Golden hour on the water: a sunlit yacht deck, red bougainvillea spilling over the rail and a cliffside coast in the distance. The headline is written in large gold letters, and the name is set below in a tall gold serif that matches it.
This one is for a late-afternoon birthday with warm light and good photos. A boat if you have one, a lakeside dock or a west-facing backyard if you do not, with terracotta and gold balloons, a Mediterranean spread of flatbreads, olives and fruit, sparkling lemonade and a playlist that sounds like a summer road trip. Ask everyone to arrive an hour before sunset.
Add the name, the date and the place, and it is ready. A twenty-first, a graduation dinner or any birthday that belongs to summer looks right on it too.
