How When Why Who Where What Invitations How When Why Who Where What

Invitations Verb: Make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something. Noun: An invitation.

The 5 Ws Who: Name the host. If you’re hosting for someone else, their name should be more prominent. Just credit yourself as the host in the first or last line. What: Talk about the event itself. Make it detailed but concise. Keep this part to one or two lines. You can provide details in the succeeding pages. When: Provide the date, time, and day of the week. Avoid vague phrases like “1pm onwards” or “Sunday afternoon,” unless the event is open-ended or lasts longer than half a day. Where: Some people are bad with directions, so make this section as helpful as possible. If you have guests coming from out of town, you may want to give driving directions or enclose a road map. Why: You can actually incorporate this in the What section, but some events need a bit of explanation.. If there’s an interesting story behind the event, this is the place to put it.

Birthday Party

Multi-purpose Invitation

Wedding invitation

Housewarming party

New Year’s Party

Formal vs. Informal

Create an invitation Decide what kind of event you want to hold Answer the who, what, where, when, and why questions Choose a format (formal vs. informal) Design your invitation… Read it to the class…

I would like to invite you to… Date & Time Place Directions Dress code Reasons Special information