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| Wording
Your Invitations |
The formal invitation follows certain conventions
in wording and order of information. The more
formal your wedding, the more you'll want
to observe these conventions. Here they are:
- Names are written in full using
first, middle, and possibly last; never
nicknames, never initials.
- Family order is written out,
"Junior," 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 days of the week and
the city.
- The address of the ceremony location
is not included when everyone knows
it; the name of the state my 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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