In sending out invitations, one should be sent to the father and mother jointly, one to each son separately, and one to the daughters jointly, the latter being addressed "The Misses Estabrook."
Invitations should be sent to people in mourning, although they are not expected to accept. They should not be slighted or forgotten during such a period.
Wedding Invitations and Announcements
The following are the usual forms of wording for the wedding invitation:
Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard Ernst Ormond
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Eida
to
Dr. Otto Bertelli
on Wednesday, the first of April
nineteen hundred and thirteen
at twelve o'clock
Church of the Messiah
St. Louis, Missouri
Mr. Arnold Hamilton Forsyth
requests the pleasure of your company
at the marriage reception of his daughter
Margaret
and
Mr. Walter Mallory
on the evening of Wednesday, the twenty-ninth
of June
one thousand nine hundred and twelve
from eight until ten o'clock
17 Elm Hill Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvanis
R. s. v. p.
Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Howe Cavanaugh
request the honour of
presence at the marriage of their daughter
Rebecca Falmouth
to
Mr. Charles Hunnewell Clark
on Monday, the ninth of July
at eight o'clock
Church of the Redeemer
Washington
The usual form of marriage announcement is as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kimball
announce the marriage of their daughter
Dorothy Lucinda
to
Mr. LeRoy L. Hallock
on Wednesday, the first day of December
one thousand nine hundred and twelve
Chicago, Illinois
Mr. Arthur Edmand Sawyer
and
Miss Emma Pauline Farrington
announce their marriage
on Sunday the sixteenth of July
one thousand nine hundred and ten
at Boston, Massachusetts
The "At Home" card of the bridal couple, which goes with a wedding invitation, does not have the name of the couple upon it, but reads simply