Invite Wording - Am I Missing Anything?

ohmrs2014

Hey ladies.  I was wondering if you could check out the wording that my FI and I came up with for our invitations to make sure everything was worded correctly and such.  Thanks!  And the wording for the RSVP is below as well.  We were thinking of using this for the accepts/declines:  Don't Despair We Will Be There/Sad to Say We'll Miss the Day.

Together with their families

Mary Last Name

and

Mary FI's First and Last Name

Invite you to share their joy and support their love as they exchange vows and celebrate their marriage.

Friday, the Fourth of April

Two Thousand Fourteen

At Quarter Past Six

Venue

Venue Address

Venue City, State, Zip Code

 

A celebration with dinner, drinks and dancing will follow.

 

For more information, please visit:

(wedding website goes here)

 

 

 

RSVP

 

Please Respond By

 

Friday, March 14, 2014

 

M_______________________________

 

Delightfully Accepts

Regretfully Declines

 

Number Attending __________

 

 

doeydo

50ShadesofMe said:

Hey ladies.  I was wondering if you could check out the wording that my FI and I came up with for our invitations to make sure everything was worded correctly and such.  Thanks!  And the wording for the RSVP is below as well.  We were thinking of using this for the accepts/declines:  Don't Despair We Will Be There/Sad to Say We'll Miss the Day.

Together with their families

Mary MiddleName LastName

and

Mary FI's FirstName MiddleName LastName

Invite you to share in their joy and to support their love as they exchange vows and celebrate their marriage.

On Friday, the fourth of April

two thousand and fourteen

at quarter past six o'clock in the evening 

Venue

Venue Address

Venue City, State

 

A celebration with dinner, drinks and dancing to follow.

 

For more information, please visit:

(wedding website goes here)

 

 

 

RSVP

 

Please Respond By

 

Friday, March 14, 2014

 

M_______________________________

 

Delightfully Accepts __   (__ = space for check/X)

Regretfully Declines__

 

Number Attending __________

 

 

Optional in blue.

Jen4948

50ShadesofMe said:

Hey ladies.  I was wondering if you could check out the wording that my FI and I came up with for our invitations to make sure everything was worded correctly and such.  Thanks!  And the wording for the RSVP is below as well.  We were thinking of using this for the accepts/declines:  Don't Despair We Will Be There/Sad to Say We'll Miss the Day.

Together with their families

Mary Last Name

and

Mary FI's First and Last Name

Invite you to share their joy and support their love as they exchange vows and celebrate their marriage.  request the pleasure of your company

as they are united in marriage

Friday, the fourth of April

two thousand fourteen

at a quarter after six

Venue

Venue Address

Venue City, State, Zip Code

 

A celebration with dinner, drinks and dancing will follow. Reception to follow

 

For more information, please visit:

(wedding website goes here)

 

 

 

RSVP

 

Please Respond By

 

Friday, March 14, 2014

 

M_______________________________

 

Delightfully Accepts

Regretfully Declines

 

Number Attending __________

 

 

I made some changes above.

banana468

50ShadesofMe said:

Hey ladies.  I was wondering if you could check out the wording that my FI and I came up with for our invitations to make sure everything was worded correctly and such.  Thanks!  And the wording for the RSVP is below as well.  We were thinking of using this for the accepts/declines:  Don't Despair We Will Be There/Sad to Say We'll Miss the Day.

Together with their families

Mary Last Name

and

Mary FI's First and Last Name

Invite you to share their joy and support their love as they are united in marriage (this is already very wordy but the previous wording made it sound like you could be having a vow renewal)

Friday, the fourth of April      do not capitalize the f 

two thousand and fourteen     add the 'and'.   If you insist on capitalizing then opt for just the t in two. 

at one quarter after six o'clock    adding "in the evening" is OK but not necessary

Venue

Venue Address

Venue City, State       No Zip.    Unless there is a possibility that your venue could be mistaken for something else in the same city, you could take out the address.

 

Reception to follow      Previous wording is not necessary

 

For more information, please visit:      This is OK on an insert card.   NOT on the invitation

(wedding website goes here)

 

 

 

RSVP

 

Please Respond By      It's either "R.S.V.P." or, "The favour of a reply is requested by"

 

March 14, 2014    no need to state the day of the week

 

M_______________________________

 

Accepts

Declines        Remove the adverbs.   They're presumptuous.  

 

Number Attending __________

 

 

ohmrs2014

@Jen4948  I actually like what you had crossed out LOL.  Our invitations and wedding itself are not so formal, so we wanted to be a little less formal with the wording, but still be somewhat traditional.  But I do like this:  Invite you to share their joy as they are united in marriage

Jen4948

50ShadesofMe said:

@Jen4948  I actually like what you had crossed out LOL.  Our invitations and wedding itself are not so formal, so we wanted to be a little less formal with the wording, but still be somewhat traditional.  But I do like this:  Invite you to share their joy as they are united in marriage

Miss Manners writes in her Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior that this wording is vulgar because it presumes that the wedding in question is more joyous than other weddings.  It can also be unclear to guests whether they are being invited to the ceremony as well as the reception or just the reception only.  So being "less formal" may not work in your favor.

Just something to think about.

huskypuppy14

I believe there is no "and" for the year. Write two thousand fourteen.  The "and' means a decimal point.

ohmrs2014

Thanks so much ladies!!! Now I just have to convince the FI to change the wording to make it a little more traditional. The only part I'm really concerned about is the year and including the "and." The english major in me is saying no way its not grammatically correct. But then I see so many people put it in so I'm not sure. I guess its just a preference.

banana468

laurynm84 said:

I believe there is no "and" for the year. Write two thousand fourteen.  The "and' means a decimal point.

This isn't incorrect when writing it out in an invitation. It's not a mathematical equation. The and should be there.

NYCMercedes

laurynm84 said:

I believe there is no "and" for the year. Write two thousand fourteen.  The "and' means a decimal point.

Cranes has a discussion of this and (ho ho) they say either way. We chose not to and as we say two thousand fourteen, we decided the written should match the spoken. Up to you.

southernbelle0915

banana468 said:

I believe there is no "and" for the year. Write two thousand fourteen.  The "and' means a decimal point.

This isn't incorrect when writing it out in an invitation. It's not a mathematical equation. The and should be there.

@laurynm84 is correct that it should be left out. Not because of math, but because it's the correct way to write the year:

http://www.emilypost.com/weddings/wedding-invitations-and-announcements/335-wording-formal-wedding-invitations

two thousand fourteen = correct

two thousand and fourteen = incorrect

banana468

This is an agree to disagree thing. Crane's prefers the and in the year and Emily Post doesn't. I tend to side with Crane's for all paper related questions but I can't see huge harm in going either way.

southernbelle0915

@banana468 - I looked up Crane's so I see what you mean. It's definitely victimless. I wonder what other etiquette sources say. I briefly looked for Miss Manners but came up dry.