Wedding Invitation Etiquette

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Wedding invitation etiquette has changed somewhat over the ages…relaxed might be a more accurate term…but nevertheless…wedding etiquette has made accommodations for the times, with less emphasis on “the letter of the law” and more on “whatever makes you happy.”

And although it’s true even wedding invitations have been transfigured from simply stark white cards, hand-written with elegant calligraphy [can you imagine how long it must have taken, back in the days before the marvels of computers and the printing machines of today?], to a wide array of gorgeous—with almost all of them elegantly scripted and decorated—wedding cards in many different styles and themes…with most of them either white or ivory…but many of them with splashes of color vibrant or pastel, some of the traditional elements of wedding invitations has remained.

For example, the wording format. Fortunately, romance still seems to prevail in our day and age, and most couples long for the “old-fashioned way” phrasing and use of older spellings of words. You’re likely to see “honor” spelled “honour” and “favor” spelled “favour” as you go over wording phrasing for your invitation selection.

Invitations normally are sent out 6 to 8 weeks in advance. An individual invitation should be sent to each invited adult who isn’t married. Married couples are addressed as “Mr. and Mrs. John Smith” or the individuals’ names. If children are invited, their names are to be listed beneath the parents, on the inside envelope, but not the outer envelope, especially if there are many names. If the wedding is “adults only” then children’s names should be excluded from the envelopes and cards.

Invitations should begin with the names of those hosting the wedding, whichever set of parents, both, or the couple themselves, and will read something like “[Names of hosts]…request the honour of the guest’s presence” (or) “the pleasure of the guest’s company. The first variation typically accompanies invitations where the ceremony will be held in a place of worship, and the second alternative when being held elsewhere. If you’re not pleased with the English style wording, no problem; just let the printer know you prefer the American wording, and they’ll take care of it.

Something that hasn’t really changed is the spelling out of dates and other numbers, inside invitations; numerals aren’t normally used. Abbreviations are almost never used—even states are spelled out in full—except, perhaps, with very casual weddings and invites. Zip codes are typically never included.

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