Wedding Invitations
The invitation to the ceremony is engraved on the front sheet of white
note-paper. The smartest, at present, is that with a raised margin—or
plate mark. At the top of the sheet the crest (if the family of the bride
has the right to use one) is embossed without color. Otherwise the
invitation bears no device. The engraving may be in script, block, shaded
block, or old English. The invitation to the ceremony should always request "the honour" of your "presence," and never the "pleasure" of your
"company." (Honour is spelled in the old-fashioned way, with a "u" instead
of "honor.")
Enclosed in Two Envelopes
Two envelopes are never used except for wedding invitations or
announcements; but wedding invitations and all accompanying cards are
always enclosed first in an inner envelope that has no mucilage on the
flap, and is superscribed "Mr. and Mrs. Jameson Greatlake," without
address. This is enclosed in an outer envelope which is sealed and
addressed:
Mr. and Mrs. Jameson Greatlake,
24 Michigan Avenue,
Chicago.
To those who are only "asked to the church" no house invitation is
enclosed.