Natalie LeClaire shared fellow mom Carys Roberts' birthday party invitation for her twin daughters on TikTok.

Hence the bad-tasting “only” in that invitation. Merely stating “black tie” is the traditional notification to guests that the event is formal.

If I invited friends over to have a black-tie dinner party, and the majority accepted but then showed up in jeans and T-shirts, that would be rude, wouldn’t it?

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Dear Amy: I recently received a wedding invitation via electronic mail. It was really well done as far as conveying all the information about the wedding celebration.

Carys Roberts quickly wrote an invitation for her 4-year-old twins’ birthday party next month in Ontario. It went viral on TikTok.

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This wafer-thin wooden tablet from a first-century Roman fort in the U.K. includes a heartfelt birthday party invitation.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a Halloween costume party, so I put together a costume and attended. When I arrived at the hosts’ home, they were both dressed in costumes, and it was clear ...