| Computer printed labels are a time-saver, but | | | | sentence. Try to fight the urge to use a capital |
| they make the first impression of your formal | | | | letter at the beginning of each line to emphasis |
| wedding invitation appear impersonal. If a | | | | the poetry and love expressed in the wording. |
| calligrapher is not in the budget, you can gather | | | | When seconds are rapidly ticking away on the |
| handwriting samples from your friends and offer | | | | wedding planning clock, a number seems almost |
| them a fun incentive to assist addressing the | | | | insignificant. But writing numbers out is a way to |
| envelopes. | | | | stop for a moment and honor your very special |
| Courtesy titles such as Mrs. and Dr. should be the | | | | wedding day. |
| only place you see punctuation on a wedding | | | | The date should be spelled out and followed by |
| invitation. The basic rule of etiquette when | | | | the day - Saturday, the second of August. If you |
| addressing professional guests places the most | | | | choose to include the year, spell it out as well as |
| impressive title first on the invitation regardless of | | | | the time. 3:00pm is written as 3 o'clock in the |
| gender. Simply using Mr. and Mrs. can be confusing | | | | afternoon. |
| enough and is acceptable unless it's a formal | | | | Although traditional wedding invitation etiquette |
| wedding. If the doctor is your dear Uncle Hank, | | | | suggests everything be written out, the United |
| don't worry about addressing the professional title. | | | | States Post Office encourages the use of |
| Capital letters should only be used on a wedding | | | | numbers and state abbreviations for proper |
| invitation for proper names and at the end of a | | | | delivery. |