Wedding Cards Invitations. WEDDING CARDS. F the lady who marries resides | in all cases, represent the size of the card or with her parents, with relatives, note of invitation. They are of various sizes, guardians, or friends, and the according to fancy, and generally a little larger marriage receives the approval of than here illustrated. those parties, the ceremony usually takes place at the residence of the bride, or at the church where she generally attends; a reception being held at her residence soon afterwards or upon the return from the bridal tour. Some parties prefer to marry very quietly, having but few guests at the wedding. Others make more elaborate display, and observe the time as an occasion of general rejoicing. Where many guests are invited, it is customary to issue notes of invitation to those persons whose attendance is desired, accompanied by wedding cards bearing the name of the bride and groom. The form of wording such notes and cards has changed but little for several years, though the style in which such wording appears, changes frequently. Two methods are pursued in preparing the invitations and cards: one being to have them neatly printed from type; the other, and more expensive manner, is to have them engraved and printed in the metropolis, by a card-engraver, who makes an exclusive business of preparing such cards. The later style for cards and notes of invitation is to have the most of the wording in a light script, upon very fine, white, billet paper, and the cards upon thin bristol-board, sometimes long, and frequently nearly square, according to fancy. The following cards and notes of invitation, while expressing the suitable wording, do not, In sending the note of invitation, it is custonary to inclose the cards in the same envelope. In cases where no guests are invited, yet it is desired to inform the acquaintances throughout the country of the marriage, it is usual to inclose the cards alone. Formerly, it was common to use but one card, having Mr. & Mrs. Chas. H. Smith in the center of the card, while the lady's maiden name was placed upon the lower left-hand corner. Of late, it is regarded more in style to use two cards, one considerably larger than the other; the larger bearing the names, Mr. & Mrs. Chas. H. Smith, the smaller, the lady's name alone, thus: Mr. & Mrs. Clas. B. $mill. - Hattie Ä Maynard. If it is definitely decided where the future permanent residence of the newly wedded couple is to be, it is proper to place the name of the town and state, at the lower left-hand corner of the larger card, as shown herewith. Ar. & Mrs. Chas. H. $milk, Invitations to the Wedding. HE following, are among the many here, is printed on paper NEWARK, N. J. Actual size of one form of Note of Invitation. This dotted line shows the fold. Mr. & Mrs. D. Collins Poequest the pleasure of your Company at the Marriage M. Louise to Jay H. Sabray, Thursday, September 19th, '72, at 8 o'clock, P. M. AT THEIR HOME, ATLANTA, GA. WEDDING & FROMOMES Notes of INVITATION WEDDINGS AVING resolved upon marriage, the lady will determine when the ceremony shall take place. No peculiar form of ceremony is requisite, nor is it im perative that it be performed by a particular In consequence of the recognized vast importance of mar- ed by, or in presence of, a clergyman or magistrate. To be entitled to contract marriage, the following requisites are necessary: 1st, That they be willing to marry; 2d, That they be of sound mind; 3d, That they have arrived at the age allowed by law; 4th, That neither of the parties is mar ried already to another who is living, and from whom such party has not obtained a divorce from the bonds of matrimony; and 5th, That the parties are not so nearly related by consanguinity, as to prohibit their marriage, by the laws of the State in which the marriage is contracted. |