What Information Needs To Be On Your Wedding Invitation

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Wedding Invitations are the harbingers of joyous and vital information. Let’s review the various parts of an invitation; these basic wording principles will assure your guests have all the information for your big day!

  •  The Host(s) of the Event

The prominent, first line of nuptial greetings, was normally devoted to the host(s) of the wedding. Customarily, the lady of the hour’s folks are the hosts of the wedding and are named at the highest point of the announcement (recognized as a formal or traditional undertaking). Nowadays, notwithstanding, an ever increasing number of couples are either paying for the actual wedding (for this situation, you can exclude the host line altogether) or accepting monetary commitments from guardians on the two sides; for this situation, you can list every one of guardians’ names or settle on something easier like, “Along with their folks” or “Along with their families.”

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WIP Wedding Invitation Creation by Poetic Pastries Studio
  • Solicitation Area

There are numerous approaches to request the joy of your visitors’ appearance. The word “cordially” is seen as formal while “you are invited”  denotes a more casual event.

  • Couple’s Area

When posting the names of the couple, the lady’s name regularly goes before the groom’s. Normally, the lady’s first and maiden names are utilized while the husband to be uses first and last names.

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Vintage Wedding Ticket Design by Poetic Pastries Studio
  • Information Area

Be precise and clear; keep the basic date, time and address in view.

  • After Wedding Events

Often referred to as a reception – this information should be placed on your invitation – often the backside of invitations have this information along with other select insights such as dress code; menu etc. As weddings become more complex, information such reception and menus are at times being sent separately. Either way, assure that you are relaying all relevant insight to your guests.

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Wedding Invitation entitled Gem – created in 4 color waves available for DIY download- a unique printable – created by Poetic Pastries Studio

Vintage Wedding Invitation

Our ticket design is patterned after genuine ephemera ~ (crumpled, aged parchment background, type fonts (fully customizable), punch card dates of month and day, tongue in cheek nod of a conductor’s pocket watch). Poetic Pastries design is sure to be an invitation your guests will be delighted to receive and you will be honored to send.

Most wedding cakes barely survive the big day, with  maybe just one slice being popped in a box to be preserved for posterity.

This one, however, is still intact after 113 years, making it what is thought to be the world’s oldest complete wedding cake.

The ornately decorated confection was made in 1898, during Queen Victoria’s reign, and is still in one piece despite a large crack in the icing caused by a Second World War bomb blast.Courtesy DailyMail-UK

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