Wedding Invitations

Doctor On Wedding Invitations

Wedding invitations wording can get a bit difficult, especially when you are trying to maintain a certain etiquette regarding it.

If things get tough for you it is probably better to choose a non-formal wedding invitations wording. But if you are really willing to keep the formal approach to it, there are some tips you can always find on the internet or use the plain and simple method, just ask for some help.

The wedding invitations come from the bride’s house, sent with six to eight weeks in advance to relatives, friends and important acquaintances. The wedding invitation cards are, in most cases, mailed with an attendance response card and the responses should come in maximum two weeks.

The information on the card contains pertinent details such as the location of the wedding ceremony, the exact date and hour, and the names of the bride and groom and their parents.

There are wording etiquettes specific to each nation or country, but share some similarities, and usually westernized countries tend to use the common forms of wording.

Since we mentioned about the etiquette of wedding invitations, the way you address yourself to the invited guest is one of the most important aspects of the wedding invitation wording.

If you are inviting a married couple to your wedding ceremony and one has the professional job of a doctor, the person with this title, either being the husband or the wife, is mentioned first. The same etiquette says that if the husband is a doctor the correct way to address is “Dr. John Rilke and Mrs. Sarah Stanfield” or “Dr. and Mrs. John Rilke”.

If the spouse has the professional title, the address should be: “Dr. Sarah Rilke and Mr. John Rilke”, and in case they don’t share the last name: “Dr. Sarah Stanfield and Mr. John Rilke”.

There are cases when both share the same profession, so the wedding invitations should be addressed to “Dr. John Rilke and Dr. Sarah Stanfield” or “The Doctors Rilke”.

The name written on the inside envelope would either be the name they share “The Rilkes” or their distinct last names “John Rilke and Sarah Stanfield”.

Sounds a bit complicated but these wording formulas were used for quite a long time and are now part of the formal language used in addressing the wedding invitations.

The wedding invitation would have an even greater value if it is hand written, calligraphy skills still being highly appreciated among connoisseurs and not only. A hand written text gives a special feeling to the wedding invitation, being somehow very important for the future married couple to directly express their utmost pleasure in inviting that person to share their happiness at the wedding ceremony and party.

No matter the design or the color you choose for your invitations, don’t forget that wording is the most important thing about them and before mailing them try to read again their informational content. And…that must be all!