Is it now considered "pretentious," as my 12-year-old son suspects, to respond to a formal party invitation with the traditional wording, "————— accepts with pleasure the kind invitation of ————— to — ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is it now considered “pretentious,” as my 12-year-old son suspects, to respond to a formal party invitation with the traditional wording, “————— accepts with pleasure the kind ...

DEAR ANNIE: My parents split up 20 years ago, and my dad has never stayed in great contact. I’m now engaged, and my fiance and I are designing the invitations. He thinks we should follow the standard ...