Write a formal invitation in about 50 words requesting him to grace the occasion
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Dear Students,
Invitations are generally printed cards or letters through which we invite our guests on some auspicious occasion like wedding, birthday, wedding anniversary, house-warming, inauguration of a shop/factory etc.
There are 2 Main kinds of Invitations:
1. Formal Invitation
2. Informal Invitation
1. Formal Invitation is further divided into 2 kinds
A) Card Style
B) Letter Style
A) Card Style Invitation :
Card Style formal Invitation includes the presentation in a single sentence, third person narration. And each of the following is written in a separate line with fonts of varying sizes.
Names of the hosts
Formal phrase of invitation , for example :-
Request the pleasure of your benign presence/company. Seek your auspicious presence.
Solicit your gracious presence on the auspicious occasion
The date, time and venue of the event.
The occasion/reason of the invitation.
Entries include who, when, where, what time and for whom.
The other details include name, designation and address of the organizer, sponsor or host or names of special guest and invitees in case of official invitation.
These are meant for a lot of invitees
These are written in the third person.
In case a VIP is invited as the chief guest the name of the VIP must appear prominently. Name of the invitee is not to be included.
Simple Present Tense is to be used.The date of writing is not to be given.
There is no signature of the host.
The abbreviation RSVP (French : repondez s’il vous plait ) i.e. ‘please reply’ is
written below on the left with name(s)/ address &phone number of the host(s) Put the invitation in a box & follow word limit.
For drafting Card Style Formal Invitation, first you need to make a square box. And with centre alignment , start writing the matter without using full stop any where. Just see the examples given below.
Word limit is: 50 words.
Keeping this in mind you can increase further details.
At the bottom left corner the abbreviation “R.S.V.P. is must and below it name of the host / organiser/ office can be there with landline contact no.
In case of school’s invitation card, Principal/Office can be written with school’s contact no.
R.S.V.P.is a French abbreviation
R.S.V.P. stands for a French phrase, “répondez, s’il vous plaît,” which means “please reply.”