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Ⅲ Invitation Etiquette（第2页）

◆Enveluide

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◆AddressingtheEnvelopes

◇Haheehblack，blue，blue-blak。（Generallyblackisused。）

◇Itistraditionaltouseaplete，formalnameauseaio:Mr。，Mrs。，Ms。，Dr。，orJr。

◇Namesshouldbepletelyspelledoutsuchas:Mr。andMrs。RohratherthanofMr。andMrs。RonSmith。

◇Ifyouknowthefullmiddle，ifnot，doials，justomitit。

◇FirsthoutMr。，Mrs。，etc。）orthephrase“andfamily”arenotsuitable。

◇Ifthereareuheageofeighteeheirfirstnamesas:

◇Iftheyarelivingatthesameaddressastheirparents’invitationisgoingto，shouldreceiveseparateinvitations:

Adultdaughter:MissKathySmith

Adultson:Mr。RonSmith

Adultshtersatthesameaddress:Messrs。Johh;MissesMarieandJoanSmith

◆StuffingtheEnvelopes

&hebottomoftheaorinvitationintotheewiththeprintedsurfaceupsothatthereceiveropeheprintedsidewillbeseenfirst。

◇Itistraditionaltoplaceapostagestampontheenvelope，ifyouhaveinRSVPcard。

◇Ifytwoenvelopes（ierenvelopesforaweddiiootheinnerehebackflap，handwritingthehoseihefront。Theinnerenvelopeisaddressedlike“Mr。andMrs。Smith”（withnofirsthoutaddress。Avoidusingthephrase“andfamily”。Allfamilymembersshouldbeincluded，forinstandMrs。Smith，Julieaertheinnerenvelopeisproperlyaddressed，plaanouterenvelopewhichissealedaheinnerenvelopeusuallyhasnogummedflapandisoftehac。velopeliningsaremadeavailabletoyouataslightadditie。Thentheinnerenvelopeisiheouterenvelope，whichissealedaomakesurethattheisreceiveyourinvitatiohatyouhaveyourreturedoerenvelopeflap。Envelopesshouldypedbutshouldbehandwritten。

&ionandenclosurecardsareiheenvelopeinorderofsizeandimportance。

&enclosurecardsareplacedclosesttotheinvitation。

&hanoneenclosureesizeisused，thecardwhichisthemostimpuesttoseewouldbeplacedclosesttotheinvitation。

◇Orderofpiecesorderedfrombottomtfagup）:Invitation;ReplyEnvelope;ReplyCard（tuderreplyenvelopeflap）;ReCard。

◇Tissues:Oiecessity，tissueisnotion。Ifyouchoosetousetissue，placeitoverthepriofeachitembeforetoassembliiotissuefortheinvitatiohereplydotherenclosures。

■Postage

Ifyouwanttoknowhowmuchpostageyouraorinvitatioakeanassembledeoyourpostoffidhavethemcalculatetheexactpostageforyou。Alsoasktoseetheirseleof“pretty”stamps。Theywillseembetterthanthegeneric“pay-your-bills”postagestamps。

Formostofthepeople，thenotionofsendingapartyinvitationmightseemabsolutelyeffortless，asforthemitdoesnotrequiremutioheless，veryfewpeoplerealizethataninvitationcardisyourfirstimpressioowhomitisaddressed。Alooseword，hereaheinvitationyeandyourparty;makifortherestofyourlife。Asaresult，itisveryoknowandfollowtheetiquettefaninvitatioerforyourparty。uereadingtokinvitatioe:

◇Aguestlistof100guestsdoesnotrequire100invites。Rememberyousimplyepercouple。

◇Thehoseinvited，ingiftheyarealsoinvited，arewritteheinvitation。Forexample:DavidandJaneAndrew。

◇Alwaysorderextrainvitations。Theywilliablybeusedupandit’scheapertoorderthematfirst。

◇Institutionsoftenimposeioors。Beveryingtotheediatefamilyafriendsmaywellbeyourlimit。

◇AnOpeioainlyallowsyouthefreedomtoinviteeveryoneyoulike。Youdinvitationsouttoneighbors，frieendedfamily，teatorsandsoforth。Iioeberelaxed。

◇sidergiviheoptionnottobuygifts。

&clearifthereisaplannedmeal。

◇Aswellasfollowinginvitatioe，besurethank-youtothosewhogivegifts。