Planning a First Birthday Party
Parents hosting a baby's first party order these printed 1st birthday invitations when the guest of honor is one year old. Pick a card from the grid, type the details in the online editor, approve a proof from a designer, and have the finished cards delivered to your home.
Open Watercolour Pop to view a digital printing design on Paperlust Matte paper. It measures 178mm x 127mm, or 7 x 5 inches, and can be printed portrait or landscape on a single side. The design costs $2.22 per card at 100 cards, and it comes with premium white envelopes. The sample wording on this design is written for a child turning one.
What These Invitation Cards Cost
The table gives the per-card price for four named designs at a quantity of 100. US prices are converted at the exchange rate, and each design's product page has the current figure.
| Design | Printing and paper | Card size | Cards | Price per card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watercolour Pop | Digital printing on Paperlust Matte | 178mm x 127mm (7 x 5 inches) | 100 | $2.22 |
| Little Ladybug | White ink on Paperlust Kraft | 178mm x 127mm (7 x 5 inches) | 100 | $3.43 |
| Ahoy Maties Pirates | Foil stamp on Paperlust Wild Cotton | 178mm x 127mm (7 x 5 inches) | 100 | $6.36 |
| Photo Memories | Digital printing on Paperlust Matte, photo card | 140mm x 107mm (5.5 x 4.2 inches) | 100 | $1.33 |
- Digital printing uses full color and is the method for Watercolour Pop and Photo Memories. Orders start at 10 cards. Production takes 2 to 4 working days after final proof approval.
- White ink is printed on colored card, and Little Ladybug uses this method on Kraft card. The smallest order is 10 cards. Production requires 2 to 4 working days from final proof approval.
- Foil stamp gives shine and an impression you can feel because a custom die presses foil into the card. Ahoy Maties Pirates uses this method on Wild Cotton paper. The minimum order is 50 cards. Production after final proof approval takes 20 to 23 working days.
The cost includes premium white envelopes and the designer proof with its edits. The price changes with the paper and the quantity. Watercolour Pop can be printed on Matte, Linen, Metallic, Luxe, Wild Cotton, or Matte Double T paper, and each product page lists its own paper choices.
First Birthday Party Themes and Ideas
The illustrated designs in this collection cover watercolor confetti, rainbows and cupcakes, bunting, planes, trains and cars. The animal designs include a bear, a crocodile, a whale, a fox, a ladybug and kittens. You can also browse first birthday invitations for a jungle, a princess, pirates, dinosaurs, construction, or football theme. In the birthday catalog, Watercolour Pop and Dino First are tagged for both girls and boys, Little Princess is tagged for girls, and Ahoy Maties Pirates is tagged for boys. Watercolour Pop offers two colorways, pink and blue, and fonts and colors on any design can be changed in the online editor.
This first birthday collection does not include photo designs. Photo cards sit in the wider birthday invitations range. One option is Photo Memories, a photo card with six colorways where you upload a photo in the online editor. The wording on any design, including the age, is changed online. For theme and invitation ideas for every age, open the birthday invitation ideas guide.
What to Write on the Card
The wording on 1st birthday invitations has to give family and friends everything they need to attend. Edit the message to include the following details:
- the child's name and age
- the date of the party
- the start time
- the street address
- the reply method and the RSVP date
A gift note is optional. A quote of your choice can replace any line of the sample wording. Open the birthday invitation wording guide, which covers what a birthday invitation must include and shares wording examples in formal, casual, funny, and minimalist styles.
Personalizing Your First Birthday Invitations
In this collection, a template is a finished invite design that can be personalized online before it is printed. There is no free download, no printable file, and nothing is emailed or sent to your guests. In the online editor you can edit the child's name, adjust the party details, replace any line of wording, and switch the fonts and colors, with a live preview of each change and an undo option. Save the design before ordering, and type any special requests with the order so the designer can make those changes at the proof.
A designer sends a digital proof within 1 to 2 business days after you order, and unlimited rounds of edits are included. Your proof, production, and shipping are separate stages, so approving the proof sooner shortens the total wait. Production does not begin until the final proof is approved.
US Delivery, Samples and the Guarantee
The cards are printed in Melbourne, and DHL carries them to addresses across the United States. Delivery takes 2 to 4 business days after dispatch. If your order totals $350 or more, you pay nothing for shipping; below that, the charge is a flat $27.50. Any import duties and taxes are paid by Paperlust in advance, so you have nothing to pay on delivery. The whole order goes to one address, and you hand out or mail the cards to guests yourself.
Order a sample pack for $4 shipped to a US address. It contains seven invitation samples and one envelope, including foil samples and a range of papers. If a print fault appears, the 100% Print Happiness Guarantee means Paperlust will reprint the cards. Birthday save the date cards can be sent ahead as an announcement of the party date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Count households rather than guests, and give one card to each address with a couple or a family. Quantities are sold in steps of 10, so round up to the next 10. The smallest order is 10 cards for digital printing and white ink, or 50 cards for foil stamp. Ahoy Maties Pirates in foil stamp on Wild Cotton at 178mm x 127mm is $10.49 per card at 50 cards.
Watercolour Pop with digital printing on Paperlust Matte at 178mm x 127mm single-sided is $6.16 per card at 10 cards, $3.28 per card at 50 cards, and $1.62 per card at 200 cards. The price per card falls as the quantity rises.
A rush upgrade costs an added fee. Digital printing and white ink orders can move to a 1 to 2 business day production window after final proof approval. Foil stamp orders cannot be rushed. Shipping time is added after production.
For photo designs, upload the file straight from your camera or photographer. Do not use a version downloaded from social media. The designer checks image quality when your proof is prepared, before printing starts.
Your cards arrive with premium white envelopes included. Liners are an added extra if you want them. When you reach the envelope step, you can select guest addressing and add a return address.
Yes, a custom sample prints the design you choose on the paper you choose. Custom samples are offered on Watercolour Pop, Little Ladybug, and Photo Memories, but not on Ahoy Maties Pirates because it uses foil stamp. The swatch kit is also available.
For a print fault, Paperlust reprints the cards first, then offers account credit or a refund. Claims must be made within 30 days of dispatch. A text error in a proof you approved is not covered, but Paperlust will help fix the wording and share the reprint cost.
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