What is the proper etiquette for wedding invitation wording?
A general rule to follow on invitation wording is to avoid abbreviating names of places, street addresses, cities and states. Typically the time of your event should be spelled out. If your event is before noon it is considered the morning. If the time is after noon and before 5:00 p.m., it is considered the afternoon. If the time is after 5:00 p.m. it is considered the evening. It is acceptable to refer to 5:00 as the afternoon or evening. If the time falls on a half hour the proper way to word it, for example is “half after four o’clock.” Punctuation should be used on times, dates and between locations. All other punctuation is typically left off the invitations. Zip codes are typically left off of wedding invitations and reception cards when specifying the address of an event location. If you want to limit or restrict the number of children attending the reception it is recommended that you enclose a note to those who might be understanding or talk to close friends and ask them to s
