Social Occasions
Whether you are hosting a formal or informal affair the style of the invitation should set the tone for the event. However, the content of these invitations should relate the following basic information:
Invitational Line
Request Line
Event Line
Date Line
Time Line
Location Line
City and State Line
Reply Request Line
Timing:
If you send your invitation too early it may be misplaced or forgotten but if you send it too late your guests may already have other commitments.
The following guidelines are a recommendation of how far in advance to send invitations for various occasions.
| Anniversary Party | three - six weeks |
| Bar or bat Mitzvah | one month |
| Bon Voyage Party | Same day to three weeks |
| Bridal Shower | eight - ten weeks |
| Cocktail party | one - four weeks |
| Formal dinner | three - six weeks |
| Fund raising ball | six weeks - three months |
| Graduation Party | three weeks |
| Holiday party | four weeks |
| Housewarming party | several days - three weeks |
| Informal dinner party | several days - three weeks |
| Luncheon or tea | several days - two weeks |
| Thanksgiving & Easter dinner | two weeks - two months |
| Casual gathering | same day - two weeks |
