Traditional Wedding Invitations

To make sure your wedding day goes well, plan out all the details and issues ahead of time. When making out the wedding invitations, keep in mind the fundamentals of invitation etiquette as well as all the other niceties. Following are five tips that can be used to make certain that correct etiquette is followed with regard to invitations.
Be sure to send invitations ahead of time

Of course a wedding invitation can be issued via old-fashioned snail mail, as an email, or even over the telephone. It's considered proper etiquette to make sure guests are given enough notice to plan their trip. If your guests need to travel a great distance, this becomes even more important. The minimum lead time you should give your guests to respond is six weeks, although generally people usually send out the invitations eight weeks prior to the event.

The Visitor Registry
Go over the guest list carefully as you're making it so that you catch any typos or errors. Before the invitations are mailed, verify that they have the proper wording. The wording Mr. and Mrs. should not be used for invitations for those who are in homosexual partnerships. If you're going to invite both people from a divorce situation, be sure to inform each of them as you issue the invitation. Be sure you know about any type of family occurrence such as a recent passing or placement in a nursing home or hospitalization.

Ensure those who should be invited to the wedding receive an official request to attend.
If the reception is in a different location or on a different day, this is especially relevant. In this case, you'll have to have two distinct lists of invited guests. Mail two distinct sets of invitations, but make sure to invite everyone who's invited to the ceremony to the reception also. When making up the list of invitees, begin with those involved in the ceremony and then move on to those who will be asked to the reception, as this is an easy progression.

Generally Accepted Guidelines for Responding to an Invitation
It is important that your guests will be able easily contact you after they receive the wedding invitation. Include an RSVP with invites. Be sure that you include a stamp with the RSVP. Because some people are not comfortable sending emails, provide addresses for regular mail use. Give those you invite sufficient time to reply.
Make Everything Traditional or Go Completely Untraditional
Once you decide on a traditional venue for your ceremony and reception, the invitations you send need to follow suit. The accepted rules of etiquette dictate that traditional occasions call for more traditional actions. An email is not a proper form of invitation for church weddings. There is a wealth of information to be found on the internet in case you are unsure of any formal guidelines.