Conigs25's Invitation & RSVP Proof!

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Posted by CaMacho

Love it! Do you know what fonts were used? TIA!!!

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I dont know the names of them. They were from the printers program
sorry

very nice! It is so cute how their first initials are the same and the last initial is their first initial upside down.
Does that make anysense?

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

I love them I have a question when you DIY the print on the invites is it just like any other print or is there a way to make its appear raised. not sure if I'm making sense, but you know some invitations come as if theyre raised print a little.

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I didnt make them. This is a email version sent by my printer. They will look more professional in 'real life' and will have raised writing

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Posted by conigs25

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

I love them I have a question when you DIY the print on the invites is it just like any other print or is there a way to make its appear raised. not sure if I'm making sense, but you know some invitations come as if theyre raised print a little.

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I didnt make them. This is a email version sent by my printer. They will look more professional in 'real life' and will have raised writing

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I love the invite, do tell where you're getting them from.

They came out great Michele!! Love them!!

They came out beautiful

It's beautiful. My 2 cents are this: 'honour' should only be used if getting married in a church or house of worship. Otherwise 'pleasure of your company' should be used.

Also, the 'Two' in two thousand and six should not be capitalized.

Love the colors.

I found this:

Basic Wedding Invitation Wording
From Nina Callaway,
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A Guide to Writing Your Wedding Invitation Wording
Once upon a time, all correspondence was written in formal language, and so to write a wedding invitation was a simple task for an educated woman – or more often, her mother. These days, times have changed, but you can't use an Evite for your wedding invitation, and etiquette is still important. So what's a modern couple to do? Follow these simple steps for writing your wedding invitations, referring to the sample wedding invitation wording for examples.

Step 1: Who is Hosting?

The first names your guests will see on your wedding invitation are those of the people who are paying for the event. Traditionally, this has been the bride's parents, and so it reads:

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Beazley

or

Kate and Marvin Beazley

If the bride and groom are hosting, then the line reads

Ms. Jane Doe and Mr. Sam Smith
or,
Together with their families,
Jane Doe and Sam Smith


Step 2: The Request
The next line in a wedding invitation is the one that requests that your guests attend.
If your ceremony is at a place of worship, then the line should read:

Request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Note the formal British spelling of the word 'honor.' The word daughter is used as an example and should be the gender of the person whose parents are hosting. If, on the other hand your ceremony is at home or other secular location, then the line should read:

Request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter

or

would be delighted for you to attend
the marriage of their daughter

If the couple is hosting:

invite you to join us at the celebration of our marriage



Step 3: The Happy Couple
Etiquette says that the bride should be listed first, using first and middle names only. Then the groom should be listed, using both title and middle name.

So for example:

Nora Jane
to
Mr. Scott Andrew Jackson

A more modern alternative is simply,

Nora Beazley
to Scott Jackson

Some couples, especially Jewish couples, may choose to use and instead of to.



Step 4: Date and Time
Traditionally, these are spelled out:

Saturday, the tenth of June
two thousand and six
at four o'clock in the afternoon

note that the month and day are capitalized. If it were a 4:30 ceremony, the time would read at half after four o'clock in the afternoon.

but you can also write

Saturday, June 10, 2006
at 4 p.m.


Step 5: The Location
If the ceremony is at a well known location, you needn't include the address:

The Museum of Fine Arts
Houston, Texas

but for smaller locations, or your home, you'd want to write out the address.

The Art Club
49 Marquis Road
Blair, Utah



Step 6: Time for the Reception
Let your guests know there is going to be a party. This can either be included on the wedding invitation or on a separate reply card.
On the wedding invitation, it would read

Reception to follow at the Briar Hills Country Club

If you're not serving a full meal, it is nice to let guests know. You might write:

And afterwards for cocktails and cake in the Rose Room.

Or

Dessert and dancing to follow

A separate reception card is often good to use if the ceremony and reception are in different places, or the reception doesn't immediately follow the ceremony. It might read something like

Reception
8 o'clock

Parker Grand Hotel
342 Allen Road
Pike, Oregon



Step 7: Get Them to RSVP
Traditionally, R.S.V.P. was written on the invitation, and guests knew to reply on their own stationary. Now, most couples find that they get responses more promptly if they include a separate reply card.

This can be mostly blank, allowing guests to write a note, with a line such as:

The favor of a reply is requested before the first of June

Or it can be more detailed, such as

Please reply before the first of June

M___________________________
_________Will attend
_________Will not attend

You might also write:

Number of people in party_____


Step 8: Optional details
Optional details include telling your guests what to wear. Strictest etiquette tells you not to include information about attire on your invitation, but I think this is an outdated opinion. Guests appreciate clues about how to dress, and are not as instinctively knowledgeable as they used to be. To avoid someone showing up in blue jeans, include a line such as:

Black Tie

Other options: Semi-formal, cocktail attire, festive attire, creative black tie, white tie, black tie optional, dressy casual, informal. Definitions of these terms

Some couples who wish not to have children at the reception may write:

Adult reception

Which is more polite than writing No Children

Do NOT include information about gifts, your registry, or cash in lieu of gifts. This is an invitation, not a request for presents.

Please note, these are the standard, formal wedding invitation wordings. I suggest that you also read sample invitation wording, especially if you have a non-traditional family, or are looking for something a little different.

Michele -- it's gorgeous

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Posted by SomethingBlu

It's beautiful. My 2 cents are this: 'honour' should only be used if getting married in a church or house of worship. Otherwise 'pleasure of your company' should be used.

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Might be a dumb question, but.... why?