- Write out dates.
- Regardless of the type of event you’re inviting your guests to, you should use a formal writing style on a formal invitation. This means spelling out dates and other words that are usually abbreviated.
- For example, you should write “Saturday, the nineteenth of November” instead of “Saturday, November 19th.”
- You should also write “253212 Boston Street” instead of “253212 Boston St.”
- Write out guests' full names.
- Don’t use the shortened versions of guests’ names.
Write “Stephanie Smith”
instead of “Steph Smith" and always use last names.
- Include the hosts.
For example, you should start a dinner invitation by saying
"Sam and Ellen Smith invite you to a dinner celebrating the graduation of their daughter Leslie from graduate school."
List the hosts in the correct order.
Include the rest of the information
- Write out guests' full names.
- Don’t use the shortened versions of guests’ names. Write “Stephanie Smith” instead of “Steph Smith" and always use last names.
1 These letters are first/second person presentations
2 Personal feelings and emotions find an expression
3 The writer’s address is given in the usual place
4 The salutation is usually “Dear’ plus “Name’
5 The date of writing is given, but the year is generally omitted
6 The style and tone are relaxed and informal
7 Different tenses are used as the sense demands
8 The complimentary close is: Tours sincerely’
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