Jul 24 2013 andrew and i looked everywhere for a cute dress code wording to put on our invitations and we finally just decided to create our own.
Wedding invitation formal attire wording.
White tie while elegance seems to have slipped from required dress to optional dress the mention of white tie indicates the formality of the event and the color of the men s ties.
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Traditional wedding attire wording.
Formal attire wedding invitation wording the destination or theme of your wedding determines how the getup will be.
Formal attire wedding invitation wording often comes in one liners as you ll see in the wording sample below.
The wording of formal wedding invitations may vary depending on who is hosting the wedding.
The wording must be clear in order to avoid surprises.
The invitation wraps up with the city and state line which lists the city and state of the venue.
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Here are samples of formal wedding invitations based on a variety of hosting scenarios to help you properly word your own invitation.
These are just the basics but hopefully you now have a solid foundation to create the wording for your invitation.
If you want your guests to dress to the hilt the mention of white tie is required.
If your invitation is taking on a traditional or formal tone be sure not to abbreviate any of the names.
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If you don t include a note on attire the.
If the invite says formal attire or black tie optional attire formal wedding attire can encompass black tie and or white tie.
Men can never go wrong with a well tailored tuxedo and women will always look glamorous in a gown.
Wedding invitation etiquette dictates that the dress code if you re including it on the invitation is the lower right hand corner of the invitation.
Black tie tuxedos and formal gowns formal black tie optional suit and tie and dresses semi formal suit and tie and cocktail dresses.
Traditional attire wording black tie tuxedos and formal gowns formal black tie optional suit and tie and dresses semi formal suit and tie and cocktail dresses.
In this case you have a formal theme so you ll let the guest know in a separate enclosure card.