Invitation guides: Good to know, before you send.
When to send, what to say, and how to get every reply. Wording to copy for weddings, birthdays, Halloween and Christmas, so the details are taken care of and the occasion can feel like one.
Weddings
- When to send save the dates and wedding invitationsThe whole timeline, from the save the date to the last reply, and what to do when someone doesn’t answer.7 min read
- Wedding invitation wording: examples for every situationThe lines in their traditional order, and the words for every family, every venue and every kind of celebration.11 min read
- Save the dates: what to say, who gets one, and examplesWhat a save the date says, who must get one, and wording for local, destination and long-weekend weddings.8 min read
- Wedding RSVPs: reply-by dates, reminders, dietary requirements and guests who don’t replyHow to choose the date, what to ask, how to chase the quiet ones, and how replies become final numbers.9 min read
- Your wedding guest list: plus ones, children, and ceremony or reception onlyFair rules for the hardest list you’ll ever write, and the words for telling people kindly.9 min read
- Digital or paper wedding invitations? Cost, etiquette and what guests thinkAn honest comparison, the etiquette, and how to make a digital invitation feel as if it was made for each guest.10 min read
- Chinese wedding invitations: customs, colours, wording and timingWhat goes on the invitation, which colours and numbers to choose or avoid, and who is invited to the Guo Da Li, the tea ceremony and the banquet.12 min read
- Henna night, Nikah and Walima invitations: wording and etiquetteThree events, three guest lists. What each one is, who usually comes, and wording to adapt, from a ladies’ henna night to a Walima for everyone.11 min read
Christmas
- Digital Christmas invitations: how to choose one, and send itThe kinds there are, what each one does for you and your guests, and what to check before you choose.11 min read
- Christmas party invitation wording: for work, family and friendsWording to copy for the office, the family and your friends, from Christmas Eve dinner to a barbecue by the pool.10 min read
- How to organise Secret Santa: rules, spending limits and the drawThe rules most groups use, how much to spend, a fair draw, and what to do when someone drops out.10 min read
- Planning a work Christmas party: timeline and checklistFrom booking the venue to getting everyone home: a timeline, a checklist and a run sheet for the end of year party.11 min read
Birthdays
- Kids’ birthday party invitations: wording, timing and etiquetteWhen to send them, what to put on them, who to invite, and wording for every age from a first birthday to a sleepover.11 min read
- Milestone birthday and surprise party invitations: wording and how to keep the secretFrom the 18th to the 100th: what to say, who hosts, and how to get forty people into a room without the guest of honour finding out.11 min read