Protocol For Wedding Invitations

It s implied by the names on the envelope.

Protocol for wedding invitations. That s not about wedding etiquette it s about practicality. Wedding invitation etiquette parents names. No children isn t included on the invite.

And the locations of the ceremony and reception. It s impolite to uninvite someone even if it was a verbal commitment. A guide to protocol and etiquette for official entertainment o rewords social calls chap 1.

Wedding invitations should include the full names of the couple marrying and those of the hosts if they re different the place and time and that s it. If the topic arises you can diplomatically skirt around the issue by saying you haven t finalized the guest list. The etiquette of writing and addressing wedding invitations.

In addition to designing wedding invitations i provide a lot of wedding invitation etiquette advice such as how to word the invitation properly what phrases to use for a church verses a non religious venue whether to use the bride and grooms middle names how to mention attire whether to direct. We re answering all of your most common wedding planning questions. Traditionally invitations go out six to eight weeks before the wedding.

If it s a destination wedding give guests more time and send them out three months ahead of the wedding. When do we send wedding invites. They ll know who the hosts are.

O deletes general guidelines in introductions and adds the word gender chap 1. Talking about the wedding is okay but don t extend an invitation unless you know a formal invitation will follow. Traditional etiquette indicates the outer envelope of your wedding invitation should be more formal with titles and or full names while the inner envelope is more informal leaving out first names titles or last names.