Cocktail Party Invitation Ideas: 9 Video Designs for Every Kind of Night

Here are 9 cocktail party invitation templates, and every one is a real video you can play on this page. They're grouped by the kind of party: dressy evenings at home, bright and social nights, and seasonal cocktail parties. Pick one in the TwistInvite App, share the link by text, and guests RSVP in their browser. Ready to pick a design? Browse our full collection of cocktail party invitation templates.

Each design has a few words built into the artwork (a name like "Cherry Disco" or a line like "Pour · Garnish · Celebrate"). That text is part of the design. Your own wording goes in the message you send with the link and in your video message; our elegant cocktail party invitations guide has lines to copy.

Featured TwistInvite DesignsCocktail Party InvitationsOpen the cocktail designs in the app, add your event details and a video message, then share one link guests RSVP to in their browser.

Quick Picks

Dressy Evenings and Cocktails at Home

1. The Cocktail Trolley: best for cocktails at home

A brass bar cart loaded with a red cocktail, a mojito, an old fashioned and fresh fruit, under the words "The Cocktail Trolley · Pour · Garnish · Celebrate". Green palms and a checkered floor make it feel like a hotel lounge. Choose it when you're mixing the drinks yourself for 8 to 20 people.

2. The Curious Cocktail Cabinet: best for a speakeasy night

The doors of a carved wooden cabinet open on decanters, bitters and jars of cherries. It suits a classic-cocktail evening, a whiskey or gin tasting, or a speakeasy theme with a password. For more on that style, see our vintage cocktail party invitations.

3. Art Deco Noir: best for black tie and Gatsby parties

A black card with a gold seal, a vintage car outside a gold deco facade, a mirrored ballroom and a champagne tower. It is the most formal design here: use it for a black-tie cocktail party, a 1920s theme or a New Year's Eve party.

Bright, Social Nights

4. Coastal Cocktails: best for summer and patios

Blue-and-white tiles, lemons, olives and a sea view through an arch, with "Salt Air · Citrus · Sparkling Sips" under the name. It fits a patio party, a spritz night or anything with a Mediterranean menu. Our coastal cocktail party invitations guide has wording and menu ideas.

5. Cherry Disco: best for a party with dancing

A silver disco ball over "Cherry Disco · Cocktails · Rhythm · Shine", with cherry-red martinis and roses. Bright and playful without being childish: good for a birthday, a girls' night or any cocktail party that turns into dancing.

6. Raise a Glass With Us: best for Pride and a big night out

Rainbow "You're invited" lettering over a dark bar, a martini and an old fashioned, with "Raise a glass with us" underneath. It suits a Pride party, a chosen-family celebration or a birthday at a bar.

Seasonal Cocktail Parties

These three sit with the holiday designs in the App's Festive collection rather than with the cocktail designs.

7. Halloween Candlelight Cocktails: best for an adults-only Halloween

Candles, carved pumpkins and red drinks on a dark bar under the line "Candlelight, cocktails, and questionable decisions." Halloween is close, so send it this week. More ideas in our Halloween cocktail party invitations guide.

8. Christmas Soiree Table: best for a holiday cocktail party

A fireplace, red candles and a gold chandelier around the words "You're invited to a Christmas Soirée · Gather · Toast · Celebrate". It fits an elegant December party at home. For December wording and timing, see our holiday cocktail party invitations.

9. Hanukkah Happy Hour: best for a Hanukkah get-together

A gold menorah, plates of latkes and glasses of white wine with "Latkes, Laughter & Light". Use it for an after-work happy hour or an evening with friends during the eight nights.

How to Choose

• Formality. Black tie or cocktail attire: Art Deco Noir or Christmas Soiree Table. Come as you are: Coastal Cocktails or Cherry Disco.
• Who's making the drinks. If you're mixing, The Cocktail Trolley or The Curious Cocktail Cabinet tell guests it's a home bar, not a venue.
• Day or night. Coastal Cocktails is the only daytime-feeling design; the rest read as evening.
• A theme with rules. A speakeasy password, a dress code or "bring a bottle" goes in your message, not on the design.
• Built-in words. Check the words in the artwork match your party: "Christmas Soirée" won't suit a New Year's party.

Make It Yours

• Film the bar. Upload a 5-second clip of you shaking the signature drink.
• Add the playlist. Import an audio track that matches the night: jazz for the cabinet, disco for Cherry Disco.
• Record the welcome. Hold to record a 15-second voice message: "Saturday, eight o'clock, my place. I'm making negronis. Tell me you're in."
• Show the menu. A photo of a handwritten cocktail menu works as one of your uploaded images.

What to Write With It

Send It and Track RSVPs

1. Pick a template in the TwistInvite App (the App is where you create and edit the invitation).
2. Add your event details, plus your own photos, video or audio if you like, and a hold-to-record voice message.
3. Share the link by text message (SMS) or in your group chat, with one of the lines above.
4. Guests open it in their browser and answer Going, Can't make it or Maybe, with no app and no account. You see every reply in the App.

The free plan includes 3 events a month, free templates, RSVP tracking and 15-second video messages. Premium is $2.99 a week, $8.99 a month or $39.99 a year (USD; the App Store sets local prices). Open the cocktail designs in the TwistInvite App.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I change the words that appear in the template artwork?

No. The name or line built into each design, such as "Cherry Disco", is part of the artwork. Put your own wording in the message you send with the link and in your video message.

Do guests need an app to RSVP to a cocktail party invitation?

No. Guests open the link in any browser and answer Going, Can't make it or Maybe without downloading anything or creating an account. Only the host uses the TwistInvite App.

How far in advance should I send cocktail party invitations?

Two to three weeks ahead is usual for a cocktail party at home, and three to four weeks in December, when weekends fill up fast. Ask for replies about a week before.

Which template works for a black-tie cocktail party?

Art Deco Noir is the most formal, with black and gold, a deco ballroom and a champagne tower. Christmas Soiree Table also suits a dressed-up December party.

Can I add my own cocktail menu or music?

Yes. In the App you can upload your own photos and videos, such as a photo of your menu, import an audio track and record a short video message.