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Salutation :
Body
- State of whom the invitation and who it is given
- Reasons of invitation
- Date
- Time
- Place
- R.S.V.P (Répondez s'il vous plaît, meaning "Please
respond" to require confirmation of an invitation)
Signature
The format of the envelope for the invitation is
addressedthe same way as the envelope of a letter
(i.e. with the recipicient’s address in the middle of
the envelope and adrresser’s address on the left
hand corner of the envelope).
Ways of organizing Information :
- Reason for inviting others
- Detailed information about the party or event
- Ask friends to come by using a sincere tone
Fun fact :
Formal invitation are written on cards. The text is written in
calligraphic style.
Responding to formal invitations
- Formal invitation should be responded to within 3
days
- Replies are written in third person
- Replies have to be hand written
- Reason should be briefly stated for declining the
invitation