Friendsgiving invitation wording: 12 examples

What to include

A Friendsgiving is part dinner party, part team effort. The invitation tells guests their part.

• Who’s hostingYour names, or the team’s for a Friendsgiving at work. Guests want to know whose table it is before anything else.
• Friendsgiving or ThanksgivingFriendsgiving for friends, on a day close to Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for the family dinner on the day itself.
• When to arrive, and when you eatThe date and the time to arrive. If dinner comes later, say when on a line of its own: guests who arrive at 3:00 PM for a 5:00 PM turkey like to know.
• WhereThe place and the full address, and the apartment number or the room at work if guests need it.
• Who brings whatThe host usually makes the turkey; guests bring sides, desserts or drinks. Say how you’ll split it in one short line.
• Allergies and dietary needsAsk on the invitation, not at the table, so you can plan a plate for everyone.
• Who to RSVP to, and by whenA name and a phone number or email, and a date about a week before the dinner, so you can size the turkey.

Friendsgiving invitation wording examples

Change the names, places and dates to your own. The first line is who’s hosting: on our cards it’s the Hosts field, printed as the card’s title, so the Location line needs only the place. Who brings what goes at the end.

Friendsgiving invitations

Pick a design and add the hosts, the date, the time, the place and who brings what.

Common mistakes

• No plan for who brings whatTen pies and no potatoes. Say what you’re making, and what guests should bring.
• Asking about allergies at the tableBy then it’s too late to cook around them. Ask on the invitation.
• Only an arrival timeGuests who don’t know when you eat show up starving, or after the turkey is carved. Add a line like “Dinner at 5:00 PM.”
• Sending them too lateThanksgiving week fills up with travel and family. Send the invitations two to three weeks ahead.
• Leaving drinks unclearSay whether you’re providing drinks. If it’s BYOB, say what you’ll have for everyone: “BYOB; we’ll have cider and sparkling water.”

When to send Friendsgiving invitations

Send them two to three weeks before. Friendsgiving usually falls on the weekend before Thanksgiving, or the Saturday after, with the leftovers. For Saturday, November 21, 2026, that means the first days of November.

Ask for replies about a week before the dinner, so you know how many chairs you need and how big a turkey to buy.

Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving?

Friendsgiving is the dinner with friends, on a weekend close to Thanksgiving, and often a potluck. Thanksgiving is the family dinner on the fourth Thursday of November; in 2026, that’s Thursday, November 26.

On our cards, the dinner is one of the two: Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving. Want something else, like a Friendsgiving brunch? Pick the closest one and add your own words under Other details.

Who brings what

The host usually makes the turkey, or another main dish, and the gravy. Guests bring sides, desserts, rolls or drinks. Say it in one line: “We’ve got the turkey, you bring a side or a dessert.”

For more than eight guests, a sign-up sheet or the group chat saves you from ten pies and no potatoes. A playful split works too: last names A–M bring a side, N–Z a dessert. Ask guests to bring dishes ready to serve, since the oven is busy with the turkey.

Allergies and dietary needs

Ask on the invitation: “Tell us about any allergies or dietary needs.” Then plan at least one hearty dish a vegetarian guest can fill a plate with.

At a potluck, ask guests to put a card with the ingredients next to their dish, so everyone with an allergy can see what’s safe to eat.

BYOB, without the pressure

BYOB means you’re not providing alcohol: guests bring their own if they’d like a drink. Say what you will have for everyone, so nobody feels they must bring a bottle: “BYOB; we’ll have cider and sparkling water.”

Not everyone drinks, and some guests drive home. Have a good non-alcoholic option on the table, like apple cider, sparkling water, or coffee with the pie.

RSVP wording for Friendsgiving

On our cards, the RSVP step writes the line for you: “Please RSVP by November 13, 2026 to Maya at (555) 123-4567.” Set the date about a week before the dinner.

Ask guests to say what they’re bringing when they reply. Then you can fill the gaps before anyone goes shopping.

Making the invitation with us

Choose a Friendsgiving design, type in the hosts, pick Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving, and add the date, the time, the place and the address.

The hosts print as the card’s title, so Location needs only the place: “Our place,” or the room at work. Add who brings what and the allergy line under Other details, or ask our design assistant to fit your own words onto the card.

You see a proof of both sides before you pay. You’re welcome to copy the examples on this page, wherever you make your invitations.

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