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Ⅲ Invitation Etiquette（第1页）

Ⅲ.Invitatioe

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It’sftokheinvitatiosostickwiththefollowiehelpandyouiway.Yourinvitationsshouldreflectthestyleoftheparty，forexampleformal，semiformalorevenabackyardparty.

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Traditionally，itissuggestedtosendoutinvitatioweeksbeforeyourevent.Weheary“Eighte’vefoundthisisagoodideawithformaleventsandweddings，itisjustnotpossiblewithmostevery-dayevents.Somepeopledidhinkabouthavingapartyuntil2-6weeksbeforetheirevent.Itisclearthat，thesooneryouuests，thebetter，butdoressyououtorpreventyettiiomihinggoesandmuchispossiblethesedays.

Ifyouknapartyforaisseveralmonthslater，sidersendie”

card.Thisissimplyauestlistthatyouareplaforthatdateandtomarktheirdarssothey’llbereadywheailsfollowbyinvitatiohepartydateafterthedetailshavebeeheDatecardsarealmostayforeventstakingplaholidayweekewillrequireoutofstatetravelfuestsoraweddingtoeioscheduledforthesametime.

◇Ifashavetoflytoyourevent，youshouldgivethematleast6weeksnotice.

◇Foraveryofficialcelebratiuestsmayprefertapreseooshouldbegiveice.

◇Anall-dayopeionhoweverhavesomeflexibilityandinvitationsdoobeseo4weeksbeforetheevent.N.B.Ifit’sathemedpartythenyoumaywahemslightlylooprepareae.

◇Ifyanizedwellaheadtheschedule，sidersendiecard.Yuestssimplyplaimeandbeassuredthataformalinvitewillarriveiime.

■WhattoInclude

&hehost（s）hostess（es）iviy.

◇Thepurposeoftheinvitation:Abirthdayparty，awedding，aholidayopenhouse.

◇Nameofhohdaypersoo-be，thebrideandgroom）.

◇Dayaheparty（Saturday，August29thorifitisformal，Saturday，thetwenty-ninthofAugust）.Lookatyourdartothedateasihe29thofAugustisreallyonaSaturday.

◇Foraformalevent，iheyeara（twothousandandfour）.

◇Time（6:00p.m.，orforformalevehetimesuchassixo’theevening）.

◇NameofPlace（Opah’sRestaurant）.

◇LoofPlace（streetaddress，dstateifinvitingoutoftownozipcode）.

◇Appropriateattireifitisahyourparty（donotuseonformalinvitatioshouldbetheclueastotheappropriateattire）.

◇Prseveraltimesformistakesandotteninformation!Evenhaveafrie.

■WyourInvitation

◇Allexpressionisihirdperson.Example:JohnandSallyahoftheirson...DohofoursonorSmith&vitesyoutoourAnnual...

◇Donotuseabbreviations.Example:SpelloutwordssuchasRoad，Street，andstatenames—ia.

◇Days，datesarealelledfullyandwithion.Example:Moember.