--- title: "Retirement invitation message: 13 ready to copy - Eventi" description: "Retirement invitation message samples for WhatsApp: felicitation from the office, retirement dinner from the children, farewell party and templates." canonical: https://ueventi.com/invitation-message/retirement last-updated: 2026-11-02 --- ![](/media/photos/ai-retirement-party-800.webp) ![](/media/photos/ai-family-dinner-800.webp) ![](/media/photos/ai-host-planning-800.webp) ![](/media/photos/ai-retirement-party-800.webp) ![](/media/photos/ai-family-dinner-800.webp) ![](/media/photos/ai-host-planning-800.webp) Retirement: 13 ready messages # Retirement invitation message for the office felicitation and the family dinner after. A retirement invitation message names the person, says how many years they gave and tells guests whether the evening is a formal felicitation at the office or a dinner the family is hosting. Below are thirteen messages Indian colleagues and children send on WhatsApp: a felicitation from HR to the whole branch, a team farewell at a restaurant, a father's retirement dinner from the children, a mother's send-off from her school, and templates you can fill in. Copy the one that fits, add the name and the years, and send it to each guest. ## Retirement invitation messages from the office Felicitation functions and team farewells, from HR, the branch head or the colleagues. 1. Felicitation from the company 1.Mr. Suresh Deshmukh, General Manager, Operations, joined Kirloskar Pumps as a trainee engineer in 1992 and superannuates on 31 March 2026 after 34 years. The management and staff invite you to his felicitation on Monday, 30 March 2026, 5 pm, in the company auditorium, Hadapsar, Pune, where a shawl, a memento and far too many stories await him. High tea follows. Kindly confirm to HR by 25 March. Copy 2. From the branch head to the team 2.Team, Mrs. Radha Iyer retires on Friday after 29 years with the bank, 17 of them at this branch. We are holding a small farewell in the conference room on Friday, 27 February, 4:30 pm, with cake and a few words from everyone who worked under her. Please be there, and bring the clients' stories she would not tell herself. Vikram Nair, Branch Manager. Copy 3. Team farewell dinner at a restaurant 3.Rohan Mehta hangs up his badge after 22 years with the company, and the team is taking him out properly. Farewell dinner on Saturday, 14 March, 8 pm, at Mainland China, Whitefield, Bengaluru. Spouses welcome, the company is paying for the first round of memories. Reply to Priya by Wednesday for the booking. Copy 4. School staff farewell 4.Our Principal, Mrs. Meera Sharma, retires on 30 April after 31 years at St. Anselm's, 12 of them in the Principal's chair. The staff and management invite you to her farewell on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 11 am, in the school hall, Mansarovar, Jaipur. Former students and colleagues are especially welcome. Lunch follows. Please confirm by 24 April. Copy 5. With reply buttons 5.Twenty six years at the plant end on 31 March for Aditya Reddy, and the B shift is hosting his farewell dinner at the Hyderabad Marriott, Tank Bund, on Saturday, 28 March, 7:30 pm, spouses included. Tap Yes or No below, the hotel wants the table count by Monday. Kavya, on behalf of the B shift. Copy ## Retirement dinner invitation messages from the family When the children host, for the colleagues, the neighbours and the relatives who watched the career. 1. Father's retirement, from the children 6.Our father, Mr. Anil Patil, retires from the Maharashtra State Electricity Board on 31 January after 35 years of service. We, his children, invite you to a dinner in his honour on Sunday, 1 February 2026, 7:30 pm, at the Hotel Pride lawns, Nashik Road, Nashik. His colleagues, his neighbours and the relatives who watched him leave at 7 every morning are all invited. Kindly reply by 26 January. Sneha and Omkar. Copy 2. Mother's retirement lunch 7.Amma taught Mathematics at Kendriya Vidyalaya for 33 years, and this Friday is her last day. We are hosting a lunch for her on Sunday, 8 March, 12:30 pm, at our home in Kakkanad, Kochi. Her students from any batch, her colleagues and the neighbours who sent their children to her for tuition are all welcome. Please let us know by Thursday. Ananya and Arjun Nair. Copy 3. Formal, from the son and daughter-in-law 8.Dr. Vikram Khan hangs up his stethoscope on 31 March, thirty eight years after his first night duty in the civil hospital casualty ward. His son and daughter-in-law would be honoured by your company at a dinner marking the occasion, Saturday, 21 March 2026, 8 pm, Taj banquet hall, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. Former residents, nurses and patients who became friends are all expected. Aditya and Priya Khan. Copy 4. Casual, from the daughter 9.Papa has retired, the 5 am alarm has been switched off for good and Mummy wants the house full on Sunday. Lunch at ours, 1 pm, Flat 501, Lodha Belmondo, Gahunje, Pune. Bring nothing, expect no speeches, just the people he worked beside and the ones he grumbled to for thirty years. Reply to me by Friday so the caterer stops asking. Kavya Mehta. Copy ## Templates and short WhatsApp retirement messages Fill in the brackets, or send three lines with the venue pinned. 1. Template, from the office 10.\[Name\], a desk that has been occupied since before most of us joined will be empty after \[Date\]. The office is holding a felicitation for our retiring colleague at \[Venue\], \[Time\], with a shawl, a memento, two minutes from anyone who wants them and dinner once the microphone is switched off. Please confirm by \[Reply by\] so the seating and the plates are right. Copy 2. Template, from the family 11.\[Name\], Papa's last working day is \[Date\], thirty odd years of early buses and late files finally over. The three of us are throwing him a small dinner at \[Venue\], \[Time\] onwards, and he has asked for you by name. No speeches, no gifts, just come. A yes or a no by \[Reply by\] would help with the cooking. Copy 3. Short, team farewell 12.Last day for Suresh sir is Friday. Cake and coffee in the cafeteria at 4 pm, farewell dinner at Copper Chimney, Fort, Mumbai, at 8. Say yes here if you are coming to dinner so the table is right. Rohan. Copy 4. WhatsApp, with the map pinned 13.Papa's retirement dinner, this Saturday, 7:30 pm, society clubhouse, Prestige Shantiniketan, Whitefield, Bengaluru. Pin is in this chat, Gate 2 for parking. A quick yes from you and the caterer stops guessing. Meera and Vikram. Copy ## What to include in a retirement invitation message Check the message covers these points before you send it, so no guest has to ask you for details later. - The full name with the title, the designation and the years of service. That line is what guests repeat on the day. - The retirement date and the function date, which are often different. - Who is hosting: the company, the team or the children. - The venue with a landmark, and whether it is a felicitation with speeches or a dinner with none. - Whether spouses and families are invited. - A reply-by date and the person to reply to. ### Before you send - Put the years of service in the first line. Thirty five years is the whole story, and the guest decides to come on that number. - If the function is at the office, say when the speeches end and the dinner begins. Colleagues from other branches plan their travel around that. - When the children host, invite the colleagues by name through one of them. The office group reaches people the family does not know. - Send it two weeks ahead for a felicitation with retired colleagues travelling, one week for a team dinner. ## Send the retirement invitation on WhatsApp with one-tap replies Paste the message once and every guest receives it individually on WhatsApp with Yes, No and Maybe buttons. The count fills in live so the caterer gets a real number, and the colleagues who read it and forgot get a gentle reminder before the day. 1. 1Copy the message you like and change the names, the date, the time and the venue. 2. 2Open the free card maker if you want a visual card to go with it, pick a template and download the PNG with no watermark. 3. 3Add your guest list and send. Every guest receives the message on WhatsApp with one-tap Yes, No and Maybe buttons, and nobody has to install an app. 4. 4Reminders go out on their own to guests who have not replied, and your headcount updates live as the answers come in. [Send with RSVP on WhatsApp](https://app.ueventi.com/login)[How RSVP on WhatsApp works](/rsvp-wedding-card) ## The message is half the job. The replies are the other half. Paste any of these into Eventi and it goes to each guest on WhatsApp with the card and Yes / No / Maybe buttons inside the message. Replies are counted, confirmed guests are asked how many are coming, and the silent ones get a reminder. You pay once per event, by the number of invitations. [Send your invitation with RSVP](https://app.ueventi.com/login) ## Retirement invitation message questions, answered. 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