Housewarming Invitation Wording: 30 Examples to Copy
Most of the boxes are unpacked and people keep asking when they can come see the place. A housewarming is easy to plan and easy to keep postponing, and usually the only thing missing is the invite.
So here are 30 examples, sorted by the kind of get-together. Pick one, change the details, send it. At the end there's a short note on RSVP lines and how to send it so you get answers back.
Casual open house wording
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We moved! Come see the new place on Saturday, October 17, anytime between 2 and 6 pm at [address]. Snacks, drinks and a tour that takes about 40 seconds.
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Open house at our new place. Sunday, October 25, drop by from 1 to 5. Stay ten minutes or all afternoon, both are fine.
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The boxes are (mostly) unpacked. Housewarming on Saturday, October 10 from 3 pm at [address]. Bring yourself, we've got the rest.
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New keys, same us. Swing by our housewarming on Saturday, November 7, 2 to 6 pm. The buzzer says [name], third floor.
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Housewarming at [name]'s new place! Saturday, October 24, from 4 pm until the neighbors complain. Please reply by the 18th so we know how much food to get.
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We finally have a couch. Come sit on it. Saturday, October 17, 3 pm, [address].
Housewarming dinner wording
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We'd love to have you over for dinner in our new home. Saturday, October 24 at 7 pm, [address]. Please let us know by the 17th and tell us about any allergies.
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First dinner party in the new kitchen. Saturday, November 14, 7:30 pm. The oven is still a mystery, so no promises about dessert. Reply by the 7th.
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Small housewarming dinner for a few friends. Friday, October 16, 7 pm at [address]. We have six chairs, so please reply by Monday.
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Come help us break in the new dining table. Saturday, October 31, 6 pm, [address]. We're cooking, bring a bottle if you like.
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Housewarming brunch on Sunday, November 8 at 11 am. Coffee, pancakes and a look around. Reply by Wednesday so we buy enough eggs.
Family housewarming wording
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We finally moved! The kids have picked their rooms and would like to show them off. Housewarming on Saturday, October 10, 2 to 5 pm at [address]. Kids welcome, the yard is fenced.
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After two years of looking, we have a house. Come celebrate with us on Sunday, October 18 from 1 pm at [address]. Bounce house in the yard, coffee in the kitchen.
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[Child's name] has a new room and wants everyone to see it. Family housewarming on Saturday, October 24, 3 to 6 pm. Siblings, grandparents and dogs welcome.
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New house, same chaos. Family housewarming BBQ on Saturday, October 3 at 2 pm, [address]. Bring the kids, the trampoline is already up.
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We moved closer to school, so now you have no excuse. Open house for friends and neighbors on Sunday, October 11, 2 to 5 pm. Kids can run around outside, grown-ups get coffee and cake.
Apartment and small space wording
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Our new apartment fits about twelve people, so this is a two-shift housewarming. Drop by on Saturday, October 17 anytime from 3 to 9 pm.
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New apartment, tiny kitchen, big fridge. Housewarming drinks on Friday, October 23, 8 pm, [address]. Fourth floor, no elevator, sorry in advance.
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Studio warming! There's one room and you'll see all of it from the door. Saturday, November 7, 7 pm. Bring a drink, we own four glasses.
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Come see the new apartment on Saturday, October 24 from 6 pm. Buzz [name] and take the stairs on the left. Please reply by the 20th so we can borrow enough chairs.
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Housewarming on the balcony (it fits six, the living room fits the rest). Saturday, October 10, 5 pm, [address].
No-gifts housewarming wording
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Housewarming on Saturday, October 24, 3 pm at [address]. No gifts please, we just spent a month trying to fit what we already own.
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Come celebrate our new home on Sunday, November 1 from 2 pm. Please don't bring anything. If you can't help it, we're short on houseplants.
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Housewarming at ours, Saturday, October 17, 4 pm. No gifts, but a snack to share is always welcome.
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We have everything we need except people in it. Housewarming, Saturday, November 14, 3 to 7 pm, [address]. Please skip the gifts.
Short versions for the group chat
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Housewarming Sat 17th, 2 to 6, drop in anytime. Reply here: [link]
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We moved! Come see it Sat 24th from 4. Who's in? [link]
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Dinner at the new place, Sat 14th, 7:30. Six seats, reply soon: [link]
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Open house Sun 25th, 1 to 5, kids welcome. Yes or no here: [link]
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Housewarming drinks Fri 23rd, 8 pm, fourth floor, no elevator. RSVP: [link]
What every housewarming invite needs
- Date and time. For an open house, a window works better ("drop by between 2 and 6").
- The new address in full, plus the buzzer, floor or a parking tip.
- Who's invited: partners, kids, dogs.
- Food and drinks, and whether to bring anything.
- Gifts: welcome, or please don't.
- How to RSVP and by when.
The address is the one to double-check. Your friends still have the old one saved in their phones, so write the new one out in full, including the apartment number.
RSVP lines that get answers
For an open house the headcount doesn't need to be exact, but a rough number still decides how much food and how many chairs. A few lines that work:
- "Reply by the 18th so we know how much food to get."
- "Drop in whenever, but tap the link so we have a rough count."
- "Let us know if you're bringing kids, we'll set up a corner for them."
- "Tap the link to say yes or no. Takes ten seconds, no account needed."
A rough count is enough for an open house. For a dinner, ask for a clear yes or no.
Sending it
If you post a photo of your new front door in the group chat with "party Saturday!", you'll get hearts and a lot of "congrats!!", and still no idea how many people are coming. Send a link instead. With the free housewarming invite maker you put your wording and the new address on a card, share one link, and guests reply with their name. No signup for them. The headcount updates as replies come in, and on the day the address is on the card where people can find it.
If you already have a card and only need the replies, the housewarming RSVP page does that part on its own.
Enjoy the new place :)
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