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Invitations and

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The invitation is an important part of organising an event or social function as
it helps set the overall tone for the event and helps determine the number of
guests attending.

Invitations are extended to relatives, friends, acquaintances and clients on a number
of social occasions like marriage, birth, engagement, death or other public functions.
Formal Invitation (Personal)

Features of a formal invitation:

1. A simple yet elegant printed card is preferred.

2. Written in the third person, for example—‘Mr and Mrs S Surendran request the
pleasure of the company of Mr and Mrs Rajkumar’

3. Use of abbreviations is avoided for names of guests, days and dates.

4. RSVP is placed at the bottom. In the context of social invitations, RSVP is a
request for a response from the invited person or people. It is an abbreviation
derived from the French phrase, Répondez s’il vous plaît, which means—‘Reply if
you please’ or ‘Reply please’.

5. The subject matter is written in the centre setting.

6. The address, dress code or any other instructions are written at the bottom, to the
left or the right according to choice or convenience.

Here is a sample format for a formal invitation.

(Host’s name)
request the pleasure of the company of
Name of Guest (Optional)
Occasion
Chief Guest/Guest of Honour (if any)
Date, Time, Venue
Address

RSVP

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