Wedding invitation grammar issues

Can you get samples of the "correct" form from DeBretts?

If you're concerned then you could post a photo here and we can have a look at it! Maybe it's one of those things where you look and look too long so it doesn't look right!

All of the above, also wedding invitation websites often have sample wording that you can check yours against for grammar/ correct form.

I looked up the standard form for the actual wording, but in terms of grammar I think I just knew what was correct. Show us and we can try to help!

Thanks Paula - I had a look at Debretts and it isn't really helping. I did wonder about posting the invitation on here and taking out the personal details but it is around some of those that I need help, taking them out would defeat the object.

It is crazy what you can obsess about when weddings are involved!

Thanks everyone, I have started to question everything including use of capital letters now! I have definitely been looking at them too long...

Yesterday I had an email from the woman designing ours to say they have been sent out, and I noticed today that she spelled my name wrong! I almost had a heart attack. She, H2B and me all checked and double checked the pdf of the invitation wording and it was correct on there, so I'm praying she hasn't made that mistake on the invitations themselves...she'll be re-doing them all if she has.

Can you not email someone on this post privately, I'm sure they will help you out

Sometimes what's "right" isn't right if that makes sense. Happy to help give a personal view. x

Ha ha... I was exactly this. I think I went on various websites to get my answer, and write in capital letters, lol. Apparently no numbers they should be written. X

Can you just type it out on here?

I'm a qualified proofreader. If you'd like me to look over your wording, feel free to send me a message.

Aww that's nice

See there are people here to help, well done.?

Thank you for all your help everyone.

BellaZ - I have sent you an email, thank you for your kind offer ?

My OH will be overjoyed when I stop changing them and actually let them go to print...

I'm an English teacher and also happy to have a look for you.

Errmm, that's a bit of a problem as the email address I used to register for this site was one I created for wedding stuff, which has since been deactivated. I really didn't think this through, did I?

I've now changed my settings so that you can "start a conversation" with me. I think that's the same as a private message if you want to send it to me that way.

Sorry for the faffing around.

I have been given a 3pm deadline for all changes to the invitations! So for ease the two big ones I am struggling with are below if anyone minds have a glance over....

1) The date

- Twenty Seventh of September, Two Thousand and Fourteen

- Twenty-Seventh of September, Two Thousand and Fourteen

Any other options with or without various capitals!

2) Full stops on this part

RSVP

Kindly RSVP by (date) to

Road, Town, County, Postcode

Please indicate if you would like seats on the transport and any dietary requirements.

It is all centre justified so looks better than that! However should there be a full stop after the address?

I realise this seems really minor but I really want to get this right.

Thanks everyone!

I've not been very traditional on mine as I have just used numbers, but if you want to write them out in full:

twenty-seventh of September, two thousand and fourteen

Months and Days start with capital letters, numbers shouldn't (unless the first word in that sentence). Here's a website with how to write numbers:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/numbers/ordinal

For the next part -

R.S.V.P.

R.S.V.P. by third of July, two thousand and fourteen

The RSVP address is usually included in the bottom left hand corner of the invitation. And I wouldn't say "Please RSVP" or you are saying please twice.

Hope that helps.

No and between the thousand and fourteen, it should read two thousand fourteen.

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Definitely not what terri says. If it has to be written out in numbers, then two thousand and fourteen is fine. Personally though, I think it looks a little much as letters and I think numbers would look better to the eye.

Agree with not writing "please" before RSVP as that's what the "SVP" stands for in itself.

Definitely not what terri says. If it has to be written out in numbers, then two thousand and fourteen is fine. Personally though, I think it looks a little much as letters and I think numbers would look better to the eye.

Agree with not writing "please" before RSVP as that's what the "SVP" stands for in itself.

This is correct.

Thanks everyone.

The reason for the double RSVP is the first one is being used as a header for some information around replying. Although I do completely see what you are saying. Also, I have realised it says 'Kindly RSVP' not please...

Just got an extension to 3.30!

It's not the double RSVP, it's the use of the word "please" that's unnecessary, given that's what RSVP means in the first place!

Sorry I just edited my post it says Kindly not please- turns out I can't even read my own invitations!

They have been sent to the printer- thanks everyone for your help.

would you write.. I was born in nineteen and eighty seven?

No, but I don't think that's a justifiable argument. Following your logic, you would say nineteen hundred eighty seven, or one thousand nine hundred eighty seven.

No, I would write "I was born in nineteen hundred and eighty seven" if I were being incredibly pernickerty - common parlance has dropped this from years for the 1900s but it's how one used to express years and indeed has crept back in for the 2000s (and if you were saying it as a number, you would write one thousand, nine hundred AND eighty seven).

Thankfully, however. Debrett's, my form and style Bible, uses numbers for their "traditional" invitation, so I shall stick with that - fewer headaches!

I wasn't arguing, I genuinely wanted to know how one would write it. Now I know. Thank you