Letting of invitation
The following phrases are useful for formal written invitations.
· Inviting/Offering
We should like to invite you…
We should be very pleased if you could…
We would be delighted if you could…
· Thanking
Thank you (very much) for your (kind) invitation to…
It was very kind of you to invite me to…
I was delighted to receive your invitation to…
· Accepting
I would be very pleased to …
I should be delighted to…
· Declining
Unfortunately, due to… I am unable to…
The following phrases are useful for formal written invitations.
· Inviting/Offering
We should like to invite you…
We should be very pleased if you could…
We would be delighted if you could…
· Thanking
Thank you (very much) for your (kind) invitation to…
It was very kind of you to invite me to…
I was delighted to receive your invitation to…
· Accepting
I would be very pleased to …
I should be delighted to…
· Declining
Unfortunately, due to… I am unable to…

