4th of July invitations with RSVP

Invite family and friends to a Fourth of July cookout. Each household replies for everyone at once and adds a side to the sign-up list, so the grill and the table are covered.

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Example headcountFour households · one cookout

The Hendersons
Mike, Jen, Ava, Ben
4 attending
Bringing a flag cake
Aunt Carol
Carol, Frank
2 attending
Can we bring our dog?
Devon
Devon, Kai
Maybe
The Nguyens
Linh, Bao
No reply

Families to nudge2

How do you send a 4th of July party invitation?

Text each household its own link, or post one link in the family group chat. Each family answers for everyone and adds a dish to a sign-up list. Hejmo is free, with no ads or guest accounts.

A holiday weekend needs a real count

The Fourth is a travel weekend. Half your friends are at the lake, the other half aren't sure, and you're standing at the store guessing how many burgers to buy.

Send each household its own link, so one person answers for the whole family, or post the shared link in the group chat. Allow extra guests, and visiting cousins come with the reply.

Add a free sign-up list for sides, desserts, and drinks, and guests take one when they say yes. Put the start time, the rain plan, and where to watch the fireworks in the details.

How much food for a 4th of July cookout

Hejmo gives you the count. The usual rules of thumb do the rest.

Burgers and dogs: about 1½ per adult: Count each kid as half. For 20 adults and 8 kids, plan on about 35 between burgers and hot dogs, plus buns.
Sides: about a cup per guest: Spread across three or four dishes, like potato salad, slaw, corn, and a green salad.
Drinks: three or four per guest: A hot afternoon runs through water fast, so put out more than you think.
Ice: about a pound per guest: Double it if the cooler sits in the sun.

Keep it from becoming three potato salads

On your event page, tap “Set up a sign-up list” and pick “Guests write their own.” Guests see what's coming so far and type what they'll bring once they say yes.

A dish close to one already coming gets a gentle note, but guests can still add it; it's a nudge, not a rule. Guests see the food, not who's bringing it, and you see both.

For more structure, list what you need yourself, such as “A side,” “A dessert,” or “A bag of ice,” and guests tap the one they'll take.

The HendersonsYes

Optional. Add what you're bringing so others can see it.

What's coming so far

Potato salad
Watermelon
Corn on the cob

You're bringing

Flag cake

What are you bringing?

potato salad

Add

Someone's already bringing Potato salad. You can still add it.

Sign-up list

Added by guests

Potato salad
Aunt Carol
Watermelon
Grandpa Joe
Corn on the cob
The Patels
Flag cake
The Hendersons

4th of July invitation wording

Copy one, swap in your details, and add your Hejmo link.

Backyard cookout: Fourth of July cookout at [name]'s! Sunday, July 4 from [time]. We've got the grill; grab a side on the sign-up list. Reply for your whole crew by [date].
Fireworks party: Come watch the fireworks with us! [Address], July 4, [time]. Bring a chair and a blanket; we'll have dessert and sparklers. Tap the link to RSVP.
Long weekend at the lake: Join us at the lake for the long weekend, July 3 to 5. Tell us which days you'll make it and whether you need a bed. RSVP on the link by [date].
Block party: 4th of July block party on [street], [time] until the fireworks. Bring a dish to share and your lawn chairs. Add your family on the link so we know how many to plan for.

When to send a 4th of July invitation

3 to 4 weeks before: Send it in early June. July 4, 2027 is a Sunday, with the holiday observed Monday, so families make travel plans early.
About a week before: Make this the RSVP deadline, so you can shop for the real count.
Two days before: Copy a nudge for anyone still at Maybe and send it in your own chat, with the rain plan if the forecast turns.

Where 4th of July planning gets messy

Everyone's maybe out of town: A holiday weekend means road trips and lake houses, and the count changes until the morning of.
Three potato salads and no buns: Without a list, everyone brings their favorite side and nobody brings the basics.
Families reply in three words: “We're in!” doesn't say whether that's two people or six, with cousins visiting.
The rain plan never reaches anyone: You move the party to the garage, and half the guests still go to the park.

Three steps from invite to headcount

It works the way your family already talks: by text and group chat.

Add your households
Add each family with the people you're inviting, or skip the list and use the shared link. Add a sign-up list for the sides and drinks.
Share the link
Text it or post it in the family group chat. Each household answers for everyone and takes a dish, with no account or app.
Shop for the real count
Your dashboard shows who's coming and who's bringing what. Copy a nudge for anyone who hasn't answered and send it yourself.

4th of July designs

Try a photo from last summer or a painted design free; guests see it once the event has Plus ($12).

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Made for the host of the cookout

A count you can shop for, a dish sign-up, and ready-to-send nudges. No guest accounts.

A count you can shop for: Every household answers Yes, No, or Maybe for everyone in it, so you know how many burgers and chairs days ahead.
Sides without the group-chat shuffle: A free sign-up list shows what's already coming. Guests add a dish when they say yes.
Easy on your guests: Guests, grandparents included, open the link in any phone browser and reply in two taps, with no account. There are no ads on the invite, free or Plus.

Ask what they need to know

Add an optional question guests answer with their RSVP, like whether they're staying for fireworks or bringing a dog. You read every answer beside the count.

One RSVP question is free. Families can answer or skip it.

Staying for the fireworks? Bringing a pup?

Optional

A family's answer

Staying till the end! We'll leave the dog home, he hates the noise.

Paste this in the group chat

The date, the time, and one link to answer and pick a dish.

4th of July cookout at ours, Sunday July 4 from [time]! Tap the link to RSVP for your whole family and add a side so we're not all bringing potato salad. Please reply by [date], no account needed.

Questions

Common questions about 4th of July invitations.

Are these 4th of July invitations free?

Yes. Hejmo is free for unlimited events, with RSVP tracking, private links, a shared link, sign-up lists, nudges, co-hosts, and one RSVP question. There are no ads on the invite. Plus is optional: $12 for one event adds your own cover photo or an illustrated cover, invitation styles, an animated preview that plays in iMessage, a custom link, a custom RSVP confirmation, and up to five RSVP questions.

When should you send 4th of July invitations?

Three to four weeks ahead, in early June, before families make holiday-weekend travel plans. Set the RSVP deadline about a week before, so you can shop for the real count.

What should a 4th of July invitation say?

The date and time, the address with parking notes, whether to bring a dish or chairs, whether kids, plus-ones, and pets are welcome, the rain plan, and an RSVP date.

How do I organize who brings what?

Add a free sign-up list. Guests type what they'll bring when they say yes, or take an item you listed, like a side or a bag of ice, and your dashboard shows who's bringing what.

How do I tell guests about a change of plans?

Edit the event, and the invite shows the new time or place the next time guests open their link. Then copy a short update into your group chat.

Do guests need an app or an account?

No. The link opens in any phone or computer browser, and guests reply in two taps.

Run this event, then reuse the guest list for the next one

Free for unlimited events. Plus is $12 once per event, and guests see your photo on the invite.

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