A Formal Invitation is generally written in third person, and contains no heading, no salutation, and no complimentary close. The writer’s name should appear in the body of the invitation. The address of the writer and the date should be written to the left, below the communication.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chawla
Request the pleasure of Mr. Mathew’s company at dinner
ADVERTISEMENTS:
On Monday, the …..Month Year, at TIME
At
Location
Date
Examples of formal Invitations
1. Invitation on marriage of daughter:
Mrs. & Mr. Ramesh Dutt
ADVERTISEMENTS:
Request the pleasure of the company
of
Mrs. And Mr. C.R. Pathak
ADVERTISEMENTS:
On the occasion of the marriage of their dauther
ANU
With
UTTAm
S/o Mrs. And Mr. Vivek Dutt
At 8 P.M. on Monday, Month, Year
At Location
R.S.V.P.
Address
Phone No.
2. Invitation on Annual Day Function of School:
Bal Bharati School, Surat
Celebrates its
Annual Day Function
On
Date
At
6: pm in the
School Auditorium
Chief Guest: The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat
The Honorable Chief Minister will give away the prizes to
All the meritorious students.
You are cordially invited to grace the occasion with
Your benign presence.
Principal and All the staff
3. Invitation to a friend, on your son’s birthday party:
Mrs. and Mr. Gaurav Nagpal
Request the pleaser of the company of
Mr. Hitesh Sharma
On the occasion of the 20th birth of our son
Rahul
At 7 PM on the 12th August, at their residence
With Best Compliments
Friends & Relatives
R.S.V.P.
Address
Phone no.
4. Invitation to your friend on your daughter’s birthday party:
Mrs. and Mr. PK Sharma
Request the pleasure of the company of
Mrs. and Mr. SC Gupta
On the auspicious occasion of the
18th birthday of their daughter
Garima
At 6 PM on 5th January at
Location
R.S.V.P.
Address
Phone no
5. An invitation for a formal dinner at home:
Mrs. & Mr. SC Gupta
Invite
Mrs. & Mr. PK Sharma
To
The Birthday Party
Of their son
Hemant
On Tuesday, the ……Oct, year at 6 PM
At their residence address,
Please grace the occasion with your benign presence
6. An invitation to be sent on behalf of your parents on the occasion of the wedding of your sister:
Smt. And Shri K. Kumar
Request the please of your company
On the auspicious occasion of the marriage
Of their daughter
Reena
With
Mayank
(Son of Smt. & Shri K.L. Gupta of Rohtak)
On Friday, Date, Year, Time
At theire residence address
As per the following programme
Reception of Barat – 7 Pm
Dinner – 9:30
Doli – (Date, Year, Time)
With Best Compliments Form
All Relatives & Friends
R.S.V.P.
M/s R.K. Garments
Address
Phone