formal invitation
Engraved event card
A formal invitation is an official request for someone's presence at an event, typically printed or written according to established conventions.
Formal invitations announce weddings, galas, state dinners, and other ceremonial occasions, usually specifying dress code and requesting a response: The formal invitation arrived on cream-colored cardstock with embossed lettering.
- RSVPRequest for reply
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- return addressMailer's printed coordinates
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- embossedHaving raised design
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- announcementsannouncement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, statement
- formal ballball, ballroom, waltz, ballroom dance, dance floor
- table settingfork, knife, spoon, plate, napkin
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- engraving termsengraving, etching, burin, aquatint, mezzotint
formal invitationrejection letter
Written refusal notice
disinvitation · uninvitation · blacklist · blackball · snub
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