Popular Surprise Birthday Invitations

Psst! While you’re here, do you want the scuttlebutt on our most popular invitations? Our sources say that the top-ranking pages are listed below, and they’re divided into milestones because they’re the occasions/ages that usually deserve a big birthday bash. Word on the street, too, is that you can use the drop-downs at the top of the page (found to the right of the ‘Category’ heading) to isolate ‘Design Color[s],’ ‘Type[s]’ and ‘Size[s]’ of card. Be discreet, then, and click on these high-ranking links:

• Surprise 60th Birthday Invitations: People’s seventh decade is usually a time of transition and change, as they might enter retirement or become a grandparent. Celebrate the new adventures and exciting experiences that await your guest of honor with these vintage invitations.
• Surprise 50th Birthday Invitations: The old saying used to be that "life begins at 40," but with people’s life expectancy continuing to increase, "life begins at 50" is probably a more apt phrase. Have the star of the show enter their sixth decade with lessened responsibilities, increased confidence and an unforgettable surprise party!
• Surprise 40th Birthday Invitations: Their twenties and thirties may be behind them, but there’s still plenty for the birthday person to look forward to, as they become more established in their relationships and career. Remind your friend or family member that their best moments are yet to come with a birthday party they’ll never see coming, ironically!
• Surprise 70th Birthday Invitations: They might be entering a golden era by commemorating their platinum birthday, but that’s all the more reason the celebrations shouldn’t be lackluster. Personalize these 70th birthday invitations, and give the man or woman of the moment the biggest surprise of their life thus far!
• Surprise 21st Birthday Invitations: Turning 21 in the U.S. means becoming an adult, and being able to gamble, drink and um, earn a pilot’s license! Mark the individual’s legal coming-of-age with a surprise 21st shindig, and for more advice on how to do just that, view "21 Exceptional 21st Birthday Party Ideas" on the Zazzle blog!

We understand that the details of your surprise party are a closely guarded secret, but we’d like to let you in on something that you’re free to share with everyone else. Did you know that our state-of-the-art design tool allows you to personalize every Zazzle product, including those birthday invitations you’ve been looking at? This means that you don’t need to try and work from a blank canvas (although that’s also possible), and that you don’t need to worry about the structure or layout of your product. Learn more in the step-by-step guide below, and like we say, this isn’t confidential information; the more people you tell, the happier we’ll be!

• Step 1: Select a design you like and click on its thumbnail to be taken to the product page. Scroll through the images on the left-hand side if you want to see the product from several different angles.
• Step 2: Now that you’re on the product page, choose a desired size, corner style and whether you’d like to include white envelopes with your order. If you choose ‘Instant Download’ in the ‘Choose Your Format’ drop-down menu, then you can request an e-copy of your design (as well as, or instead of, a printed version).
• Step 3: Click on 'Personalize' and 'Edit Using Design Tool.' You can then add images and text elements using Zazzle's design interface – this is where you'll add your own personal touch to your product!
• Step 4: Click 'Done' and see your final design! Transfer the item to your basket by clicking ‘Add to Cart’ and then enter your payment and shipping information. Oh, we’d love to see your face when you open your freshly printed packets of invites! We also have one final treat for you: our custom birthday invitations page, where you can design a product from scratch, as we mentioned earlier.

This is another topic we’ve got the lowdown on, and that we’ve covered previously in our "Top Tips for How to Plan a Birthday Party" article. Here’s the scoop: first, get others involved, to help you with planning the event and decorating the venue, but make sure they can be trusted to stay quiet: friends, siblings and partners are more likely to stay reticent, whereas gossipy parents are less reliable! Secondly, decide on a theme: this comprises both the style of the party (for example, whether it’s going to be rustic and old fashioned or modern and bohemian) and the activity (whether it’s going to be a backyard BBQ, a costume party or a karaoke session). You can read our "Milestone Birthday Party Ideas" "36 Birthday Party Ideas for Kids, Teens & Adults" articles to learn about more popular theme suggestions. Thirdly, establish a date and time that you know the birthday person will be available for, and a venue that you will be able to lure them to. Finally (and close to the date of their birthday, so that the secret won’t have to be protected for too long), distribute your invitations to their nearest and dearest. It may be best to communicate any additional details via text or a group chat, to avoid unnecessary, suspicious mail!