Comments for Wedding Invitation Etiquette

Comment on Wedding Invitation Wording? by confused in TX

confused in TX — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:43:10 +0000

Help- daugther getting married we (her parents) are hosting the wedding – however mother in law wants their names on the wedding invitation as well- how do I handled this?

Comment on Wedding Invitation Wording? by Joyce Mizock

Joyce Mizock — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:31:16 +0000

I am an invitation designer and find that more and more couples are opting to exclude small children from both the wedding and reception. Concerns are usually about disruptive behavior, budget, and safety issues. My current clients’ wedding will take place at a friend’s home with a large unfenced swimming pool. We plan to include the “adults only” message first on the Save the Date card along with e-mail addresses for both bride and groom for “questions, comments and congratulations” since they don’t want to manage a wedding website.

The “adults only” wording will also be on the RSVP card with the formal invitation, but they are hoping to deal with it up front more informally by way of the Save the Date. My past experience has shown that a lot of people REALLY ARE CLUELESS and will RSVP for the entire family even though the “Mr. and Mrs.” are the only ones addressed on the envelope.

Comment on Is it tacky to use return address labels for wedding invitations? by Kelsey

Kelsey — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:37:35 +0000

I’m skipping the inner envelope, making the invites myself on Zazzle, AND using return addresses. My fiancee’s family doesn’t want to help with the wedding, and my parents are divorced, so we’re paying for a lot of the wedding ourselves. If people think it’s tacky, maybe they should have helped us pay for the wedding!

Comment on Muslim Wedding Etiquette? by Xlnc

Xlnc — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:01:59 +0000

In Muslim weddings, Its more cultural then religion these days. Dress in any bright color elegant dress.. if you think they are a little conservative…make sure not to show a lot of skin. Men and women don’t mix during ceremonies or until the end of the ceremonies. It depends on culture. I am a Muslim from Central India..we have musical and singing celebration where men and women are in the same room at times. As for the gift, Generally household gifts are appreciated as a gesture to start a new family/life with new kitchen ware or living room/bedroom decors etc. But these days in Muslim wedding in America, I have seen a lot of people give Gift Cards from sears or Macy’s. Hope it helps…Enjoy the food..it is the main and the best part of Muslim weddings.
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I am a Muslim and we have at least one wedding in our family each year (cousins, second cousins, relatives..etc.)

Comment on Muslim Wedding Etiquette? by king_aqua_4e

king_aqua_4e — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:37:59 +0000

look,, its more culturally than religiously when it comes to weddings, so just dress up formally and no need to wear any head cover or anything cuz ur not bangali. u should know that muslims usually separate men and women in weddings, but not all the times. so just go there be natural and if ur a female, u can put an elegant scarf on ur head, if u dont desier then dont… and thats it. im not bangali but im muslim, and never mind any other costumes cuz those are all traditional bangali, not islamic…
have fun and if u need any other specific info feel free to email me

ur right, that outfit would be great.. and for the gifts thing just use ur thoughts and tatse ( which actually seems to be so elegant cuz ur asking these questions that show ur high politness level ) any way, for the gift thing again, as i said just go with ur chioce and be sure its not a bottle of fine wine or sumthin.( cuz in islam people are prohibited to drink alcoholic drinks ) and thats it…
have the best time and tell me how it was ??
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Comment on Wedding invitation etiquette? by PugMom

PugMom — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:54:59 +0000

Wow, Bridezillla is right! Your wedding may be the most important day of your life, but not others. Kindly call them and state that you hadn't received their response by the deadline and you need to know if they will be attending or not.
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Comment on Wedding invitation etiquette? by krissy7490

krissy7490 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:36:59 +0000

LOL! Sorry, but I remember how you feel and am soooo glad to be done with it! Dealing with invitations and the guest list is such a pain in the rear!

I would definitely enlist the help of your parents to call these people up and get their RSVPs. Stuff happens and for whatever reason people don’t always send theirs in on time. I know before I got married and understood wedding etiquette that I would throw out the RSVP card if I wasn’t going!

Good luck!
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Comment on Wedding invitation etiquette? by truefirstedition

truefirstedition — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:19:59 +0000

How much more time do people have to send back their responses? If it’s several more weeks, then you are definitely overreacting. Most people send responses near the end of the period because their schedules firm up and they can give you a firm yes or no, which is much better for you than having people change their minds at the last minute.

If they only have a couple of days left, have your mom, friend, whoever call and follow up. They can say something as simple as "Hi Mrs. Jones, Suzie hasn’t received your RSVP for her wedding and we were concerned you never got your invitation. Has it arrived?"
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Comment on Wedding invitation etiquette? by D4Pres2012

D4Pres2012 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:39:59 +0000

wow, you never should have let yourself get bullied into inviting people you haven't seen since you were 2. I don't come from a cohesive family either and wouldn't invite most of them but I'm not getting married so that's besides the point. do you mean you only gave them 3 weeks to RSVP? you should have sent your invites earlier and allowed them more time to respond.
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Comment on Wedding invitation etiquette? by Christine

Christine — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:08:59 +0000

Give a few days after the RSVP deadline, because they still need to travel to you. If you said "RSVP by September 9" some people will treat that as "get it in the mail by September 9".

If they haven’t RSVP’d then they are probably some of the people who think RSVP means "if you’re coming say so". Call them and say that you’d asked for an RSVP, not just for a response if they were coming. They’ll figure it out quickly enough.
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