As a wedding invitation designer I was curious to know what the Royal wedding invitations for Prince William and Kate Middleton would look like. While we don’t have to wonder anymore. The invitations were sent out February 15th and 16th, 2011. 1,900 invitations were sent in total! And you thought your guest list was long! (http://royalwedding.aol.com) The invitations were printed in gold writing on very heavy cardstock with gilded edges, the dimensions were 10” x 6”. The wording for the wedding invitations were as follows:
The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by
The Queen to invite
(the recipient of the invitation)
to the Marriage of
His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales
with
Miss Catherine Middleton
at Westminster Abbey
on Friday, 29th April, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

The invitations are sent by regular mail via the Post Office at Buckingham Palace. The invitations have the Royal crest and stamp. Certain people have to be invited to the event including foreign heads of state, foreign royalty (many who are relatives and friends), charity leaders, prime ministers as well as immediate family of the bride and groom. It is also said that some university friends were invited (eonline.ca)
There is no “A-list” and “B-list” for the Royal Wedding. (ctv.ca) Guests were telephoned in advance so they knew if they were going to be invited, if they were unable to attend they did not receive an invitation. An RSVP card and envelope were not included (not because they want their guests to reply on their wedding website or e-mail them!) Guests were asked to mail their response in a letter to a specific address in the corner of the invitation (http://royalwedding.aol.com)
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