Wedding Invitation Tips and Etiquette

Tips and Etiquette

     Invitations

Wedding invitations not only provide the important details of the special day, they also give guests their first glimpse of the style, tone, and formality of the wedding that is planned. Following are some tips and etiquette guidelines relating to wedding invitations.

Names and Spelling 

• A wedding invitation is issued by the host(s). The hosts' names should be written out and include middle names and titles.
• With the exception of Mr. and Mrs., all titles should be written out, unless the name is too long to fit on one line.
                   Examples: Doctor and Mrs. Albert George Ness; Sergeant and Mrs. James Lee Fevre.
• When the wedding is being held in a place of worship, "the honour of your presence" phrase is used. When held at other locations, "the pleasure of your company" is traditionally used.
• If the bride’s last name is the same as her parents, only her first and middle name are included.
• The groom’s name should be written out and preceded by his appropriate title. 
                   Examples: Mr. Alexander Graham Smith; Doctor Garrett Phillip Hanna

Time and Date 

• Write out the date and year. It is not necessary to use "and" in the year line.
                 Example: two thousand seventeen; two thousand twenty-three
• Capitalize the day of the week and the month, but not the year.
• The phrase "half after" should be used when indicating time, rather than "half past" or "-thirty."
• It is not necessary to use the phrases "in the afternoon" and "in the evening."
• The city and state should be written out. If all guests are local, the state may be omitted.

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At Home- Yummy Apple Pie Crust Idea

I saw this picture today and my mouth has been watering since! Just the thought of Cinnamon Rolls as a crust for an apple pie ....oh my! If you make your own cinnamon rolls from a pie crust you will have more control over the thinness of the crust . Pillsbury makes cinnamon rolls that you may purchase for ease. I would suggest when slicing the pre made cinnamon rolls to slice thinner than usual since they rise rather high and that may not be what you want. When you slice the rolls , place in your pie dish and flatten with your hands or use a large spoon to help. Also if you have a pie pan a size smaller than the one you are cooking this pie in , use to put on top of rolls and simply mash down.I would flour the bottom of the pie dish you will be mashing with.
I would use this for a (thinly sliced) bottom crust and finish off the apple pie with a regular pie crust. I also believe it would be great with on top crust if you slice the rolls regularly. The rolls would rise and the apples would mix in beautifully!
I love Martha Stewart's Recipe for Mile High Apple Pie but her Old Fashioned Apple Pie would work best with this bottom crust.

Old Fashioned Apple Pie-Martha Stewart's Recipe
Ingredients

• 12 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus additional for pie top
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• Pinch ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 large egg, beaten

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. 
2. In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, lemon zest and juice, spices, and flour. Toss well. Spoon apples into pie pan. Dot with butter, and cover with pastry (plain pie crust). Cut several steam vents across top. Seal by crimping edges as desired. Brush with beaten egg, and sprinkle with additional sugar.
3. Bake until crust is brown and juices are bubbling, about 1 hour. Let cool on wire rack before serving.

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Invitation size: 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"

Reception Card size: 4 7/8" x 4 1/8"

Respond Card size: 4 7/8" x 3 1/2"

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