Great Gatsby/Roaring ‘20s Night Theme: Invitation Ideas

  1. “Speakeasy Secret” Invitation

Design: Black and gold art deco card with a mock password line and an ornate border.
Card Wording:

Shhh… It’s the Bee’s Knees!
You’re invited to a secret speakeasy soirée
Behind closed doors, the gin will flow, and the jazz will jive

Where: [Venue Name & Address]
When: [Date & Time]
Password at the Door: [Create a fun fake password like “Gatsby Sent Me”]
Flapper dresses, fedoras, feathers, and fringe encouraged

Keep it quiet — it’s the ’20s after all.

  1. “Gatsby’s Mansion Invitation”

Design: Elegant gold foil on black or deep emerald paper, with silhouette of Gatsby’s mansion and a Rolls Royce
Card Wording:

You’re Cordially Invited to a Night of Extravagance
Gatsby himself couldn’t throw a finer affair

Join us for a Roaring ’20s celebration of glitz, glamour, and jazz

Date: [Date]
Time: [Time]
Place: [Venue Name & Address]

Dress to impress in your flapper best or gangster getup
It’s going to be the cat’s pajamas

  1. “Art Deco Ticket Invitation”

Design: Printed like a vintage theater or jazz club ticket with metallic accents
Card Wording:

Admit One: A Roaring Good Time
Step back into the 1920s for a night of music, mischief, and moonshine

Hosted by: [Host Name]
Date: [Date]
Time: [Time]
Location: [Venue]

Dress code: Think Gatsby – think glamour
Jazz, cocktails, and secrets await behind the velvet curtain

  1. “Bootlegger’s Invitation” (Vintage Newspaper Style)

Design: Looks like a 1920s front page newspaper with headlines and party details
Card Wording:

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Gatsby’s Legendary Bash Hits Town This Weekend

Prohibition can’t stop this party
Join the city’s most notorious socialites for a night of jazz, dancing, and bathtub gin

Location: [Venue Name & Address]
Date: [Date]
Time: [Time]

Secret password at the door: [Make one up]
Dress to dazzle in your best 1920s flair

  1. “Jazz Age Soirée Invitation”

Design: Cream and gold with Charleston dancers or gramophones in silhouette
Card Wording:

It’s a Jazz Age Soirée
Dust off your pearls and polish your spats

You’re invited to a night of roaring fun
Flapper fashion, smooth jazz, and bootleg cocktails await

Date: [Date]
Time: [Time]
Place: [Venue]

Come as a flapper, a gangster, or a silent screen star
Just don’t come dull

 

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