First communion invitations announce a very important and personal day for you and your family and should be sent early so that people have the opportunity to save-the-date. To accentuate the formal occasion with grace and quality, customize your 1st communion invitations and include important information for your invited guests. Since this is traditionally a formal occasion, you will need to order your first communion invitations with enough time to send them 6 - 8 weeks in advance of the ceremony date.

Who to send First communion invitations to:

Generally, guests of First communion ceremonies are family, close friends, people who you perceive will be a part of your life and members of your religious organization. However, you will be sending the invitations to the parents of children who are friends of your children, so the invitations should be addressed to the adults and acknowledge any children invited to attend.

You should also indicate whether or not the party will be formal in nature for the entire event or if there is an informal reception after the ceremony. If there are any church-related activities that are separate from your party, you should indicate that your party will be held an hour or two after the church brunch or after-ceremony activites. Be very specific so that your guests are taken care of. Being informed is a courtesy that you owe your guests for attending and making sure they are not embarrassed is extremely important!

Choose your elegant style from selections of First communion invitations that can easily be found online. Abbreviations are generally not used when writing out formal invitations, so write out all street addresses and states when addressing envelopes or when assigning the printing to be done in the invitations giving the location of the ceremony and party or reception sites.

• First communion Invitation Greeting: You should give a short, personal summary about the guest of honor for this first communion. Indicate how special it will be for your family if all will attend this important occasion. 
• Personalize the Request: Your communion invitations should mention each child by their full name and age 
• State the Specific Date and Time:  Example: Sunday, the twenty-third of March at eight o'clock in the evening
• Event Location: Of course, one of the main reasons you are sending the invitation is to invite your loved ones to the communion. Double-check that the name and address of the facility the communion will be held at is correct! The address should only include the street and city. The state should be included if you are inviting guests that are out-of-town, however, the zip code is never included on the event location address inside the invitation. 
• RSVP Cards Make It Easy For You and Your Guests! - RSVP cards and matching envelopes are usually available to match the invitation styles you pick out. Make it easy for your guests to get back to you! It is so much better for them to be able to sign a quick card and indicate their intentions to attend or not and then pop it back in an envelope already printed with your address on it. You can even go the extra-mile and put a stamp on it. You'll be happier with the results when you make it easy for your invited guests to respond with pre-printed RSVP cards.name and address. A "reply by" date is usually included to entice recipients to reply as soon as possible.