Notes from Nozari
Building the guest list, sending save-the-dates and invitations, chasing the replies, and turning them into a seating chart.
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A simple structure for what to write in a wedding card, plus example messages for a coworker, friend, family, a gift of cash, a religious couple, or when you can't go.
When to send wedding thank you cards, a simple formula that works every time, and example wording for cash, registry gifts, group gifts, the wedding party and vendors.
Wedding guest etiquette made simple: RSVP on time, dress code, phones and photos, gifts, kids, seating, toasts, drinking and leaving early, with the dos and don'ts.
Not able to be a bridesmaid? Valid reasons, how soon to answer, what to say, how to offer another role, and how to step down later without losing the friendship.
How to read your wedding invitation for plus one clues, how to ask politely with exact wording, when not to ask, and how couples can set a clear, kind guest policy.
What the mother of the groom is actually responsible for: the rehearsal dinner, the groom's side of the guest list, attire, the dance, and what is not hers.
What to wear to a wedding as a guest, decided by the dress code, the venue and the season, plus the white rule, shoes for a lawn, and what never works.
What to give at a wedding in 2026, with the usual cash ranges for a coworker, a friend, a close friend, family and the wedding party, plus when to give less.
What every wedding dress code actually means for guests and for the wedding party, from white tie to casual, and the exact line to print on the invitation.
Set your wedding RSVP deadline from the caterer's headcount date, send one reminder a week before, then message the silent ones personally. Here is the script.
Save the dates go out 6 to 8 months ahead, 8 to 12 for a destination wedding. Invitations follow at 6 to 8 weeks, with the RSVP due 3 to 4 weeks before.
A reminder schedule for a destination wedding, what to tell your guests, and at what point, so nobody's scrambling for a passport or a plug adapter the week before.