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Feel confused by the invitation wording?
You are NOT alone.
Many brides get conflicting information.
The truth is rules of "etiquette" have changed, and evolved over
many years. As an example, years ago the reply card was considered
rude. (Yes, rude.) Properness, years ago, required your
guests to handwrite a note to respond by the response date as
written on the reception card. The guests back then knew that
they needed to write out a formal note to accept or decline the
invitation. With our busy lives nowadays, that would NEVER fly!
So, the rules relaxed to accommodate.
The "and" in the written out year... is it correct to have it?
Sure, if you want to, but that is your decision. Honestly, the
date should be written without the and
Two thousand nine
but if you wrote it as Two thousand and nine,
no one is going to nitpik over it. It's preference. It's that simple.
Honour vs Honor & Favour vs. Favor.
Honour, with the "u", was
only used, years ago, to represent a church wedding.
Nowadays, it
is used more for formal weddings, no matter where they are held.
But remember consistency. If you are using a "u" in honour, and you use
favour on your response card~ those should match.
To avoid that
whole "British - u" thing totally, consider using the phrase:
Request the pleasure of your company
Then for your Reception cards, go ahead and use the phrase:
Kindly reply on or before May 31st
As time goes on, rules will continue to change. Don't fret.
In 50 years,
you will tell your grandchildren how "back in your day"
they never would have dreamed to do what they are doing.
It's life, folks. It's ever-changing.
A couple of things that will never change, in our opinion:
Never say, No children, please.
A simple Adult Reception line should take care of
this for you.
Never include registry information in your wedding invitation.
No slapping on labels on your invitations! Never! We don't
even care if they are 'wedding themed'! They are cheap, and it tells
your guests, I did not bother taking the time to write these out.
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