Whether you are going DIY for your wedding invitations or using a traditional printer, you have to know the rules before you break them. Here are the rules of etiquette and formatting, from formal classic to modern contemporary. Including what to send and when, and how to get those reply cards back.

Have divorced parents hosting? See chapter 2. Have a Judge for a father, a Doctor for a mother, a Minister or Colonel for a bride and groom? Chapter 4 is all you. For second marriages and blending of families, see chapter 7 . Commitment ceremony? Halloween wedding? Hosting your wedding in your own backyard garden? Great! With over 301 invitation wordings to choose from (okay, it is really 330, all told) one of these will feel a fit for your wedding.

Happy planning!