Post # 1
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Helper bee
Hi ladies,
I’m just getting the wording of my invites ready to send off.
I’ve written the same basic message out a few ways, but can’t decide whether to use letters to spell out the date and time or the numbers. I have put the two options in below, Any input is appreciated!
Because you were with us from the beginning,
*his name* and *my name*
request the pleasure of your company at their wedding.
Saturday, the thirteenth of April two thousand and thirteen at three o’clock in the afternoon.
*name of Church*, *town and state*
Dinner, Dancing and Merriment to follow at The Farm,
One-thirty-three *road*, Hamden Hall *state*
OR
Because you were with us from the beginning,
*his name* and *my name*
Together with their families, request the pleasure of your company at their wedding.
Saturday 13th of April, 2012
Ceremony at 3pm, *name of church*, *name of town and state*
*
Dinner, Dancing and Merriment to follow at The Farm,
133 *road*, Hamden Hall *state*
Post # 3
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Sugar Beekeeper
Depends on the formality of the invite/wedding. Less formal = numbers ok. More formal = spelling it out seems more appropriate!
Post # 4
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Newbee
I agree, only spell out numbers if your wedding is on the formal side. The most important thing is to be consistent. For example:
DONT: TWENTY FIRST OF JUNE, 2013
DO: TWENTY FIRST OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN
Post # 5
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Bumble bee
I didn’t vote because I also think it depends on how formal/casual your event is. We used numbers but we’re not having a black tie event, more like Sunday best.
Post # 6
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Newbee
Just pointing out that your second example has 2012 written in! I’m sure that would be caught but you never know what typos slip through 🙂
Post # 7
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Helper bee
Personally, I hate it when invitations spell out the numbers. It’s confusing to my brain and the information doesn’t stick as well. I don’t like it!
Post # 8
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Sugar Beekeeper
It depends how formal your wedding will be.
Post # 9
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Helper bee
I just went through the options with my Fiance and he was like – “why the hell would you want to spell out the numbers babe?” ha ha. Realistically I think I was going that way because that was how it was in the default text on the invitation template we chose.
We are having a more relaxed, casual wedding, so I think we will probably go with using the numbers – considering FI’s reaction!
Oh! And I do agree – consistency. Don’t spell part of it and use numbers later on! 🙂
Thanks for the pickup on the typo too. 🙂
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