How you choose to write your wedding invitations is a personal choice, and should reflect you as a couple. The style of your wedding may contribute to the style of writing for example a church ceremony followed by a sit down reception may be written differently to a relaxed beach theme wedding.
Traditionally, the style of writing is determined by who is paying for the wedding. Parents can become offended if they are not included on the invitation so please take that into consideration and perhaps show your parents the invite before sending them out, to avoid foreseeable problems.
Bride’s & Groom’s Family Hosts
Mr. and Mrs. (brides parents first)
together with
Mr. and Mrs. (grooms parents)
are proud to invite
_______________________________
to celebrate the marriage of
(bride) and (groom)
at (ceremony)
(ceremony address)
on (date)
at (time)
and afterwards at
(reception)
(reception address)
at (date)
dress code
RSVP
****** The following examples only include the introduction please follow the details in the previous full invitation.
Mr. & Mrs. (brides parents)
request the pleasure of the company of
_______________________________
to attend the marriage of their daughter
(bride)
and
(groom)
son of (groom’s parents)
*****
Love fills the moment
and the moment begins eternity
Love fills a lifetime
and a lifetime begins this hour.
(brides & grooms parents)
request the honour of_______________________________
at the marriage of their children
(bride) and (groom)
The Bride’s Family Hosts
Mr. & Mrs. (bride’s parents)
request the company of
_______________________________
at the marriage of their daughter
(bride)
to
(groom)
*****
(guest name)
please join our family on this joyous occasion
when our daughter
(bride)
will be married to
(groom)
The Groom’s Family Hosts
Mr. & Mrs. (grooms parents)
request the pleasure of the company of
_______________________________
at the marriage of
(bride)
to our son
(groom)
Bride and Groom Host
The honour of
_______________________________
presence is requested at the marriage of
(bride) and (groom)
request the company of
(guest name)
to share an evening of happiness
as they exchange their wedding vows
*****
This day we begin
the adventure of a lifetime
_______________________________
please join us, along with our parents, as we
(bride) and (groom)
are united in marriage
*****
(guest name) _______________________________
We invite you to be with us,
(bride) and (groom)
for a celebration of our love
in the presence of our loved ones
as we exchange our vows of marriage
and pledge to live all our tomorrows together
Bride, Groom & Their Children Host
My family, your family – blending as one
Sharing, caring – a new life’s begun
(bride) and (groom)
along with their children
(children’s names)
invite you to join in the blending
of their families through marriage
From investigating the dos and don’ts of wedding invitation writing the following general rules have been noted:
The accent colour on the invitation is a sneak peak to your bridesmaid’s colour; it is a way for guests to avoid wearing that colour.
Brides name goes first on invitation
Bride’s parent’s names go first.
The Date can be written – Saturday the tenth of December, Saturday 16th December
Recent Trends
Dress code to be referred to as glamorous
A quote about love incorporated on the invite
RSVP via text message or email
Pre stamp the RSVP cards for guests
Ask for dietary requirements on the RSVP card
Wishing well poems included to encourage guests to give money as a gift (please read our entry on wishing well poems)
