Wedding customs have existed since time immemorial. Some were created out of necessity, while others were ceremonial. Weddings performed in England and colonial America required public posting of the banns. Gone are the posting of banns, and instead, wedding invitations and announcements are sent to family and friends. Historical invitation customs that are widely applicable to this day are:
WEDDING PAPERS
Paper has been made from cotton since thousands of years. Unlike wood-pulp papers, papers made with pure cotton fiber give the invitations that rich and timeless look.
Bonus – Cotton fiber papers do not decompose, meaning that the invitations will last forever.
PHRASING
Wedding invitations are phrased in third person. The names are always written out in full, including middle name. Initials are usually not included on the wedding invitations.
JOINING CLAUSES
“To” is used to join the names of bride and groom on an invite to the wedding ceremony. “And” is used on wedding reception invitations.
COMPOSITION OF A WEDDING INVITE
A traditional wedding invite would have the following composition:
–invitation line–
–request lines–
–bride’s name–
–groom’s name–
–date line–
–year line–
–time line–
–location–
–address–
Excerption from the “Blue Book of Stationery” by Steven L. Feinberg
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