at a cocktail reception to mark the opening of a new branch
on Wednesday, 18 December, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
in Angel Hotel 11 Zhongshan Road, Guangzhou Suggested dress code: formal R.S.V.P Tel: 020-81376890
“联系电话”
“着装要求” “请回复”
an invitation to a cocktail reception
Mr. William Green the General Manager of AAA Company requests the honor of the presence of
Ms. Anny Lee the H. R. Manager of Bluestone Company
How to Write Letter of Invitation
Categorization of the letter of invitation Format of the letter of invitation Principles of the letter of invitation Useful Expressions for Letter of Invitation
? “Regrets only”--- “Please let us know if you cannot attend”. It requires a reply only if the guest invited cannot attend the gathering.
? telephone number --- the way to contact the host
courteous, no matter whether recipients accept it or not.
Invitation Letter
Formal Invitation Letter
Brief Introduction
business letter on behalf of enterprises, organizations ,groups, etc. conference, symposium, function and other official occasions
Format
ordinary letter rigid pattern
Contents
who, what, when, where introduction to the event, such as the purpose, the program; information about the participants; requirements for the guests, etc.
? suggested dress code --- whether any suggested dress code
? “R. S. V. .P” or “r. s. v. -p-.-”an French abbreviation for “Reply if you please” used to require replies.
Format of Invitation Card
“Mr. / Mrs./ Mr. and Mrs. … ”
“全名(加头衔)”
“恭请”
the full name (and title) of the host
“光临”
requests the honor/pleasure of the presence/company of
Contents
An invitation card must consist of:
? Host --- the inviter who
? Guest --- the invitee
? Event --- the reason of inviting
what
? Time
when
? Place
where
invitation card---formal
invitation letter --- formal or informal
Invitation Card
Brief Introduction
a formal invitation printed in card standard and fixed format important social affairs and special occasions, such as reception, party, wedding, etc.
according to meanings; ? 4) There's no punctuation marks at the end of each
line; ? 5) Guests' names are always handwritten on a printed
line; ? 6) The tone should be serious, sincere and
the full name (and title) of the guest
“handwritten on a printed line”
the nature of an occasion the time
“reason”
the lace
“day, date, hour”
“具体地点”
Suggested dress code R.S.V.P./ Regrets only Tel:
Principles
? 1) Invitation card should be written in the third person; ? 2) The layout of invitation card should be arranged in
a decoratively indented form; ? 3) The words written on an invitation card are lined