Invitations
Transcript: RSVP/Regrets By Madison Bailey Patricia Rone Attire This is a formal affair for all officers, males and females, and "in the unit and invitations are extended accordingly. All personnel in the unit that are invited, are required to come, unless you have a really good excuse. Sometimes spouses are invited to a dining-in Depending on what the purpose is of the dining-in, invitations might be "extended to other persons outside the unit." If you invite an important guest lecturer or foreign dignitary, it would be wise to invite his/her counterpart, post associate or someone who speaks thier language Is a formal military dinner for military members only Is a formal military dinner in which non-military guests are invited Invitations for Coffee, Tea, Lucheon, Brunch, Reception, Cocktails, Buffet or seated Dinner should always include Dining-In Dining-Out Date (day of week and date) Time (if formal, write out the time) Place Host/Hostess Always send out 10-14 days in advance Use black ink Avoid initials and abbreviations. Exceptions: Mr., Mrs., Dr., RSVP or Captain J. Paul Doe (but only if an initial is used in place of a first name or middle.) Write full titles, ranks and names. Example: Major, Colonel, etc Dates and hours are spelled out on a formal invitations with only the day and month capitalized. RSVP comes from the French expression "Repondez s'il vous plait" which means respond, if you please. When responding it requires a yes or no answer. Nothing more, nothing less. You need to respond within 48 hours, if possible. The host/hostess needs to get numbers. Answer yes or no when responding, if the answer is no, you do not have to provide an excuse. If you are not sure, then you can ask the host to extend your "RSVP deadline." But it is up to the host to decided if you get an extension. Only the names on the invitation should attend the event. That means, no children or house guests are aloud to come to the event. You should also not ask if they could attend, unless they are specifically invited. Use the address or phone number to respond. "Do not respond in person at the commissary etc." If you do that, they most likely will not remember; therefore it won't be noted that you are attending. If RSVP/Regrets is not on the invitation, then you are required to attend. "Regrets only"means that you only call if you can not attend. Invitations What do you wear to a specific "function? Invitations should have "dress" in the bottom right-hand corner. Casual- Open collar-no tie; skirt or slacks for women (no jeans) Informal- coat and tie; dress, skirt or slacks for women Semi-Informal - Business suit or dressy dress Formal-Evening dress uniform/dress mess. Non-military people wear; dinner jackets, long dress, or dressiest dress (short) "Stand of dress also depends on local customs and time of day Morning--- Skirt/Blouse/Sweater, simple dress or slacks, poen shirt (no tie) Lucheons --- Skirt/Blouse, dress, suit or slacks, tie, no jacket Tea or Reception --- Dressier dress or suit, or dress pants, sports coat. Cocktail or Evening Affair --- Dressier dress or evening suit, or men's suit.
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