Your wedding invitations are the first thing your guests see for your wedding day. These set the stage for your wedding day and prepares them for the day. So you may want to consider what traditions and formalities you want to stick with.
But please remember, this is your wedding day so do what you want!
Modern Invitations are much more flexible when it comes to rules. This is a great way to show more of your personality. You can be as minimal or as detailed as you would like with these. Formal invitations, however, has rules that you need to follow.
Here’s the 5 major rules you need to follow when creating formal invitations:
Spell out the full names of the bride and groom
Write out everything! The date and time should be written out without any numbers and include the venue and the address (zip code is not needed).
Name of the host should be on the card, so if the parent’s are helping pay, their names should be on there.
There should be attire instructions on the card, for example, black tie, semi-formal, casual, etc.
Include a family crest or monogram
Your invitations are an important piece of your wedding for your guests and also are an important keepsake for you big day that you can look back at years down the road. Create something special that you love! If you want help with your wedding invitations I would be happy to talk more with you!
