Look Who’s 60 birthday invitation with childhood and adult photos of the guest of honor in the O’s

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Invitations

Look Who’s Invitations

the idea

Bring a smile to guests’ faces with these Look Who’s… invitations featuring cute, funny, or embarrassing throwback photos of the guest of honor.

Look Who’s 70 birthday invitation card and envelope mockup with a black and white childhood photo

Look Who’s 67 birthday invitation, polaroid-style photo of a woman making a silly face with heart stickers

the how

Format. Comes as a flat printed card, with the personalized photo design on the front and party details on the back.
Design. Choose from:
a single throwback photo inside the number zero,
a ‘then-and-now’ pairing of an old photo next to a recent one inside the letters O of Look,
or a ‘through the years’ style three-photo collage.
Personalization. Use the online customization tool to upload photos and edit the wording — name, age or occasion, and party details — and preview exactly how it’ll look before you order.
Sizes. 5” x 7” is most popular but 4.5” x 6.25” also available.
Paper & finish. Choose from several paper finishes (matte, linen, pearlescent, and more), a corner style (squared, rounded, arch, and others), and standard or HD printing.
Envelopes. Available with or without plain white envelopes and the option to add address printing for free.
Lead times. Standard shipping runs roughly a week to ten days, with faster expedited options available at checkout for an extra cost.

Look Who’s Ninety birthday invitation with three photos of an elderly man in a flat cap

Look Who’s 50 birthday invitation with a black and white baby photo in a pom-pom hat

the why

WHY This Idea?

Celebrates the person; not just the occasion
Flexible; options available for 1, 2, or 3 photos of the guest of honor if you don’t have easy access to old photos
Entertaining; lets guests see the guest of honor ‘back in the day’ in a way they’ve probably never seen before
Light-hearted; a warm way to celebrate the guest of honor that shows they don’t take themselves too seriously
Funny; make guests laugh by including awkward or embarrassing old photos celebrating bad haircuts or crimes of fashion
Nostalgic; a walk down memory lane with friends and family is a wonderful way to mark a milestone birthday or special occasion

Look Who’s 30 birthday invitation shown on a printed card and phone screen with a black and white photo

Look Who’s Graduated invitation with childhood and graduation photos in bold LOOK lettering

the why

Why Your Invitations Need to Be Personal, Creative, or Unusual

Signals effort; if you’re expecting guests to give up an evening, arrange a babysitter, buy a gift, and travel across town to celebrate with you — your invitation needs to say ‘this is a special occasion’.
Strong first impression; if the invitation isn’t exciting, people assume the event won’t be — so it needs to stand out, grab their attention, and pique their curiosity.
Excites; generic or clichéd invitations — glitter and cocktails for women, whiskey and beer for men — are unoriginal, uninspiring, and impersonal. These aren’t.
Sets the tone; it’s guests’ first insight into what type of party it will be, so it needs to give them a sense of the theme, style, or tone of the event.
Encourages RSVPs; invitations sell the event, so they need to excite and inspire people enough that they actually want to attend — rather than just come because they feel obliged to.
Talking point; creative twists, personal touches, and clever little details make a party memorable.

Look Who’s 21 birthday invitation with baby and young woman photos in bold LOOK lettering

Look Who’s Seventy birthday invitation with a photo of a smiling man against greenery

ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

“If you’ve got access to old photos of the guest of honor at different ages, I’d recommend choosing the three-photo ‘through the years’ style design – it just makes it more entertaining for guests.

Regardless of which design you choose, don’t shy away from using a properly awkward photo either — an old school photo or one with a bad haircut — to make guests laugh.

If you need to transfer old printed photos to a digital format, this can be done very inexpensively nowadays ($20-$30 for 100 photos) and it’s a great opportunity to preserve them for years to come. Similarly, old photos that are fading, discolored, or damaged can often be restored at the same time. See links below.

These invitations come with the added bonus of free envelope addressing. Just upload your guests’ names and addresses and they’ll print them onto the envelopes for you at no extra cost.

For more personal, creative, or unusual invitations, check out my Invitation Ideas page.”

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