. Keep in | | | | 3. Invitations for him and for her. For women |
| mind that the success of a party starts with how | | | | celebrants, pastel shades are ideal, while male |
| effective your invitations are in convincing guests | | | | celebrants would likely prefer earth colors or |
| to attend it. | | | | shades of blue. In any case, ask the celebrant's |
| The 40th birthday invitation that you are going to | | | | preference, unless it's a surprise party. Again, |
| send out should give an idea of what type of | | | | don't play too much with colors. Three shades |
| party is going to be held. Is it a formal event or a | | | | should do it. |
| casual one? An outdoor get-together or a party | | | | 4. Consider the invitees. If your party will be |
| at an exclusive venue? To help you design your | | | | attended by both close friends and colleagues, |
| invites appropriately, here are some pointers. | | | | you might need more than one set of invites. The |
| 1. Formal event. If you are holding a sit-down | | | | invitations you will send to special friends and close |
| formal dinner, the invitations should be simple and | | | | relatives might not be suitable for guests like |
| subdued in design. If the event calls for a black tie | | | | business people or politicians or other high-profile |
| or formal clothing, make sure that you put that | | | | invitees, particularly if you made the invites for |
| information on the invitation. Invites for formal | | | | personal friends more casual than the event calls |
| dinners are usually comprised of a special paper of | | | | for. If you have the time and resources, create |
| white or cream color. Commonly, only two colors | | | | at least two sets, one for those who will |
| are used (three at the most), the color of the | | | | understand the less-than-formal message and one |
| paper and the color of the ink. Words that tell of | | | | for the people who only see you in your business |
| the when and the where should be there also. If | | | | suit. |
| you wish to add a few personal notes, keep it | | | | In designing or choosing a 40th birthday invitation, |
| serious and simple. | | | | make sure that you consider the nature of the |
| 2. Informal event. If it's a casual get-together, | | | | celebration and the people who will be attending it. |
| then you can add more shades or colors and use | | | | Don't just pick something that you see on the |
| fancier designs. But remember to tone it a bit | | | | shelf, give it a bit more thought. Forty, after all, is |
| since guests will likely belong to the same age | | | | a landmark event and it should be treated as |
| group as the celebrant and kaleidoscope designs | | | | such. |
| might be less appreciated by this age group. | | | | |