1.  Note that “the pleasure of your company” replaces “the honour of  your presence” when the ceremony is held at a home, club, or hotel and not on sacred ground.

2.  The date always is written out:  “Saturday , the tenth of July.”  

3.  A noon wedding is worded “ at twelve noon” or “at twelve o’clock.”

Weddings on the half hour are written as "half after" the hour instead of "half past" the hour.

4.  A house or apartment number is written out through the number ten.

5.  Afternoon begins at twelve o’clock. Evening begins at six o’clock.

6.  Nicknames are never used on traditional wedding invitations.

7.  Abbreviations are not used except for Mr. and Mrs.  The words "junior" and "senior" are written in lower case.

8.  Envelopes should be hand-addressed. Do not use labels.

9.  A separate reception card is not required when the ceremony and reception are at the same location.

10.While the year line is optional on a wedding invitation, it always appears on an announcement and is always written in full: “Two thousand and ten.”