Types Of Invitations
A. Formal Invitation
A formal invitation is an invitation which follows a dignified form, tone or style in agreement with the established norms, customs or values (Websters,2012).
For example:
- An invitation to the opening of a school - An invitation to a graduation ceremony
- An invitation to a wedding, etc.
Common Format of a Formal Invitation
- The first line is the name(s) of the person(s) who invite(s). - The second line is the request for participation.
- The third line is the names of the person(s) invited.
- The fourth line is the occasion for invitation.
- The fifth line is the time and date of the occasion
- The sixth line is the place of the occasion.
- The last line is the request for reply.
Social Function:
Inviting people to formal and social events
Linguistic Characteristics:
- Simple, precise, and concise words
- Detailed information
- The tone should be friendly and sincere. Words should be chosen carefully. The style of writing should be formal.
Format of Layout:
Addresses of the addresser and the addressee
Salutation
Body
- Stäte for whom the invitation is and by who it is given.
- Reasons of invitation
- Date
- Time
- Place
- R.S.V.P (it is a French word -"repondez s'il vous plait" which means"please reply")
Signature
The format of the envelope for the invitation is addressed the same way as the envelope of a letter (i.e. with the recipient's address in the middle of the envelope and addressee's address on the left hand corner of the envelope).
Ways of Organizing Information:
Reasons for inviting others Detailed information about the party or event Ask friends to come by using a sincere tone
Responding to formal invitations
Formal invitations should be responded to within 3 days.
Replies are written in third person.
Replies have to be handwritten.
Reason should be briefly stated for declining the invitation.
Example:
1. Acceptance
- Mr. and Mrs. Eri Utomo accept with pleasure the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Pujiyanto to the wedding ceremony of their daughter on Friday, the twelfth of December at seven o'clock.
- Mr. and Mrs. Wibowo accept the invitation with pleasure.
2. Declining/Regretting
- Mr. and Mrs. Situmorang regret that they are unable to accept the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Pujiyanto for Friday, the twelfth of December at seven o'clock due to prior engagement.
- Mr. And Mrs. Wibowo regret to decline the invitation due to health reasons
3. Responding card
The responding card comes with the invitation card. This card should preferably be handwritten.
Example :
to: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cole
WEDDING INVITATION
We begin a road to a future filled with love and adventure.
Please join us as we,
Alexandra Liam and Jacob Amstrong
Join our lives in marriage
on: Wednesday, the 7th of August two thousand and nineteen
at: half-past seven in the morning, The Classic Ballroom of Continental Hotel, Legian, Denpasar.
Please RSVP to Gina at 0812-5678-9101 by the 1st of August two thousand and nineteen.
Example of formal invitation dialog
A : Hello, good morning.
B : Hello.
A : How are you?
B : I'm fine, thank you.
A : By the way, I want to invite you to my birthday party tomorrow at 5 pm. do you want to come, please?
B : Owh, okay. I will come to your bithday party.
A : Thank you, I will wait for you to come. do not be late. bye
B : Bye
Example of Formal Invitation card
Example of a formal invitation conversation
- Informal Invitations is personal invitation given to a friend, family, etc.
- For Example : Invitation to a birthday party, Invitation to dinner
Example :
Birthday Invitation
For all my friends in XI IPA 2 class
Dunia Senior High School
Dear all my friends,
Hi friends, I am very happy now. My birthday will come soon. I want to invite you all to attend my birthday party which will be held at:
Date: Sunday, March 14th, 2014
Place: My home
Time: at 15.00-17.00 pm
I really hope your presence at my home. It will be so happy to celebrate my birthday with all my friends. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Arana Marina
Example of informal invitation dialogue
Nick: Hi, Roy! I've got a couple of tickets for the new Mel Gibson's film. Would you like to come?
Roy: Oh, thanks. But I'm working on my homework. I have to finish it tonight.
Nick: Oh, what a pity. Well, never mind. Some other time perhaps, bye.
Roy: Sure, bye.
Example of Informal Invitation card
Example of a Informal invitation conversation
That's the article about Invitation Card & Dialogue. Enough until this blog this time see you in the next blog.
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