etiquette

Tips for reception invitation wording after a private wedding

There are lots of reasons why you might need reception invitation wording after a private wedding.
We all know that 2020 was the year of the postponed wedding. Couples navigating the pandemic answered the inevitable “what the heck do we do now” question. For some, a complete postponement was in order – and that’s amazing. Other couples opted to make things official privately that year and postponed their larger celebration until the following year – for lots of reasons, this was my personal vote!
Fast forward, and you may still need to have this come into play, even in our post-pandemic world.

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Wedding Invitation Wording Etiquette

Many years ago, my grandma gave me her copy of “Emily Post’s Etiquette,” from the 1950s, as a gift. She had inscribed the front cover with her maiden name, since she had clearly gotten the book as she worked through her own wedding invitation wording etiquette, and is the queen of manners and all things proper.
The well-loved volume showed signs of wear and tear. I read it cover to cover, fully engrossed in it. It’s one of my most prized possessions and it sits on the top shelf of a bookcase at home, in a rightful place of honor. My friends know me as a sort of Miss Manners, or maybe the Grammar Police. Depends on the day. Nerd alert, but here we are.

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