Wedding Invitations

Part of the fun of giving a bridal shower to your friend is the honor of inviting some of her closest friends and female relatives. After you are done with all the details and have prepared everything line a good general, now comes the part where you invite people. You may be asking why it is important to leave the invitation as the last task. Well, for practicality’s sake you would not want the hassle of calling everyone and then resend another invitation should you have to move the date to another day. Also, of course you want a successful party where everything is perfect, right? And this includes the invitation. So it would be better to have the invitation last so that you can be sure that they will match your party. What if you suddenly decide to throw away a theme party instead? Of course you want your invitation to have the same theme and to inform your guests properly. In other words, if you still have not sent out the invitation, you can still make as many changes as your want with the party.

The first thing that you should do before you write on the invitation is to make a list of the people who will be invited. You do this by asking the bride for the list, so you can make sure you have not left someone out. Then with the list on your hand, go over it with the bride so you can make sure that these people would also be invited in the wedding. It would be embarrassing for the bride if you invite someone for the bridal party when that someone is not invited in the wedding.

Next after the list is the right wording for your invitation. Make sure you have the bride’s full name, date of your party, the time of the party, where the party will be and the RSVP details on your invitation. Then if it is a theme party, you might wish to include also the specific theme and the gifts. You should also write your name as the host of the party. If you are giving a surprise party, make sure you give explicit instructions and details to the guests so that they will be able to arrive earlier than the bride. Lastly, make sure your invitation will be received by the guests ahead of time so that they will have the time to arrange their schedules, to buy gifts and to prepare.