Turning 50 is a major milestone worth celebrating in style. The perfect 50th birthday party starts with creative, fun, and meaningful invitations. As the party planner, take time to think about the birthday person’s personality, interests, and what makes them unique. Then, craft invitation wording that truly reflects who they are.

Below are 100 thoughtful 50th birthday invitation wording examples to inspire you. Mix and match different phrases and customize them to suit the celebrant. Make the invites sincerely heartfelt and special.

As the founder and creative mind behind Layer7 Designs, I have put together 100 creative, meaningful, and unique 50th birthday invitation wording ideas to make your invitations stand out. Whether you are planning a grand bash, an intimate dinner, or a family reunion, you’ll find wording that fits.

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Funny and Lighthearted 50th Birthday Invitation Wording

For a casual, fun-filled celebration, use humorous or lighthearted wording that will make your guests chuckle.

• You’re not getting older, you’re getting better! Join us for [Name]’s 50th birthday bash
• Celebrating 50 years of awesomeness. Come party with [Name] as the good times keep rolling!
• 50 and ready to party! Help [Name] kick off their next crazy, fabulous fifty years.
• Fifty, fabulous and ready to celebrate! Join us for [Name]’s big birthday bash.
• This is not your parents’ AARP meeting. It’s [Name]’s rowdy 50th birthday!
• Remember when 50 seemed old? Come make [Name] feel young again!
• Over the hill? No way! [Name] is just getting started. Join the 50th birthday fun!
• Life begins at 50! Help [Name] celebrate 50 years of good times.
• Age is just a number, and [Name]’s number is 50! Join the birthday fun.
• Dance like the kids are watching! Celebrate [Name]’s 50th.

Formal 50th Birthday Invitation Wording

For a classy black-tie optional 50th birthday bash, choose more formal phrasing for your invites:

• Please join us for an elegant evening of dining and dancing in honor of Jane Smith’s 50th birthday
• Jane Smith cordially invites you to a formal celebration of her 50th birthday on Friday, June 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm
• Celebrate five decades of Jane! Black-tie optional dinner and birthday party, June 12 at 7:00 pm
• As Jane Smith turns the big 5-0, please join us for an evening of fine dining, drinks, and dancing at the Peninsula Hotel on June 12 at 7 pm
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith request the pleasure of your company at a formal 50th birthday celebration for Jane on Friday, the twelfth of June at seven o’clock in the evening
• Join us for a glamorous 50th birthday gala in honor of the incomparable Jane Smith on June 12 at 7 pm at the Ritz-Carlton. Black tie optional
• Help us celebrate Jane’s 50 years in style! Please join us for an elegant 50th birthday party at the Smith estate on Friday, June 12 at 7 o’clock pm
• Jane Smith’s 50th birthday is an occasion worth celebrating in style! Please join us on June 12 at 7 pm at the Peninsula for an evening of fine dining, drinks, and dancing
• In honor of Jane Smith’s 50th year, we cordially invite you to join us for an elegant birthday celebration on June 12, 2022 at the Ritz-Carlton at 7 pm
• Mr. and Mrs. John Smith request the honor of your presence at a black-tie gala celebrating the 50th birthday of their daughter Jane on Friday, June 12, 2022 at half past seven o’clock

Casual 50th Birthday Invitation Wording

For a more casual 50th birthday celebration, use wording that sets a fun, relaxed tone:

• Jane’s turning 50, come party with us! Backyard BBQ bash May 30 at 2 pm
• Y’all come help Jane celebrate the big 5-0! Outdoor potluck party May 30th at 2 pm
• Jane’s 50th birthday hoedown! Grab your cowboy boots & join us for a rootin’ tootin’ good time May 30 at 2 pm
• Come kick up your heels at Jane’s 50th birthday hootenanny! May 30 at 2:00 pm, 123 Main Street
• Jane’s hitting the big 5-0! Help us celebrate with a cookout & pool party May 30 at 2 pm. Casual dress
• Let’s party like it’s 1999! Come celebrate Jane’s 50th 80’s style on May 30, 123 Main Street at 2 pm
• For Jane’s 50th, we’re throwing it back to the 70’s! Groovy backyard BBQ bash May 30 at 2:00 pm
• It’s Jane’s 50th birthday! Come party on the deck with cocktails & light bites May 30th at 2:00 pm. Hawaiian shirts encouraged!
• Calling all amigos! Fiesta at our place May 30 at 2 pm for Jane’s cinco-decada celebration (that’s 50!)
• Jane’s 50th birthday luau! Break out your Hawaiian shirts & join us May 30 at 2:00 pm for a beachy backyard bash

Milestone 50th Birthday Wording

Mark this major milestone with meaningful 50th birthday wording:

• 50 years of laughter, love, and wonder. Please join us in celebrating Jane’s incredible journey on May 30th at 2 pm
• We’re so grateful for the 50 extraordinary years of Jane’s life. Let’s commemorate this special milestone on May 30 at 2 pm
• Jane has filled the past 50 years with joy, kindness, and wisdom. Help us celebrate half a century of her amazing self on May 30 at 2 pm!
• Jane’s first 50 years have been a beautiful gift. Join us for a birthday party filled with love, memories, and appreciation on May 30 at 2
• 50 years of courage, strength, and grace. Let’s celebrate Jane’s inspiring journey so far! Party details enclosed
• We feel so lucky to have had Jane in our lives for 50 incredible years. Please help us celebrate her on this momentous occasion!
• Jane has accomplished so much in 50 great years! Join us as we mark this major milestone with a celebratory bash fit for such an amazing woman
• 50 years of laughter, 50 years of fun, 50 years of memories made, 50 years of things done. Please join us for Jane’s special golden birthday!
• Jane has filled the past 50 years with creativity, passion, and purpose. Help us celebrate half a century of her phenomenal life!
• 50 years of living life to the fullest! Join us as we rejoice in Jane’s energy, spirit, and enthusiastic embrace of life

50th Birthday Party Wording

Set the scene with details about the 50th birthday celebration:

• It’s Jane’s 50th birthday! Cocktails & cake May 30th at 7 pm, 145 Elm Street, 2nd floor
• Please join us in celebrating Jane’s 50th birthday! Dinner, drinks, & dancing, May 30 at 7 pm at the Milestone Banquet Hall
• Come celebrate Jane’s 50 years! Birthday party May 30 at 7:00 pm at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant. RSVP to [email protected]
• Jane’s 50th Birthday Extravaganza! Saturday, May 30 at 7 pm. Delicious food, open bar & music at the Bayfront Hotel
• Let’s party! Jane’s 50th birthday celebration, May 30 at 7 pm at the Sunset Ballroom. Dinner, cocktails, cake & dancing included.
• Jane’s 50th Birthday Cruise! We’ll be sailing at 7 pm sharp on May 30. Boards at Pier 32. Dinner & entertainment included
• Grab your bowl and brush up on your bowling skills for Jane’s 50th birthday bash, May 30 at 7 pm at Starlight Lanes Bowling Alley
• Jane’s hitting a strike with 50! Join us May 30 at 7:00 pm for bowling, bites & brews at Starlight Lanes to celebrate
• Come hungry! Jane’s 50th birthday BBQ blowout, May 30 at noon. 145 Elm Street backyard. Casual fun with Jane’s family & friends
• For Jane’s big 5-0 we’re going all out! Limousine, dinner, & VIP nightclub with dance party May 30th. Details enclosed.

Sentimental 50th Birthday Wording

Express warm birthday sentiments with these touching phrases:

• Jane, 50 years with you has been a joy. Now it’s your golden year – let’s celebrate you! Love, Mom & Dad
• To our beautiful daughter Jane, happy 50th birthday! We are so proud of you and feel blessed to share this milestone together
• Jane, we marvel at the caring, generous, and inspiring woman you’ve become over 50 magnificent years. May your next half century be the best yet!
• Our darling Jane, from first steps to 50th birthday, you have filled our hearts with pride and love. Here’s to celebrating YOU!
• Jane, 50 years ago you made us parents and filled our lives with wonder. Now your golden year is here!
• To my lifelong best friend Jane – 50 years of laughter, tears, adventures and memories. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Love you!
• Jane, we met when we were 5 and now we’re turning 50! I’m so grateful for our lifelong friendship. Let’s make this next chapter the best! Love, Liz
• To my dear sister Jane on your 50th – you’ve always been my voice of reason, shoulder to cry on, and partner-in-crime. Love you so much!
• Jane, thanks for filling my life with joy for 50 years. I’m so blessed to call you my wife, soulmate, and best friend. Love, John
• Happy golden birthday, Jane! Thanks for being the most fun, loving, supportive mom ever. Love, Matt & Jen

Funny 50th Birthday Wording

Add a touch of humor and levity with these funny 50th birthday invitation phrases:

• Jane’s youth has flown the coop, now she’s turning 50! Birthday roast May 30 at 7 pm, 123 Main Street
• Help! Jane is turning 50 so we’re throwing her a birthday Botox bash! May 30 at 7 pm, 145 Elm Street
• Jane’s 29th annual 39th birthday party is on May 30! She’s finally catching up to her real age of 50 🙂
• Jane is OH-so-old now that she’s turning FIFTY! Just kidding Jane, we love you! Let’s party on May 30!
• Join us for a birthday fiesta honoring Jane, the big 5-0! We promise there will be no black balloons or over the hill signs!
• Jane is five decades of fabulous! She’ll prove 50 is the new 30 at her big birthday jam on May 30th!
• Come party like the young-at-heart 50 year old you are Jane! Forget the wrinkles & dentures – it’s time for cocktails & cake!
• Yikes, big 5-0! Don’t worry Jane, 50 isn’t that old! Celebrate with music, drinks and funny stories from the good ole days!
• Over the hill? No way! Jane still parties with the best of them. Join us May 30 as she shows what 50+ looks like!
• Half a century old never looked so good! Toast to Jane’s 50th on May 30 – she’s aged like fine wine!

Rhyming 50th Birthday Wording

Include playful rhymes for a fun, lighthearted invite:

• Hip hip hooray, Jane is 50 today! Come celebrate this golden day, in a festive birthday way!
• Jane is nifty at fifty! Help her transition from forty-nifty to fifty-thrifty with a birthday soiree!
• Jane’s big 5-0 bash is not to be missed! So mark off your calendar for her birthday on the 30th of May at 6!
• Turning 50 is nifty! Jane’s birthday bash will be a gift-y jamboree. We can’t wait to party with you on the 30th!
• Half a century Jane will be, on May 30th as she turns 50! Come celebrate this jubilee, with music, drinks and revelry!
• Jane’s 50th is here, raise a glass of cheer! Toast her big day on the 30th of May – it’s a golden year!
• Fifty years old – who would have told? Jane’s birthday milestone – let’s make it bold! Party on May 30th – don’t be late! At 7 pm sharp, please celebrate!
• Jane is classy and sassy at 50 – come celebrate with panache-y! Cocktails and cake for Jane’s sake on May 30th at 8!
• Jane’s big 50th birthday hurrah is near! Mark the date and have no fear – we’ll provide food, drinks and cheer! Party details enclosed here!
• An occasion with good reason – Jane’s 50th celebration this season! Raise a glass for our favorite sassy lass! Party details coming your way fast!

Creative & Quirky 50th Birthday Wording

Try out-of-the-box 50th birthday invitations with clever wordplay:

• Celebra50ng Jane’s Fabulous Fif50th! Don’t Miss the Golden Par50 May 30th at 7 pm!
• Jane’s 50th Birthday is Fur-real! Fluffy Friends Party May 30 at 2 pm!
• Pop the Bubbly & Toast Jane’s Nifty 50th! Champagne Soiree May 30 at 7 pm
• Jane’s 50th Rocks! Retro Rollerskate Birthday Bash, May 30 at 7 pm
• We’re Getting Schwifty for Jane’s Nifty 50th! Rick & Morty Themed Party May 30 at 7 pm
• Jane – 50 Years of Awesomeness! Lego-Themed Birthday Party May 30 at 2 pm
• Jane is Mint to be 50! Spearmint & Lime Themed Birthday Celebration May 30 at 6 pm
• Leveling Up to 50! Retro Arcade Dance Party for Jane’s Birthday, May 30 at 7 pm
• Jane’s Birthday is Now in Focus! 50th Birthday Photo Shoot Party, May 30 at 5 pm
• Jane’s 50th will be a Blast! Join Us for Arcade Games, Bounce Houses & Bubble Wands! May 30, 2 pm!

50th Birthday Destination Party Invites

For destination parties, include travel details:

• Let’s Celebrate Jane in Paradise! Join us in Maui for a luau to mark her 50th birthday. Accommodation details enclosed
• Jane’s 50th Birthday Fiesta Under the Sun! May 30-June 1, 2022 in Cancun, Mexico. All inclusive resort accommodations included. Viva Jane!
• Meet us in wine country to toast Jane’s 50th! May 28-30, Napa Valley. Wine tasting & vineyard tours planned. Hotel details within.
• All aboard! We’re celebrating Jane’s 50th with a 3-day Bahamas cruise, May 30-June 1! Trip itinerary included.
• Jane’s Golden Birthday Beach Bash! Spending Memorial Day weekend on Cape Cod for surf, sun & sand. Beach house accommodations enclosed.
• Y’all come on down to Nashville and celebrate Jane turning 50 in music city style! Trip agenda attached. Let’s have a boot scootin’ good time!
• Jane’s 50th Birthday in the Big Apple! May 28-30 in NYC – we’ll hit up a Broadway show, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building & more!
• Meet in Miami May 28-30 for Jane’s bilingual 50th birthday fiesta! We’ll salsa the night away south Florida style. Trip details inside!
• ¡Vamos a México! 3 days of margaritas, mariachis & sun in Cancun, May 30-June 1 for Jane’s cinco décadas celebración. Travel info inside!
• Let’s luau in Maui for the big 5-0! Surf, snorkel & celebrate Jane May 30-June 1 in paradise. Hawaii trip details enclosed.

50th Birthday Dinner Party Wording

For a seated dinner, specify important details:

• You’re invited to an intimate 50th birthday dinner for Jane on May 30 at 7 pm at Ocean Blue Restaurant. Please RSVP by May 1.
• Join us for a sophisticated 50th birthday dinner in honor of Jane Smith on Friday, May 30 at 7:00 pm at Chez Pierre. Black tie optional.
• Come celebrate Jane’s gold birthday! 50th birthday dinner soiree on May 30 at 7 pm at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant. Details enclosed.
• Help us raise a glass to Jane’s health, happiness & success on her 50th birthday! Seated dinner at the Milestone Banquet Hall on May 30 at 7 pm.
• Jane’s Favorite Foods, 50th Birthday Feast! Saturday, May 30 at 6 pm. RSVP for a specially curated five-course meal at Gourmet Gardens.
• Jane’s 50th Birthday Dinner Cruise! Sailing at 7 pm on May 30. Four course meal & entertainment aboard the Harbor Queen Yacht.
• Join us for an elegant, candlelit, seven course French dinner in honor of Jane’s 50th birthday. May 30, 7 pm at Chez Magnifique.
• Come celebrate Jane’s 50th with a retro dinner party! May 30 at Rico’s Diner. Enjoy Jane’s favorite foods from the 70s & 80s while reminiscing!
• Lobster, lamb, & laughter! Five course surf & turf dinner party at Ocean Prime on May 30 at 7 pm for Jane’s 50th birthday.
• Jane’s Birthday Supper Under the Stars! Al fresco Mediterranean dinner party May 30 at 7:30 pm on the Smith residence patio.

Creative 50th Birthday Invitation Poem Wording

Surprise guests with some clever rhymes celebrating the big day.

• Roses are red, violets are blue
• [Name] is turning fifty, it’s hard to believe, it’s true!

• Join us for music, drinks, and fun
• when [Name]’s big five-O birthday comes!

• O marvelous day, O excellent time
• to gather and cheer for our friend so fine!
• It’s [Name]’s 50th birthday, yes it’s true
• We hope that dear [name] we’ll be seeing you!

• Get ready for fun and bring your dancing shoes.
• It’s [Name]’s big birthday – we’ve got some news!
• Fifty epic years, fifty times around the sun.
• Help us celebrate – the party’s sure to be a fun one!

• Our favorite person is turning fifty,
• So come one and all – don’t be nit-picky!
• [Name]’s birthday only comes once a year.
• Let’s mark five decades with laughter and cheer!

Final Thoughts

Marking a 50th birthday is an exciting chance to honor your loved one’s wonderful life journey so far. With wit, sentiment, or classic charm, the invitation wording sets the tone for a meaningful golden birthday celebration.

Use the examples and inspiration above as a starting point, then personalize your invites to make them unforgettable. Jane will surely be touched when she receives such heartfelt invitations to her milestone 50th birthday bash.