HOW TO WRITE THE DATE AND TIME ON INVITATIONS

Every wedding invitation is going to include a date and time—every kind of invitation for that matter. Did you know that technically there is a right way to write it all out? Writing the time and date properly is probably the most common correction we make on wedding stationery for clients. Of course, you can break tradition and choose to write your details however you want. But for anyone looking to follow traditional invitation etiquette, here are the rules…

WRITING THE TIME

- Always write out numbers: “five” instead of “5” and numbers should never be capitalized
- Technically morning is up until noon, afternoon is from 12pm up until 5pm, and evening is from 5pm and later. These phrases are not necessary, but you should never write AM or PM so if you desire clarification this is how you would include it
- Include “o’clock” when writing the time, like “five o’clock in the evening” or “half after ten o’clock in the morning”

WRITING THE DATE AND YEAR

- The day of the week and the month are capitalized; the year and numerical date are not
- All date details are spelled out: date, day of the week, month and year.

When writing a compound date or year, you should use a hyphen “twenty-ninth of June” or “two thousand twenty-three” rather than "and"

And that’s how it’s done! Oftentimes design elements can make these matters obsolete: like if you choose an all caps font or write out the time and date information in lowercase letters. We can help give your invitation a feeling of sophistication or fun through design and extra details, not just how it's written. Let us know your preference; we can’t wait to see what we’ll create together!

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