Please Review my invitation and enclosures

cait1431

I am about to start putting together my invitations for my May 8th wedding.  Please take a look on my website www.caitlinandgreg.weebly.com and let me know what you think!  It is under the DIY section...thanks in advance for you help!!

banana468

OK,  a few things

1) PLEASE remove any defining details out of that link.  That includes your wedding webpage, full names, etc.  That's just internet safety.

Beyond that, there are a few things that should be changed slightly.

On the invitation:
1) State, "Together with their families, Caitlin Rose Lastname and Gregory Paul Lastname"
-Just as you don't say, "I and my family invite you to the wedding," you should word the invitation in a similar way.   Put the families first.

2) Your wedding is in a house of worship so the invitation should request "the honour of your presence" and not "the pleasure of your company". 

3) It should say, "Half after" and not "Half past".  "Past" evokes connotations of the deceased.


On the reception card:
It's not necessary to say, "Join us for dinner, drinks and dancing,"  That should be implied based on the time of the evening and where the reception will be.


On the accomodations card:
I'd include a note at the bottom indicating when the room blocks will be released.  That can be a huge help to guests.

On the response card:
1) Your response date is way too early.  When does your caterer need a head count?  If it's more than a month in advance, start to negotiate with him.  The response date shouldn't be a month before your wedding.  Find out when the caterer and/or other vendors need a head count and back that up about 10 days to 2 weeks.  That will give you PLENTY of time to track down the late responders.

2) You don't have to write both R.S.V.P and "Kindly respond before April 1st" .  It's a bit redundant.

3) PLEASE remove the 'with pleasure' and 'with regret' from the response cards.  It's actually impolite and presumptuous to assume to know the sentiment of your guests.

These look very pretty, but the changes that should be made are to follow proper etiquette.   Trust me, your guests will notice the details.