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Wedding Invitation Q&As

Composing wedding invitations involves complex-and beautiful-etiquette guidelines. We RSVP to your urgent questions.

By: Diane Forden

1. The bride's parents are hosting  ►
2. Both sets of parents are hosting ►
3.  Both families and the couple are hosting ► 
4.  You’re paying for your own wedding ►
5. Divorced parents are hosting ►
6.  The bride’s or groom’s parent is deceased ►
7.  Children are not invited ►
8.  You're having a destination wedding followed by a later reception at home ►
9.  You're not having a formal sit-down dinner ►
10.  You’re holding events the day before and after as well ►
11. Guests must select their main entrée with their RSVP ►
12. Your guests are bilingual  ►
13. Guests are invited to the reception only ►
14. Dates of guests are invited to reception only ►

See All Invitation Wording Q&As ►

1.  What are the general rules for addressing invitations? ►
2. Can we address our invitations using preprinted labels? ►
3. How do I address an invitation to a widowed or divorced woman? ►
4. How do I address guests with advanced degrees and special titles? ►
5. Is it acceptable to send out wedding invitations by email?  ►

See All Addressing the Envelopes Q&As ►

1. What do I do if people ask me if they’re invited—and they’re not?  ►
2. Do we have to invite everyone to bring a guest? ►
3. What should I do if a guest adds an uninvited date on the RSVP? ►
4. How should I handle guests who don’t RSVP at all? ►
5. Can I invite some, but not all, of my coworkers? ►
6. Do we have to invite difficult family members? ►
7. Should we invite the parents of bridesmaids and groomsmen? ►
8. Can I invite my ex to my wedding? ►
9. Should I invite my parents who were divorced and are estranged? ►

See All Guest List Q&As ►

1.  What is the time frame for submitting our engagement photo and announcement to our local newspaper? ►
2.  What’s the best way to notify guests if the wedding has to be postponed?  ►
3.  How should we spread the word that childcare will be provided? ►
4.  What's the etiquette for sending out wedding announcements? ►
5.  What’s the correct way to include our wedding website link on our invitations? ►
6.  Can we ask guests to respond after receiving our save-the-date cards? ►
7. How should we follow up with unresponsive guests? ►

See All Communication Q&As ►

1.How do we request a charitable donation in lieu of gifts?  ►
2. What's the proper way to request cash gifts?  ►
3. Can we ask guests to contribute to our family college fund instead?  ►

See All Gifts Q&As ►

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Sweetluani replied on

I have a few friends who included a Save the Date magnet in their wedding announcements. It was pretty helpful - I attached the invitation to my fridge using the magnet provided, and then on the day of the wedding, when I was scrambling to get out the door on time, I was able to quickly locate the invitation for directions. For my Save the Dates, I did a postcard. However, I still like the idea of including a magnet in the actual invitations. My invitations will have a pocket for the RSVP card, and I was thinking of including a magnet of my fiance and I there. Would this be OK, and if so, what would be the proper wording on the magnet at this point - would "Save the Date" still be OK?

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