My husband and I have been invited to a wedding in August, but we are not going to be able to attend.
The reply card that came with the invitation reads:
M_____________________________
___ will attend
What is the proper way to reply? I can't imagine that I'm supposed to write a zero in there for the number of people who will attend. Do I leave that blank?
Do I write "Dear Sheila and Bill, We're absolutely delighted for you and wish you all the best but we're sorry, we can't attend" at the bottom?
Do I just not return the card at all and that gets the message across that we're not going to be there?
I thank all you experts in advance for any help you can give me on what to do here.
Etiquette Now
WEDDING ETIQUETTE EXPERT
Jul 22, 2004, 1:11 PM
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Re: [Kathcart] Correct way to reply to invitation?
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Dear Cannot Attend,
Unfortunately there is no space after the 'will'. However, you would write your names on the 'M' line and write 'will not' on the 'will attend' space. You can leave the 'will' or cross it out.
You may write a separate letter of apologies to the couple, but please do not write on the response card.
Correct way to reply to invitation?
