B'nai Mitzvah General Etiquette and Suggested Wording

Here are some general wording suggestions, as well as some guidelines for conventional invitation etiquette to help guide you as you write your Bar and Bat Mitzvah Invitation text.  It is customary that the wording on your invitations be reflective of the tone of your event. Keep in mind that all invitation text is completely personal and customizable so if you are planning a less formal event, the invitation is the perfect place to let your personality shine through.

Traditional Etiquette for wording that applies to all parts of an invitation:    

1. No punctuation is used except after courtesy titles such as Mr. and Dr.
2. Capital letters are most often only capitalized as you would read wording like a sentence (not at the beginning of each line.)  Proper names and courtesy titles are also capitalized.
3. Numbers in the date are typically spelled out and follow the day (Sunday, the second of July).  
4. Years can or need not be used, but if you want to include the year, it is typically spelled out (Two thousand and eight)
5. Times are generally spelled out and refer to the placement of hands on a clock.
1. Half after two or half past two (not 2:30 p.m.)
2. Three o’clock in the afternoon (not 3:00 p.m.)

BAR AND BAT MITZVAH SUGGESTED INVITATION WORDING

From Parents:

#1
It is with great joy that we invite you to join us
as our daughter
Sarah Mariah
Is called to the Torah to become a Bat Mitzvah
on Saturday, August 20, 2007
At 10:00 AM
Temple Rodef Shalom
2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, Virginia
Cara and James Goldin

#2
Karen and Jonathan Juddon
Cordially invite you to the
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter
Jacob David
Saturday, the Seventh of October
Two Thousand and Six
at Ten o’clock in the morning
Temple Beth El
458241 Maple Lane
Cinnaminson, New Jersey

#3
For every time there is a season
This is the season that Jill Michelle
becomes a Bat Mitzvah
Please Join Us for this beautiful milestone
Saturday, September 5th, 2005
10:30 in the morning
Temple Mount Sinai
12 Brookwood Avenue
Miami, Florida
Paula Stein and Jonathan Brooks       

#4
With Great Pride
We Invite You to Share our Joy when our son
Jordan Hollis
Is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, the Twentieth of August
Two Thousand and Six
At Ten o’clock in the Morning
Temple Rodef Shalom
2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, Virginia
Michelle and Jeffrey Rummel

B’nai Mitzvah:

#5
With pride and love
we invite you to share this beautiful milestone with us
As our daughters
Ariel and Brianna
are called to the Torah as B’nai Mitzvah
Saturday,  August 15, 2007
at 11:00 in the morning
Temple Beth Emeth
Grange Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
Susan and Ian Silver

Single Parent:

#6
With love and pride, I invite you to join me
as my beloved son
Andrew Caleb
Is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Friday, January Fourteenth
Two Thousand Five
at Eleven o’clock in the morning
Temple Rodef Shalom
2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, Virginia
Luncheon immediately following the service  
Kim Gold


Reception Card:

#7
May 18th, 2008

The Celebration Continues…

Please join us for a luncheon
Immediately following the service
At Temple Rodef Shalom

7PM
Informal DJ Party back at the Temple
Wear your Jeans and get ready to dance! 


#8
Celebrate with us at a Dinner and Dance Reception
Immediately following the Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, the Seventh of January
Two Thousand and Eight
Mortons
6581 The Avenue
Roslyn, New York

Transportation provided from the Temple

 
Response/RSVP Card:

#9
We hope you can join us!
M______________________
_______Wouldn’t Miss it!
_______Not Able To Make it.
Kindly RSVP by May 15th.

#10
The favor a reply is requested
By Monday, February 25, 2008
M________________________
____Accepts with pleasure
____Declines with regret

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