Wedding Invitations
Wedding planning can be daunting with much focus placed on the small details. The design process starts with the invitations where the font, colours, RSVP dates, layout and wording are chosen. Invitations set the tone for the wedding giving guests their first glimpse of the colours and theme of the day.
Here is a guide and some tips for your invitations.
Formal or informal: This is mainly the wording and layout, for example words like ‘request the pleasure of the company of’ and ‘cordially invite’ are more formal where as ‘would like you to join them’ are less formal. It’s about personal preference.
For example, a formal layout would be
Mr & Mrs K J Chittock
request the pleasure of the company of
Miss E Stovell
to celebrate the marriage of their daughter
Sophie Victoria
to
Mr Marc Aaron Prescott
on Thursday 12th April 2012, 12 noon at
St Michaels & All Angels Church, Occold, Suffolk, IP23 7PD
followed by a reception and evening celebration
at Woodhall Manor, Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3EG
RSVP by 12th February 2012
An informal layout could be…
Richard &Pauline Cooper
would like
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
to join them to celebrate the marriage of their daughter
Sarah – Louise
with
Carl Anthony Michael Sturman
at St. Mary’s Church, Attleborough, NR17 2AH
on Saturday 27th July 2013 at 1pm
and afterwards at Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf &Spa,
Norwich, NR9 4DD
Hosting: Are the bride’s parents hosting or the bridal couple? Many couples are choosing to host themselves giving a less formal tone.
An example of how could word your invitation if you decide to host is…
Marcus& Lucy
request the company of
Ashley, Leanne & Zara
to celebrate their marriage at Wherstead Park,
The Street, Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2BJ
on Friday 18th April 2014 at 2pm
followed by a reception and evening celebration
RSVP
By 20th December 2013
RSVP date and address: Who is collating the RSVP’s when they come in? The date chosen should allow enough time to get all responses in before your venue need final numbers. I suggest allowing an extra 3-4 weeks to chase stragglers.
Menu choices: Some venues allow a choice, if so send this information with your invitations and ask guests to choose their preferred option when they RSVP.
Guest poem or gift list information: Are you having a gift list with a store or are you asking for money? If it’s the latter a nice poem is always well received and there are many different ones to be found on the internet.
One of our favourites is…..
Dear Guests
We haven’t got a wedding list
The reasons we’ll explain
It’s to save you all the hassle
As shopping is a pain
We’ve lived together quite a while
And all the bills are paid
We’ve got our pots and pans
Our plans have all been made
We know it’s not traditional
It’s not the way it’s done
But instead of a wedding list
We’d like a bit of sun
So if you’d like to give a gift
To help us celebrate
Some money for a honeymoon
We would appreciate
Further info: for example directions or a map, local accommodation, local taxis and parking.
Etiquette wise, invitations are sent 3-5 months before the big day.
Angelic Weddings offers a complete Invitation guide to all their customers.
For a free no obligation consultation contact us at catherine@angelicweddings.org.uk or call 07572 66 55 22
Happy planning
Catherine xx
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