Guides
Invitation etiquette.
Whose name goes first, who has to be invited, and how to say no without causing offence. The questions that cause the most arguments, answered plainly.
6 guides
- Whose names go on the invitation, and in what orderWho is named, whose name comes first, titles, surnames, and the small decisions that quietly say something about your family.5 min read
- Divorced and remarried parents on an invitationFour parents, two households and one line of text. The wordings that keep everybody named without anybody counting.5 min read
- Children at weddings, and how to say no kindlyDeciding is the easy part. This is how to hold the line, handle the family who takes it badly, and make it work if you say yes.6 min read
- Who you have to invite, and who you really do notThe obligations that are real, the ones that are imagined, and a method for building a guest list that does not take four months.6 min read
- Inviting colleagues, and where to draw the lineWhether to invite anybody from work, how to avoid inviting the whole floor, and what to say to the people you leave out.4 min read
- Cutting the guest list without losing friendsWhere to cut, in what order, and how to handle the two or three conversations that will actually be difficult.5 min read
Make yours.
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Start an invitationOther subjects
- WordingWhat to actually write, with lines you can take as they are.15 guides
- PlanningWhen each piece happens, and what has to be decided before it can.9 guides
- SendingGetting it into a hundred hands without a trip to the post office.9 guides
- RepliesHead counts, dietary needs, and the guests who never answer.7 guides
- DesignHow an invitation looks, and what that is quietly saying.6 guides
- OccasionsThe other days that need an invitation, from the engagement to the fiftieth.5 guides