Wording for an invitation
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Comments (4)But good etiquette would also say that you be prepared to accept gifts at the party and to deal with them appropriately. You may want to look this up, but I would suggest that you be prepared to say to the gift-bearer something like "Oh, thank you very much! We aren't prepared to open gifts tonight, tho, so I hope you don't mind if we wait until the family is back at home and open it in private." Someone may just bring along the greatest "gag" gift in the world, and at this point they should tell you so. In which case, you can make a big fun deal out of it. But at least be prepared to be gracious....See Morewording for invitation help
Comments (1)Hey you can write like this: Ready for fun and splash "You all are invited for graduation pool party" Timings venue and other details Do not forget to bring your swim suit and towel! Use some interesting pool image in the background....See MoreAny ideas on how to word an invitation requesting no gifts?
Comments (24)I'm sorry, Ally -- I do see your concern -- but there's no "usually" about it: it's never appropriate to mention gifts in a wedding invitation -- including yours. If you are talking about a shower invitation, not the wedding invitation, you have a little more leeway: shower invitations often refer to gifts, often by theme and even by including registry info (I am not crazy about the latter, but it does seem to be common now). But specifying cash for a shower? Not okay, sorry. Search this thread. Search any etiquette or bridal forum. Consult any etiquette book or authority. You will not find even one approving a "cash shower." Even though your reasoning is the difficulty of transporting gifts, don't take the risk of looking mercenary and crass. Try to envision a cash shower: the guests sit and watch the bride open envelope after envelope of cash or checks. Does that sound entertaining? To me, it sounds embarrassing at best. And do you announce how much each guest gave you? Now envision someone opening an invitation to a shower with a notation to bring a cash gift. Even if you understand that the couple is moving overseas and "thing" gifts might be harder to transport, how would that look to you? True, the invitation comes from the host, not from you, but everyone knows you provided the guest list and presumably approved an idea like a request for cash. How is this any different from "Please come to a party and fork over some money"? If I were your friend or relative, I wouldn't say a word to you. But I'd be really, really put off. Your situation is unusual -- but it's not "unique." I have been to more than one wedding just in the last year where the couple lived far away, including one overseas. It's no more inconvenient, and only a little more expensive, to ship things overseas (use the items before you go if necessary to avoid paying duty, at least to some countries). If you won't be overseas for more than a few years, then leave things you won't need for a while with your parents or in storage....See Morewording a rehearsal dinner invitation
Comments (5)monablair, I know that you know how to word invitations, so I suspect that there is more to your question than that -- especially because we know a bit of the story behind this dinner! I think the question you need to answer first is whether you want to highlight or obscure that they are hosting. If the issue is that they aren't paying 100% or something, I think you can ignore that -- it's none of the invitees' business. (Whether the other people paying care is an entirely separate issue!) If you want to sort of obscure the fact that the groom's parents are hosting, the invitation could be something like this: Rehearsal dinner Date time place RSVP info [which might give a clue, if you include a name or an e-mail address] But if you want to show that they are hosting, you could either do it as lindac suggested, or, if you want it informal, something like this: Please join us for dinner [or "cocktails and dinner," or whatever] date time [or "immediately following the rehearsal," if appropriate] place - Mary and John Groomsparents RSVP...See Moreseagrass_gw Cape Cod
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