Invitation Concerns

Your Invitation sets the tone for all of your upcoming festivities, so along with color, paper, design and font choices you have to figure out how you want to invite all of your loved ones to one of the most special days of your life. And sometimes there are special requests you want to make of your loved ones, and you want to be sure to do it in the most polite way possible. Here are a few tips that will help you avoid any faux pas on your invitations.

1.Always spell out all of the words on a formal invitation, no numbers(i.e. The Fifth of July, Two Thousand and Nine)

2.If someone hasn't responded to your invitation one week past the RSVP date, call him or her and confirm over the phone.

3.Children over the age of 18 get their own invitations.

4.Your officiant and their better half should get an invitation.

5.Send your parents and wedding party invitations as well as a keepsake.

6.You have to put return postage on your RSVP's.

7.Person with an occupational title is listed first, regardless of sex (Doctor, Judge, military, etc...)

8.List children's first names on line 2 of the outer envelope from oldest to youngest.

9.If you would like to have an adult only reception we suggest adding one of these phrases to the bottom of your reply card: Adult Reception or We hope that the (# of) of you will be able to join us

10.Send out Save the Date cards as soon as you know the date of your events, and give family members ample time to plan ahead.

11.Send Invitations approximately 6-8 weeks in advance. Any sooner, and they may forget the date or forget to RSVP, any later and they might not have enough notice to make their plans.

12.Be sure to include No Boxed Gifts please if you don't want to get stuck hauling hundreds of gifts home after your reception. Especially if you are a couple that will be moving to a different city other than your wedding location.

13.If you have a Wedding Registry, don't forget to include it on your invitations!

14.Think as if you were the guest, will they have questions on parking, directions etc, if so, be sure to include the answers on your invitations.