WHEN THE GUEST LIST IS READY

You have chosen which people will be with you, survive the worries of this day, rejoice with you and help make this day so special for you, for yourself, for everyone else? Gotta get to the invitations!
The design of the invitations can be very different - invitations to a celebration in a palace and invitations to a wedding feast in a country house will definitely differ according to the traditions of ancestors. Although invitations to weddings celebrated in fine and luxurious rooms can be not only official, but also sweet, sincere, witty.

Hostess Anta says that she has seen all kinds of invitations - homemade, specially designed by an artist, typographically printed, brought from abroad; in the form of a heart, a flower, a ship, a bird, even a tree and a bonfire. With photographs, lines of poetry, drawings, collages, Latvian writings; in printed text and handwriting; in specially matched, self-designed envelopes and in store-bought envelopes. The choice is yours, and it's really big. Anta also recommends:

"What the invitations will be, decide for yourself! Of course, you can ask for advice and recommendations from ushers, friends, wedding planners.

However, they should match both of your ideas of what a neat, appropriate invitation to YOUR wedding should be. Don't write lines of poetry just because they sound nice or because the hostess once had them - everything must be felt and wanted by you."

The style of the invitations depends on the chosen place of celebration and the expected number of guests - in large weddings (more than 100 guests) it will be more formal, official, in small ones - more sincere, more personal, perhaps with humor.

SOME SUGGESTIONS:

• Do not try to write all the possible information in the invitation, everything will not fit anyway.
• If you have created a special wedding website, indicate its address - there you will be able to post both a map of the celebration location and more detailed information about the planned event, desired style of clothing, phone numbers for communication, desired gifts, accommodation options; you will give the guests the opportunity to ask questions, clarify and clarify what is needed, etc. If not, draw up the detailed practical information on a separate sheet, also mentioning the options for contacting the wedding organizers (if you are not organizing everything yourself).
• Choose a uniform style – no matter how you want to demonstrate your erudition, it will not be appropriate to put the abbreviation RSVP (répondez s'il vous plait /please respond in French) on a folk-style or informal invitation, although it will be perfectly appropriate and appropriate on a more official invitation or one written in a foreign language. Better just write a request to answer by … (date).

• If you plan to invite guests from afar, but the invitations have not been prepared long enough in advance, you can send letters (in this case also by e-mail) to the guests so that they know what dates should be planned for the upcoming celebration. Of course, the actual invitation will also be sent later.
  Address the invitation directly to the people you want to see at your wedding - addressing them by name (so in the locative case; only the addressee should be written on the envelope in the dative case). Do you address your guests formally - dear Mr. Krasta, dear Mrs. Krasta!, dear Mary! , mother! or Oma and opi! – is up to you and depends on what is accepted in your family and circle of friends. Of course, if you invite people you know personally, such as parents' business partners, etc., a formal address is preferable. Write the addressee on the envelope and on the invitation by hand, and also sign the invitation by hand.
• If possible (unless the invitees are staying in other countries), present the invitations yourself, preferably both together.
• If you invite guests who live far away - in other cities, countries - then you may also have to take care of their arrival and accommodation in the hotel. Even if the guests will pay their own travel and accommodation expenses, it would be nice of you to book a suitable and comfortable hotel for them, to send them comprehensive information about the arrival (arrival) options. If you will pay for the travel and hotel, it must be mentioned. If you have invited foreign friends, make sure that a friend or relative of yours takes care of them - welcome them, take them to the hotel, introduce them to the surroundings, etc. No matter how close a foreign guest is to you, you won't have time for it yourself!

See wedding invitation makers here: https://ligavam.lv/piedavajumi/kazu-ielugumi/