Wedding Invitation Etiquette

Wedding Invitation is very critical part of wedding. It gives an impresson of your wedding to the guests. You should be very careful while preparing wedding invitation wording and wedding invitation etiquetes. There are certain guidelines that one should follow while preparing invitation cards. However they are not hard and fast rules.

While writing a wedding invitation there is certain rules of etiquette that need to be observed. It makes your edding invitation more easy to read and understand with a beautiful style and look. Here are some things to remember when you're composing a formal invitation:

• Spell out names in full, including middle names.
• Instead of using an initial for middle name, you cam omit it.
• You can use the British spelling for "honour" and "favour", unless you prefer to use the American spelling of these words.
• Write all words, including the hour, the date and the year.
• Write all words in the address, including Street, Road and Avenue.
• While writing names, use roman numerals instead of "the third" or "3rd".
• Add the name of the child of the guest under the name of the parents
• Always use Miss for the single unmarried or divorced lady.
• Use designation for guests from:
  1. Military use "Col, General, Captain" before name
  2. Doctors use "Dr. or Doctor" before name
  3. Professor use "Professor" before name
  4. Dean use "Dean" before name
• Use Your guest's name adn then "and guests" which indicates that your guest can bring a date with them.
• For ceremonies taking place in a house of worship, use "request the honour of your presence." Ceremonies taking place in a non-religious setting should say, "request the pleasure of your company."
• Remember to invite all guests who were invited for wedding shower ceremony.

Your guest will see wedding invitation before any thing in wedding. Your wedding invitation should set the tone, theme of your wedding. Invitations should be sent 1 to 2 months before wedding. If your invitations are whimsical and unusual, the recipients may expect something out of the ordinary.

If the invitations are formal, recipients will expect a formal affair. Proper invitation etiquette for wedding invitations needs to follow as it will help to keep good atmosphere at wedding and you can enjoy your day.