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First birthday invitations

Make baby's birthday a piece of cake with customizable 1st birthday invitation templates. Choose invites to match a theme, track RSVPs, and send your way—via email, text message, or shareable link.

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Party Hat (Photo)

The Indigo Bunting
Party Hat - The Indigo Bunting EnvelopeParty Hat - First Birthday Invitation by The Indigo Bunting

Party Hat

The Indigo Bunting
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Winter Critters

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Safari Squad - One

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Gold Candle

Put on Your Party Hat (Photo)

Sugar Paper

Coquette Ribbons

Sugar Paper

Petales

Nathalie Lété

Big Balloon

Sugar Paper

Quad

Bird Balloon

Petit Collage

Turn of Fraise

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Mama To Bee

Sea of Love

Party Hats

Ashley G

Floating with Love

Mr. Boddington's Studio

Li’l Confetti

Plushie Parade

Cupcake First Birthday

Paper Source

Birthday Confetti

One Crazy Daisy

Beary Fun Birthday

Daisy Place Birthday

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Circus Bonanza

Little Cube

Pondi Cherry Nursery

Mr. Boddington's Studio

Our Little Princess

Balloon Baby

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Party Cake Photo

Cabana Birthday (Photo)

Sugar Paper

Somebunny Sweet

Gone Ballooning

The Indigo Bunting

Bird Party

Petit Collage

Smiley Sun

Meri Meri

Birthday Faces Photo

The Indigo Bunting

Eucalyptus Branches

Snow Flurry

Farm Party

Meri Meri

Daisy Place Birthday (Photo)

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Winter One-derland

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Baby’s first birthday invitations

A first birthday is the kickoff to a lifetime of great soirées. They’ll never be this young again, so feel free to go big on sentimental style and send out baby’s first birthday invitations that capture the excitement of the day.

First birthday invitation templates

Our 1st birthday invitations feature festive motifs like colorful balloons, streamers, and mod confetti—templates that let you put a celebratory touch on your kid-friendly invitations. Planning a cake smash? Snag one of our sweetly styled cake invitations to showcase the upcoming activity. Want to go a little wild with your theme? Our dinosaur invitations put an untamed touch on the celebration.

Give your little one an illustrious start with happy 1st birthday invitations featuring beloved characters that have brought them hours of entertainment. With help from Elmo, Big Bird, the Cookie Monster, and the rest of the friendly crew, your Sesame Street 1st birthday party invitations will have a character every kid will recognize. Or wander into the world of children’s literature and choose invitations featuring book characters like Paddington Bear and Peter Rabbit.

If you’d rather keep your little one the center of attention, try one of our photo birthday invitations. Choose a template that features your photograph as the background, or surround the photo with other playful design elements like floating balloons and colorful confetti for a picture-perfect invitation.

No matter which first birthday invitation template you choose for your little one’s party, our online design templates let you customize every detail—including a backdrop, envelope, liner, and stamp.

When do you send first birthday invitations?

We recommend sending first birthday invitations four weeks before the event. It’s enough time to plan food, entertainment, and decorations while allowing guests to organize their schedules before they respond. Sending them off earlier may seem like a good idea, but it can lead to guests forgetting to RSVP since the date is so far away.

Each of our first birthday invitations includes smart RSVP tracking to keep a headcount so you know who’s coming. Unexpected party changes? Use our guest messaging tool to share important details with guests, either individually or as a group. You can also add a comment wall where guests can communicate with one another.

First birthday party decorations

Decorating the event space will bring a well-rounded feel to your kid’s party and leave a lasting impression. Paperless Post Party Shop has a range of decorations and party supplies to match your invitations or complement your theme—from dinosaurs and unicorns to space and superheroes.