Wording library
Quinceañera
wording.
The occasion with the most people to name — parents, padrinos, and often a court of fourteen — and frequently two languages to do it in.
How do you word a quinceañera invitation?
The parents invite, the quinceañera is named in full, and the Mass and the celebration are given separately. Padrinos are conventionally named, and often the court of honour. Many families print Spanish and English on the same suite — one language per side of the card reads better than two mixed on one face.
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The wording.
Carlos y Sofía Torrestienen el honor de invitarlea la Misa de Acción de Graciasen los quince años de su hijaGabriella Sofía
"Misa de Acción de Gracias" — the Mass of Thanksgiving — is the conventional name for the service and should be given as such.
Carlos and Sofía Torresinvite you to celebratethe fifteenth birthday of their daughterGabriella Sofía
"Fifteenth birthday" is the usual English rendering. Many families keep the word quinceañera in the English version too, and that reads perfectly well.
Padrinos de honorMarion Whitfield y Peter Reyes
Its own block, usually beneath the parents. Naming padrinos is an honour and its omission is noticed.
Misa a las cinco de la tarde,recepción a las sieteen el Salón Imperial
Two times, two places, both explicit. The gap between Mass and reception is where guests get lost.
On bilingual suites. Two languages on one face competes for attention and usually makes both harder to read. The stronger solution is one language per side, or a second card — the design is identical, only the words change. This is also exactly what per-guest personalisation is for: each guest receives the invitation in the language they read.
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Common questions
Should the court be listed?
How far ahead?
Is a Mass always included?
One design, in both languages.
Evorrah produces per-guest files, so a guest who reads Spanish receives the Spanish invitation and a guest who reads English receives the English one — from one approved design.
Veja a personalização por convidado