Dress code on invites?

Dress code never goes on invites. You can put black tie in the lower right hand corner because black tie isn’t just a dress code but indicates the level of hosting. Usually dress code is conveyed by the formality of the invitation.

Are you actually hosting a black tie event? Valet parking, multi course plated meal, top shelf open bar, etc? If so, it’s fine to mention that it’s a black tie event on the invitation. If you’re not providing black tie service, then you shouldn’t expect your guests to dress the part. In that case you could just mention formal attire on the wedding website, but even that is unnecessary. Your venue and invitations should convey the formality of the event.

Usually the formality is assumed by the formality of the invite. The formal wording, the elegant fonts, the black and white print, etc. Black tie is only appropriate to put in the bottom corner if it is a truly black tie wedding as stated above.

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Yes, it is a full black tie event with Valet, 3 course plated dinner with white glove servers, full open bar the whole nine yards. the invites are pretty formal they are black with gold foil lettering in script so about as fancy as I could find. this helps though. Thanks!

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It is. we'll make a small note in the corner. thanks!

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Great to know.

I put our dress code on the wedding website, you could also add a details care with directions, hotel info and dress code in with your invitations.

I went to one black tie wedding and they had a little card included with their invitation that had all the detailed information and the card stated black tie and then gave examples for both men and women as to what that meant which I thought was helpful

While I am not having a "black tie" event, we are having a very formal event and I contemplated putting "coat and tie preferred" as I have seen this on others' invitations. We decided it against it because we didn't want to make anyone feel like they couldn't attend because they couldn't meet a dress code.

You can get little inserts to go in the invites to answer questions like dress code, hotel, websites. I think noting it in the corner of the invite is fine myself

You could say "black tie reception to follow" after the ceremony time. This gives the clue that it will be a formal affair so people feel prepared but also adds to the formality of your invitation.