" request the honour of your presence" is used
on an invitation to a wedding that is located in a house of worship
"
request the pleasure of you company" is used
on an invitation that is located outside a house of worship it is also used on
the reception invitation
the bride and groom's middle names are
included, however, their parents' middle names are not necessary
half hours are written as " half after four
o'clock"
"
evening"
begins at six o'clock
at five o'clock
in the afternoon
at six o'clock in
the evening
punctuation is only used for abbreviations
such as " Mr. or Mrs." and for separating a phrase
Mister (Mr.) and Misses (Mrs.) are
abbreviated, however, Doctor, Reverend, and Captain should be written in
full
North and South is written in full if it
precedes the street name (123 South Main Street) a comma is added after the
street name and an abbreviation is used if it comes after the address (123 Main
Street, N.W.)
numbers are written out except for the street
address
the house number is written out if the number is less than 10
zip codes are not included on the invitation
or reception card
the year should not be capitalized, however,
it is commonly shown that way
an invitation to the ceremony alone does not
require a response card