More Wedding Invitation Wording Sample

Introduction

Many people seem to become very confused over phrasing when deciding upon invitation wording, especially where their parents are divorced, separated, remarried or widowed. Quite simply, the traditional style of wedding invitation wording should make clear the identity of the hosts and their relationship with the bride.


Examples of Formal Wedding Invitations Wording

Formal invitations are written in the third person, refering to the hosts using their full names. We have set out below a wide variety of formal invitation styles. If the wording to match your situation is not shown it should be possible, by observing the conventions used in the following examples, to arrive at a suitable alternative.


All invitations should have R.S.V.P. (répondez s'il vous plait) details printed in the bottom left hand corner of the invitation, as shown in the example below.

Traditional Wedding Invitation
(where the names of the guests are included in the wording)

Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Smythe
request the pleasure
of the company of
_______________________________
at the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Katherine
to
Mr. Michael John Williams
at St. Mary's Church, Knightsbridge,
on Saturday 11th September
at 2.30 o'clock
and afterwards at
The Savoy Hotel.

Traditional Wedding Invitation
(for a wedding held at a licensed venue in England or Wales)

Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Smythe
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Katherine
to
Mr. Michael John Williams
at Leez Priory, Chelmsford, Essex,
on Saturday 11th September
at 2.30 o'clock
followed by a reception.

Traditional Wedding Invitation
(for the evening reception only)

Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Smythe
request the pleasure of your company
at an evening reception to celebrate
the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Katherine
to
Mr. Michael John Williams
at The Savoy Hotel, London,
on Saturday 11th September
at 8 o'clock.

(the word reception may be substituted by party if desired)

Bride's parents separated or divorced
(but still sharing surname)

Mr. Jeremy Smythe
and
Mrs. Jane Smythe
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Katherine
to
Mr. Michael John Williams
at St. Mary's Church, Knightsbridge,
on Saturday 11th September
at 2.30 o'clock
and afterwards at
The Savoy Hotel.

Examples of Informal Wedding Invitations

For a slightly less formal wedding invitation, it is usual to omit the hosts' titles such as Mr. and Mrs. Therefore, the invitation would read "Jeremy and Jane Smythe request the pleasure of..." When writing the guests' names on your invitations, you should match the style of the hosts' name, for example, "Jeremy and Jane Smythe request the pleasure of the company of Michael and Jackie Cox..." You would also substitute pm for o'clock. Informal wedding invitations could take the following form:

Informal Wedding Invitation
(with the bride and groom hosting the wedding)

Sarah Katherine Smythe
and
Michael John Williams
invite you to share in their love
and happiness as they exchange
vows of marriage and begin their
new life together
at St. Mary's Church, Knightsbridge,
on Saturday 11th September
at 2.30pm
and afterwards at
The Savoy Hotel.

Informal Wedding Invitation
(with the bride's parents hosting the wedding)

eremy and Jane Smythe
invite you to share in the
love and happiness of the
marriage of their daughter
Sarah Katherine
to
Michael John Williams
at St. Mary's Church, Knightsbridge,
on Saturday 11th September
at 2.30pm
and afterwards at
The Savoy Hotel.

Informal Wedding Invitation
(The bride and groom and their parents hosting the wedding)

Together with their parents
Sarah Katherine Smythe
and
Michael John Williams
invite you to share in their love
and happiness as they exchange
vows of marriage and begin their
new life together
at St. Mary's Church, Knightsbridge,
on Saturday 11th September
at 2.30pm
and afterwards at
The Savoy Hotel.

(the names of the people at the RSVP address
should be also included)

Wedding Invitations Wording

Sources : http://www.weddingguideuk.com