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Invitation wording etiquette

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    TingTing    September 12, 2010   Los Angeles

    i think i read some where online that the wording for invitation should:

    1. be all capitalized letters

    2. spell out the date and time (ex. "the thirtieth of may, half past one o'clock", rather than 5/30, 1:30pm)

    are the above etiquettes true and must do-s? or can it be flexible?

     
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    Tulip61110    June 11, 2010   Philadelphia

    I think that generally that is accurate.  However, I don't think it's a "must-do" (then again I don't think many things are "must-dos"), especially if you are having a less formal wedding.

     
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    Moose1209       Nashville, TN

    You should definitely spell out the date and time.. but I've never heard of the invitations being in all capital letters.. mine certainly were not.

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    Ive never heard of everything in capitals, but yes on the spelling out the date and time.

     
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    TingTing    September 12, 2010   Los Angeles

    Thank you so much!

    one more question, should it be:

    Sunday, the Twelfth of September

    Two Thousand Ten

    at Four o’clock in the afternoon

    or

    Sunday, the twelfth of September

    Two thousand ten

    at four o’clock in the afternoon

    (please note the difference in bolded capitalized letters)

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    Id say the second one.

     
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    Moose1209       Nashville, TN

    First one, with more capitalizations.  I just double checked against my own invite which was done by my wedding planner.

     

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