| Coverage : The Wedding Invitation Etiquette Quiz will test your knowledge of many issues concerning wedding invitations.
The Wedding Invitation Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you really know about the proper ins and outs of wedding invitations. |
| 1. | If a guest hasn't responded to an invitation a week after the RSVP date, what should the bride and groom do? |
| a. | | Send another invitation with another response card |
| b. | | Call them and confirm their response over the phone |
| c. | | Email them and ask if they are coming or not |
| d. | | Nothing. Assume they aren't coming
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| 2. | Brides and grooms should send their minister (or officiant) a wedding invitation. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 3. | If the bride and groom are paying for the wedding themselves, what is the proper way to word the invitations? |
| a. | | Having the "parents" invite the guests |
| b. | | Having the couple request the presence of the guests |
| c. | | Saying that "together with their parents" the bride and groom invite you ... |
| d. | | All of the above
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| 4. | The style of the invitation tells the guests the style and tone of the wedding, thereby giving cues as to proper attire. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 5. | When is a handwritten or email wedding invitation appropriate? |
| a. | | Never |
| b. | | When the bride is a second-time bride |
| c. | | When the wedding is small and intimate |
| d. | | When the wedding will be far away from the guest's home
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| 6. | Why is it impolite and a breach of proper etiquette to invite some people to a wedding and not the reception? |
| a. | | It implies guests must bring a gift to the wedding, but the bride and groom won't entertain them |
| b. | | It conveys the idea that some people are important enough to entertain and some aren't |
| c. | | It conveys the idea the bride's family can't afford a proper reception |
| d. | | It is not impolite in some parts of the United States, but perfectly acceptable
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| 7. | Emailing your RSVP to a wedding is appropriate when? |
| a. | | You are a member of the wedding party |
| b. | | It's a second wedding for the bride or groom |
| c. | | You have already verbally given your response and want to confirm in writing |
| d. | | The wedding is informal
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| 8. | Addresses on wedding invitation envelopes should generally be handwritten. When is it OK for them NOT to be handwritten? |
| a. | | If it's a very formal wedding |
| b. | | Never |
| c. | | If a printer can duplicate the look of handwriting |
| d. | | If the wedding is very large and addressing invitations would be prohibitively time-consuming
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| 9. | How should the words like the date, time and hour be represented on the invitation? |
| a. | | In basic vernacular, with months and streets abbreviated |
| b. | | Everything should be spelled out |
| c. | | However the bride and groom want to write them |
| d. | | Spelled out if the invitations are formal, abbreviated if invitations are informal
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| 10. | What should a guest do if they want to RSVP to a wedding but there is no response card included in the wedding invitation? |
| a. | | Telephone |
| b. | | Email |
| c. | | Assume no RSVP is necessary |
| d. | | Write a note
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| 11. | When should brides and grooms send wedding announcements to people not invited to the wedding? |
| a. | | Right after the wedding |
| b. | | Just prior to the wedding |
| c. | | Never, announcements are rude |
| d. | | Within 3 months of the wedding
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| 12. | A "save the date" wedding announcement puts guest on alert they will be getting a wedding invitation. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 13. | When is it appropriate to include a gift registry with a wedding invitation? |
| a. | | Never |
| b. | | When the invitations are being sent to family |
| c. | | If the guest requests a registry |
| d. | | It is always appropriate, as long as it is folded and placed outside of the invitation materials
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| 14. | Who should the wedding invitation response card be addressed to? |
| a. | | The mother of the bride |
| b. | | The bride |
| c. | | Father of the bride |
| d. | | Whoever is handling the guest list
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| 15. | Ideally, how far in advance of the wedding should the invitations be sent? |
| a. | | 4 week |
| b. | | 6 weeks |
| c. | | 8 weeks |
| d. | | 3 months
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