Thanksgiving Invitation Wording: 25 Examples, Family to Work
Thanksgiving dinner has one number that matters: how many people are sitting down. The turkey, the chairs, the pies, everything follows from it. So the invite has one job, which is to get that number back to you before you shop.
Here are 25 wording examples for family dinners, Friendsgiving, potlucks and office lunches. Copy one, change the details, and put a clear reply-by date on it. Thanksgiving 2026 is on Thursday, November 26.
Family Thanksgiving dinner wording
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Thanksgiving at our house this year. Thursday, November 26, doors open at 2, dinner at 4. Please let us know by the 15th who's coming so the turkey is the right size.
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You're invited to Thanksgiving dinner at [name]'s. Thursday, November 26 at 3 pm. Bring your appetite and a story from the year. Reply by November 16.
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Same table, one more chair. Come for Thanksgiving on November 26, dinner at 4 pm at [address]. Kids and partners welcome. Let us know by the 18th.
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We're hosting Thanksgiving. Thursday, November 26, food at 3 pm, football after. Please reply by the 15th and tell us about any allergies.
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Thanksgiving dinner, our place, Thursday the 26th at 4. Pie is covered. Everything else too, honestly. Just come. Reply by the 16th so we know how many plates.
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Grandma's recipes, our kitchen. Thanksgiving on November 26, 3 pm at [address]. Please RSVP by the 12th, she needs the numbers for the stuffing.
Friendsgiving wording
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Friendsgiving! Saturday, November 21, 6 pm at [address]. No family drama, all the pie. Reply by the 14th and tell us what you're bringing.
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Turkey with the people you actually chose. Friendsgiving on Saturday, November 21 from 5 pm. Bring a dish or a bottle. Let me know by the 13th.
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Friendsgiving potluck at ours. Saturday, November 21, 6 pm. I'm doing the turkey, you're doing the rest. Claim a dish when you reply.
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Second Thanksgiving, better company. Sunday, November 22, 4 pm at [name]'s place. Reply by Wednesday so I know how big a bird to buy.
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Friendsgiving, year four. Saturday, November 21, 6 pm, [address]. Bring a side, a drink, or an appetite. Reply by the 14th.
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We're doing Friendsgiving before everyone leaves town. Sunday, November 22, 3 pm. Reply with a yes and what you'll bring, the sign-up is in the link.
Thanksgiving potluck wording
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Thanksgiving potluck on Thursday, November 26 at 3 pm. The turkey's on us. Sign up for a side, a dessert or drinks when you reply so we don't end up with six green bean casseroles.
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Potluck Thanksgiving at [address]. November 26, doors at 2, food at 4. Still needed: two sides, one dessert, rolls. Pick one in the link and reply by the 19th.
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Everyone brings something, nobody brings three pies. Thanksgiving potluck, Thursday the 26th at 4 pm. Claim your dish here: [link]
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Neighborhood Thanksgiving potluck, Saturday, November 28 at 5 pm in the community room. Bring a dish that serves 8. Reply with your dish by the 20th.
Office and team Thanksgiving wording
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Team Thanksgiving lunch on Tuesday, November 24 at 12:30 in the big meeting room. Catered, so please reply by Friday the 20th for the count. Dietary needs in the reply, please.
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Thanksgiving potluck in the office kitchen, Wednesday, November 25 at noon. Bring a dish to share or just your fork. Sign up for a dish in the link.
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Before we all head out for the long weekend: Thanksgiving snacks and drinks on Wednesday, November 25 from 3 pm. No RSVP needed, just show up.
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Our team Thanksgiving dinner is on Thursday, November 19 at 6 pm at [restaurant]. Partners welcome. Please reply by the 12th, the restaurant needs numbers.
Short versions for the group chat
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Thanksgiving at ours, Thu 26th, eat at 4. Who's in? [link]
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Friendsgiving Sat 21st, 6 pm. Reply and claim a dish: [link]
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Turkey day potluck, 26th at 3. Sign up for a side here: [link]
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Thanksgiving dinner, 26th, 4 pm, kids welcome. Yes or no by the 16th please: [link]
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Hosting Thanksgiving this year. Reply here so I can buy the right size turkey: [link]
What to put in a Thanksgiving invite
- Date and the time food is served. "Come from 2, we eat at 4" saves a lot of questions.
- The address, and parking if it's tricky.
- Who's invited: partners, kids, the friend who has nowhere to go.
- Whether it's a potluck, and if so, what's still needed.
- Dietary notes you already know about, so people can plan their dish.
- A reply-by date. Give yourself at least a week before you shop.
RSVP lines for Thanksgiving
The reply-by date is what makes Thanksgiving planning calm. A few lines that work:
- "Reply by November 15 so the turkey is the right size."
- "Let us know by the 18th. Chairs are limited and I'd rather borrow than guess."
- "Tap the link, say yes or no, and pick a dish. Takes ten seconds, no account."
- "Please reply with names, kids included, so everyone has a plate."
Sending it
For Thanksgiving, the invite is half of the work and the dish list is the other half. If you run it in a group chat, you'll have someone bringing rolls twice and nobody bringing a vegetable.
With the free Thanksgiving invite maker you write your wording on a card, share one link, and guests reply with their name. Turn on the potluck option and they claim a dish while they reply, so the list fills itself. No signup for them.
If you only need the dish sign-up and the headcount, the Thanksgiving RSVP page or the potluck page will do.
Enjoy the leftovers :)
Planning something else? Here are invitation wording examples for every occasion.
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