THE HISTORY OF INVITATIONS

taken from here (credit to the owner)

Have you ever wondered about the history of an invitation? How were people designed and created it in the past?

In the past, an invitation was only used by elite people. Around 18^th century, the aristocracy in England and France used the invitation for their social events. Kings, Queens, Ladies, Lords, Dukes, Duchesses would be the only one who used such a thing. They would send a hand written announcement of their events to their guests. Usually, the announcement would be written by a secretary or someone who has a beautiful handwriting. People in the past give more attention in calligraphy used in the invitation, because the calligraphy indicates the level of education of the writer.

The invitation letter would be placed in a handmade envelope with a hot wax seal in the top of it (the wax seal usually indicates the crest of the family). Then, the invitation would be delivered by the servants. 

In the mid of 13^th century, the printing press appeared in Europe. Since that, the elite people began to seen invitation not only as an announcement for their social events, but also as an expression of wealth. So, if someone used a printed invitation for his event, then he would be addressed as a rich person.   

The invitations are changing every time. Nowadays, we can find various designs and forms of invitation. There are many wonderful designs and forms of invitation, from traditional invitation until digital invitation.

 an example of digital invitation (by Sterling Digital Invitation)

If you want to read more about the history of invitations, you can read here.

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Written by Gupitaningrum LKJ