An invitation for a tasting night has one job an ordinary party invite doesn't: it has to set expectations before anyone shows up, so nobody arrives expecting to shotgun a beer at a wine-tasting-shaped event.
What to actually put on it
- Name the format in one line. "Tasting night" or "pairing night" does more work than "party." It tells people this isn't a rager, and it tells them to eat beforehand.
- State the tier, if you're picking one. "Casual tier" or just the price range sets spending expectations for anyone who's contributing a bottle.
- Give a real start and end time. Tastings run long if you let them; a stated end time is a kindness, not a formality.
- Say what to bring, if anything. Most of our kits are built so the host buys everything at one tier. If you want a bring-your-own round layered in, say so on the invite, not at the door.
- Skip the dress code unless it matters. "Sharp casual" or nothing at all. Overdressing a living-room tasting kills the vibe faster than underdressing it.
Timing your send
Two weeks out is the sweet spot for a tasting night: enough time for a guest to actually buy the bottle you asked for if you're running a bring-your-own round, not so far out that it falls off everyone's radar. For a bigger or seasonal night (a Halloween candy bowl tasting, an advent calendar kickoff), push that to three weeks so it survives the busier calendar around it.
The RSVP problem, solved
Every kit includes a ready-to-copy Google Form for RSVPs and QR code you can drop straight into the invitation template, so replies land in your own account, not ours, and you're not chasing texts the week of. Set it up once, paste the link into the invite, and the guest list handles itself.
Using the template
Every KingBKits PDF includes an editable Canva invitation, already sized and formatted, that you customize with your own date, time, and address in a few minutes. No design work required. Fill in the blanks, export, and send it exactly the way you'd send any other digital invite.