Evening wedding guests: who to invite and how to word it
The evening invite is one of the trickiest lines to draw in a guest list. Here is how to decide who joins for the reception, and how to word it so nobody feels like an afterthought.
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Family day or adults-only? The children question splits a lot of guest lists. Here is how to make the call with confidence, and how to word it so no parent feels shut out.
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A plain-English guide to wedding dress codes for guests, from black tie to garden party, with what to actually wear and the rules that still matter.
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An example wedding · Amara and Joel · 5 June 2027
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