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How to Write Party Invitations
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Items to Include in Your Invitation
The purpose of the invitationA birthday party, a wedding, a holiday open house
Name of honoreethe birthday person, the mother-to-be, the bride and groom
Day and date of the partySaturday, August 29th or if formal, Saturday, the twenty-ninth of August, Two thousand and thirteen
Time6:00 p.m., or for formal events, spell out the time such as six o'clock in the evening
Name of PlaceRestaurant, Bar, Host's Residence
Locationstreet address, city and state if inviting out of town guests, but no zip code
Name of the hostHost(s)/hostess(es) or parent(s) giving the party
Appropriate attireif it is an issue with your party - (Do not use on formal invitations-the event should be the clue as to the appropriate attire)
Formatting and Phrasing Etiquette
All phrasing is in the third person Bill and Mary announce the birth of their son, Smith & Co. invites you to their
Do not use abbreviationsRoad, Street, California
Skip end of line punctuationno end of line comma or periods required
Use inline commas110 First Street, Irvine, CaliforniaNovember 14, 2012
Mentioning Gifts and KidsIt is generally bad form to say 'no kids allowed' or 'no gifts please'. For more casual invitations various forms of these are more accepted.
Invitation Etiquette Frequently Asked Questions
Acceptable Forms of RSVP
RSVP
r.s.v.p.
R.s.v.p.
Kindly respond
Please respond
r.s.v.p.
R.s.v.p.
Kindly respond
Please respond
Proper Date Formats
Informal:
March 2, 2009
March 2nd
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, March 2nd
*note: if the date is followed by a year, the 'nd' or 'st', etc. is NOT included.
March 2nd
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday, March 2nd
*note: if the date is followed by a year, the 'nd' or 'st', etc. is NOT included.
Formal
Monday, the second of March
Two thousand and fourteen
*note: if the date is followed by the year, it should be on the second line of text whenever possible. Only the 'T' in 'Two thousand and fifteen' is capitalized.
Two thousand and fourteen
*note: if the date is followed by the year, it should be on the second line of text whenever possible. Only the 'T' in 'Two thousand and fifteen' is capitalized.
Proper Time Formats
3:00 p.m.
3:00 PM
3 o'clock
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Noon
12:00 p.m.
12:00 PM
*note: you never want to write '12 o'clock noon' or '12 Noon' because this is redundant. Choose one or the other.
12:00 AM - 11:59 AM = Morning
12:00 PM - 5:59 PM = Afternoon
6:00 PM - 11:59 PM = Evening
3:00 PM
3 o'clock
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Noon
12:00 p.m.
12:00 PM
*note: you never want to write '12 o'clock noon' or '12 Noon' because this is redundant. Choose one or the other.
12:00 AM - 11:59 AM = Morning
12:00 PM - 5:59 PM = Afternoon
6:00 PM - 11:59 PM = Evening
Invitation Example for a 40th Birthday Party Invitation
Please join us for
Angela Samson's Birthday
August 17th at 7 o'clock
The Black Velvet Lounge
591 Canal Street
San Jose, California
Open Bar, Dinner & Dancing
Semi-Formal Attire
R.S.V.P. 241-1234
Angela Samson's Birthday
August 17th at 7 o'clock
The Black Velvet Lounge
591 Canal Street
San Jose, California
Open Bar, Dinner & Dancing
Semi-Formal Attire
R.S.V.P. 241-1234
Invitation Example for a Corporate Event
Open House
Please join the firm in celebrating 25 years!
Upchurch, Mitchell and Purvis, LLC
Friday, January 22nd
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
320 56th Street
Jackson, Mississippi
Please join the firm in celebrating 25 years!
Upchurch, Mitchell and Purvis, LLC
Friday, January 22nd
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
320 56th Street
Jackson, Mississippi
