The
following is a typical wedding invitation
card. Notice that it very clearly states who is getting
married, where and when, and how and when to reply. The letters RSVP
indicate that a reply is expected.
Sample 1
Task
1
Using
the above card as a sample, write a wedding invitation card for a
future wedding between two of your friends. Make it realistic by using
correct names of people and places. But the wedding does not have
to be in a church, it may be in a restaurant or a hotel instead.
The honor of your presence
is requested
at the marriage of
Wang Fang
and
Zhang Jun
3:30 p.m. Saturday the eighth of October
Golden Sun Hotel
188 Zhongshan Road
Changsha, Hunan
Reception follows in hotel ballroom
RSVP by September 20th on enclosed card
Invitation
letter:
A sample invitation
letter to an Alumni gathering.
Notice
that all the key facts the alumni must know to decide whether
to attend the reunion are included, and that it’s very clear
what they should do next if they decide to attend. They know
who is invited to the reunion, who else is welcome, when the
event will occur, how long it will last, how much it will cost,
when and how to reply, and how to ask any further questions
they may have.
Sample 1
5th
REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1992
Dear Classmates:
Time certainly flies! It has now been five years since
we graduated. As members of the Reunion Committee, it
is our great pleasure to invite you to our Fifth Reunion
the first weekend of June of the current year. You and
your spouse, if you have one by now as we do, are cordially
invited to join us on the campus and celebrate our friendships
and successes. Free housing will be available in the
dormitories, but if you would prefer off-campus housing,
or if you have children, inexpensive housing will also
be available at the Happy Valley Hotel. The only cost
for those living on campus will be for the meals and
the entertainments. The meals will include dinner on
Friday, three meals on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday.
The entertainments include a folk music concert on Friday
evening and a dance on Saturday evening to the lively
music of our classmates’ band, The Happy Valley Rockers.
Baby-sitting services will be available on Friday and
Saturday evenings if you need them. Please fill out
the enclosed registration card and return it to us by
May 15th if you plan to come. Call us at 777-7777 or
email us at jjjhvc@happynet.com if you have any questions.
Sincerely, John
and Jane Jones, Reunion Committee, Happy
Valley College, Happy Valley, USA
Task
2
You
are on the committee for the 10th reunion of the Class of 1992
at Happy Valley College. Most of your classmates will now be
married and many of them will now have children. So you may
want to have more family events at your reunion. Write a letter
inviting your classmates to this event. Follow the advice provided
before the sample letter for the 5th reunion. Try not to use
the exact words of the above letter if you can think of different
ones.
10th
REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1992
Dear classmates:
Five more years have gone by, and it’s time for our 10th
reunion. Surely you all remember the great time we had at
our 5th reunion. We’re still on the Reunion Committee and
it’s our pleasure to invite you back to Happy Valley again
for the first weekend in June. Some of the events will be
the same, such as the meals and the dance on Saturday, when
the Happy Valley Rockers will again entertain us. Instead
of the concert on Friday we’ll have a magic act to appeal
to the kids. Lunch on Saturday will be a family picnic followed
by outdoor games if the weather is nice. If it rains we’ll
move to the gymnasium. Baby-sitting services will still
be provided in the evenings. We have also arranged a special
family discount for the rooms at the Happy Valley Hotel.
To register for the reunion please fill out the enclosed
card and return it to us by May 15th. Call us at 777-7777
or email us at jjjhvc@happynet.com if you have any questions.
Sincerely, John
and Jane Jones, Reunion Committee, Happy
Valley College, Happy Valley, USA
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