We are all guests and hosts of a home reception, be it a solid family celebration or a modest tea party. Hospitality etiquette is about making any meeting a joyous event and a celebration. An invitation to visit is a symbolic beginning of the coveted friendship. How to invite to visit?
Instructions
Step 1
Assess the "format" of your reception. One thing is a crowded and lush anniversary feast, another is a meeting of two colleagues without any fancy. The method of invitation depends on this. There are three traditional ways:
• personal
• telephone
• written
The first two are designed for close friends and relatives and are suitable for narrow family holidays (birthday, meeting classmates, etc.). Written invitations are the most respectful form. It is practiced for significant events - weddings, housewarming and others.
Step 2
Choose the form of the invitation: formal or original (humorous). The invitation is written in the third person, i.e. “NN and NN are inviting”, “NN is inviting”. The invitation to the tea table is drawn up in the first person.
Step 3
Send the invitation in an envelope - a postcard is not recommended. Handwritten the first and last names of future guests. In the case of inviting spouses, the name of the husband is written first (do not confuse it with business cards: the name of the wife comes first there). It is also permissible not to indicate the name of the "second half": "… NN has the honor to invite Mr. Petrov and his wife."
Step 4
In the official invitation, information on the nature of the event, date, time, place of its holding, and dress code is required. Reception time is assigned "with a reserve": if you invite to a feast, which is scheduled for 19.00, then invite the guests to 18.00. Additionally, the invitation may contain your phone number - to confirm or refuse the visit. Sometimes the invitation is accompanied by a directions to the place of the celebration.
Step 5
Do not forget to send written invitations in advance: for receptions on large celebrations - 4-5 weeks before the event, for less significant - a week in advance. You can call guests by phone for tea or coffee three days before the meeting. Invitations for special guests of honor are presented in person, not by mail.
