Invitation Confusion

You’re Invited!

One of the exciting but more stressful parts of wedding planning is inviting guests. Most couples struggle with the very first step which is coming up with a significant, but reasonable guest list. It gets even more challenging when the parents of both parties are hands on in the preparation and come up with a guest list of their own. Even after having a final list on hand, there comes the next problem of wording, designing, delivering and following up RSVPs.

One of the most important steps of wedding invite creation is the wording. The wrong words can create undesired impressions and can cause confusion. When making your wedding invite, ensure that the details are clear: date, time and place, deadline of sending in an RSVP. Then include secondary details like directions to the ceremony and reception venue, dress code, and (if applicable) plus ones.

The most common problem of couples is how to indicate the rules for the plus ones. If you are inviting the guest and his or her family, you may write down the parents names and their children’s names or simply write ‘and family’. For invitees who are single, you may indicate ‘and guest’ to inform them that may bring a companion. If you don’t want to print customized invites, you may simply indicate ‘We have reserved (insert number of seats) for you.’ You may just write the numbers or use stickers. If you wish to not open your reception to kids, you may indicate in your invite ‘This reception is for adults only.‘

The keys to a well-written invite are always keeping the words simple and direct; to the point. For the last step before printing, proofread.  You wouldn’t want to throw away your great wording with a misspelled word here or there, or even worse, a misspelled name, would you?