Weddings are extremely special events. This is the reason why the preparations usually take months. Everything has to be perfect – even the wordings of your invitation should be faultless. There is a proper way to write wedding invitations. And Wedding Invitation Wording Etiquette plays a very important role.
When making your own wedding invitations, the following Wedding Invitation Wording Etiquette guidelines should be considered:
Etiquette #1
Take time in addressing your guests. Don’t address everybody as Mr. and Mrs., especially if they have professional titles. If they are doctors, engineers, or lawyers, address them accordingly. Put your invitee’s names on the outer envelope and on the card itself. For couples, the titled partner should come first. If you want to invite the whole family, say so in the card. But children aged 18 and above should receive their own invitations.
Etiquette #2
If you don’t want kids in the reception or in the ceremony, you can write “Adult Reception” at the bottom of the invitation or reply card. You can also outwardly place there the number of seats that you reserved for the invitation’s recipient. This way, they would know whether or not they should bring some kids or another guest along.
Etiquette #3
If you find it improper to indicate whether the wedding ceremony is going to be a black tie event or a simple formal gathering, do it with symbols. You can put a thumbnail of a black tie or a tuxedo at the bottom corner of the invitation card to tell your guest how they should dress. If it is going to be a formal event but not necessarily a black tie ceremony, you can use formal invitation layouts with black script and gold or silver borders. Use high quality paper to get the right idea across.
Etiquette #4
In cases of out-of-town weddings, subtly inform guests that their accommodation is not paid for by inserting a small brochure with published rates from the hotel where the wedding is going to be held along with your invitation card.
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