Cosmopolitan Bride Australia — Winter 2017

INVITED

You’re

Your stationery sets the mood and feel

for what guests can expect on the big day.

Here’s everything you need to get sorted...

Q

What’s the basic information you

need to put on an invitation?

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Q

Is it the wedding of ‘Amy to Andy’

or ‘Amy and Andy’?

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Q

Both our parents are paying for the

wedding, so whose family goes first?

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Q

My parents have split up and have

different surnames – help!

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Q

My parents have remarried. Is it

OK to put step-parents on the invite?

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Q

Can I invite guests to just the

ceremony or reception?

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Q

Do I have to include an RSVP

card with a postage stamp?

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Q

Is it appropriate to include gift

information on the invite?

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Phoebe Gazal, owner and creative director of Papier d’Amour

(papierdamour.com.au), fills us in.

WORDS BY SHERINE YOUSSEF. STILL-LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW FINLAYSON/BAUER

How to write an invitation

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