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There are customary guidelines for wording
your invitations. Many varieties are used, but the more formal your wedding, the closer to
tradition yours should be. Note that the words honour and favour are always spelled with
'our' on wedding stationery. The words 'honour of your presence' usually appear in
invitations to church ceremonies; the words 'pleasure of your company' appear on
invitations to non-church ceremonies and wedding receptions.
The Formal invitation follows certain conventions in
wording and order of presentation of information. Obviously, the more formal your wedding
,the more you will want to observe these rules for wording your invitations.
- Names are always written in full using first, middle, and
possibly last; never use nicknames, never use initials
- Family order is written out "Senior", or indicated
by roman numerals, III
- The word "and" is always written out.
- The words "honour" (honour of your presence) and
"favour" (the favour of a reply) take the English spelling.
- "The honour of your presence" is used to
invite one to the ceremony, "the pleasure of your company" is used to invite one
to the reception, the latter may also be used for a civil ceremony.
- Days, dates, and times are always written out
- Only "Mr." and "Mrs." and
"Dr." are abbreviated, and punctuation is used only after such abbreviations, a
comma appears after the day of the week and the city.
- The address of the ceremony location is not included
when everyone knows it; the name of the state may be omitted when the city is well
known, as in New York City.
- The year is not necessary on the invitations, only on
announcements, when it is included, it is spelled out.
- A wedding invitation may include the reception information
in the corner: Reception immediately following/location/R.S.V.P., or that may be printed on
a separate enclosure card.
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