Handwritten Invitations

For very small weddings involving only close friends and immediate family, handwritten invitations are the most personal way to invite your guests. Handwritten invitations take the form of a short note inviting your guests to the wedding. The wording varies, depending on your closeness to the guest. An invitation to somebody whom you are rather close is written in a more familiar tone than one to a distant relative. The standard wedding format may be used when writing to somebody whom you do not know very well.

Handwritten invitations are written on plain, ecru or white letter sheets. (Letter sheets are sheets of stationery that have a fold on the left-hand side. They fold a second time from top to bottom to fit a single envelope.) While traditionally these sheets had no name or monogram on them, brides may now blind emboss their maiden name monogram at the top of the sheet.

The invitations should be written in black or dark blue ink.