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Retro Backyard BBQ invitation

A green kettle grill against a big golden sun, with lemonade and ripe tomatoes on red gingham — a retro screenprint invitation for a cookout in the yard.

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Backyard BBQ invitation in retro screenprint style with a pine-green kettle grill in front of a large golden sun, a yellow lemonade pitcher with two glasses and three red tomatoes on a red-and-cream gingham band, and small half-suns in the corners
Sample details shown. Your names, date and place replace them.
About this design

What makes it
feel like the table.

  • Pine-green headline
  • Golden sun
  • Tomato red
  • Coral gingham
  • Warm cream paper

A big golden sun sits in the middle of the card, its wide, blocky rays fanning out behind a pine-green kettle grill on three thin legs. Under the grill, a red-and-cream gingham band runs edge to edge like a picnic tablecloth, set with a yellow lemonade pitcher and two glasses on the left and three ripe tomatoes on the right. Tiny half-suns peek out from all four corners.

The whole scene is a distressed mid-century screenprint, with flat shapes, slightly grainy ink and warm cream paper showing through. Pine green, golden yellow, tomato red and coral give it the feel of a hand-pulled summer poster, and since nothing in it shows a person or needs a photo, it fits any guest list from the family next door to the whole office.

“Backyard BBQ” stretches across the top in heavy, condensed pine-green capitals, with “Grill • Chill • Gather” in small, letterspaced capitals above it. The details are stacked beneath the gingham in compact green uppercase — “Saturday, July 18”, “5:30 PM” and “The Maple Yard” on the sample — finishing with the RSVP line.

Good for

Where this design fits best.

  • A summer cookout in the backyard for friends and neighbors
  • A neighborhood block party with a shared grill
  • A Fourth of July or Labor Day cookout
  • A family reunion barbecue at home or in a park
  • A company picnic or team barbecue
Wording ideas

What to write on a retro backyard bbq invitation.

01

Grill & gather

Grill • chill • gather

Backyard BBQ

Saturday, June 27 · 4 PM

The Alvarez backyard

02

Birthday cookout

Fire up the grill, Ben is turning 40

Birthday barbecue

Saturday, August 8 · 5 PM

14 Linden Court

03

Block party

Bring a chair and a side dish

Hollis Street block party

Sunday, July 12 · 3 PM

Corner of Hollis & Pine

The matching set

14 matching pieces for the same table.

Every piece below was made in this design with Inviti. Matching pieces are a Pro feature, and each one you request is a separate generation, so yours will follow this direction without being pixel-identical.

Retro Backyard BBQ welcome sign with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq welcome signWelcome Sign · 8×10 in
Retro Backyard BBQ food label with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq food labelFood Label · 3.5×2 in tent card
Retro Backyard BBQ water bottle label with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq water bottle labelWater Bottle Label · 8×2 in
Retro Backyard BBQ photo banner flag with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq photo banner flagPhoto Banner Flag · One 5×7 in flag
Retro Backyard BBQ thank you tag with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq thank you tagThank You Tag · 2×3.5 in
Retro Backyard BBQ thank you card with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq thank you cardThank You Card · 5×3.5 in
Retro Backyard BBQ cupcake topper with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq cupcake topperCupcake Topper · 2×2 in round
Retro Backyard BBQ cake topper with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq cake topperCake Topper · 6×4 in · print & cut
Retro Backyard BBQ milestone sign with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq milestone signMilestone Sign · 16×20 in
Retro Backyard BBQ menu card with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq menu cardMenu Card · 4×9 in
Retro Backyard BBQ custom sign with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq custom signCustom Sign · 8.5×11 in
Retro Backyard BBQ chocolate bar label with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq chocolate bar labelChocolate Bar Label · 5.25×6 in
Retro Backyard BBQ time capsule sign with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq time capsule signTime Capsule Sign · One 8×10 in sign
Retro Backyard BBQ party sign with distressed mid-century screenprint on warm cream paper, dark pine-green condensed block lettering, golden-yellow sun and lemonade pitcher, kettle grill, red tomatoes, and a red-and-cream gingham picnic strip.
Retro backyard bbq party signParty Sign · One 8×10 in sign
How it works

From this design to your invitation.

  1. Open Inviti AI on your iPhone and find Retro Backyard BBQ in Explore.
  2. Tap to use it, then add the host or event name, the date, start time, address and RSVP deadline.
  3. Inviti generates your version in this style. Proofread every name, date and address before sharing, and ask for a change if needed.
  4. Share it as an image or as one link. With Pro RSVP, guests reply from the link in their browser and you see every response in the app.
Good to know

About this template.

Will my invitation look exactly like this one?

It will follow this design's direction: a pine-green kettle grill against a big golden sun, a yellow lemonade pitcher and glasses, ripe tomatoes and a red gingham band on warm cream paper. Because Inviti generates each invitation with AI from your details, the arrangement and lettering can differ from this sample.

Does it work for a Fourth of July cookout?

Yes, as a cookout invitation. The artwork has no flags, stars or red, white and blue, just the sun, grill, lemonade, tomatoes and gingham, so name the holiday in your wording, for example “Fourth of July cookout”, if you want it on the card.

Is there a matching BBQ menu?

Yes. The set includes a tall BBQ menu in the same style; the sample lists grilled corn, garden salad, watermelon slices and lemonade. Matching pieces are part of Pro and each is a separate generation, so proofread the dishes and check ingredients and allergens yourself.

Can I print it?

Yes. The invitation is designed at 5×7 inches, and the app's print preparation can lay out copies on A4 or US Letter with crop marks. For the sharpest print, generate at full resolution rather than the introductory 1K size.

What matching pieces are there?

With Pro you can request matching pieces such as a BBQ menu, a welcome sign, food labels, water bottle labels, letter banner flags, a cards and gifts sign, a guest book sign, a “Share a BBQ memory” note sign and thank-you tags. Each piece is a separate generation; the full sample set is shown below.

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