For each year of marriage what unites you with each other apparently grows much stronger. An absolute means to celebrate the number of years with family and friends who played a special part of your lives is a party.

In the early days, it was common for any news to be announced by word of mouth. This was before mass print advertising were invented and literacy rates among the people are extremely low. There were religious monks who knew how to read and write and they were paid by huge sum of money to hand-craft invitations for the special day.

After the invention of the printing machine and literacy rates began to rise, printed invitations did became more common. Society figures like Amy Vanderbilt and Emily Post, wrote etiquette books and include guidelines to address invitations.

The options for invitations, like parties themselves, run the spectrum from traditional to unconventional, from casual to formal. Wedding anniversary invitations must include the name of the hosts and guest of honor to be written in full, what anniversary to be celebrated, venue, time and date, and an RSVP information. All phrasing is in the third person. Note anything, such as a surprise party, as well as the kind of attire to wear and theme details. A strict compliance though for truly formal celebrations are being considered.

Start assembling your invitations one at a time, going in the following order (from bottom to top): tissue paper, reception card, map, response envelope, response card (tucked under the flap of the response envelope).

Usually the invitation planning started typically 3 to 6 months prior to the wedding day. However, there are also people that only rush to get it done 2-3 weeks before their big day. This is mostly done so when all the guests are locals.

Wedding invitations are important to success an anniversary party. The invitation card can influence the attires that the guests choose to wear, and sometimes influence the gifts that you will receive.