How to Word Your Wedding Invitations
How you put together your wedding invitation is very important. The invitation is the piece of information that lets your guests know that you are getting married, where it will be, where the reception is, dress codes, themes, and times. Following are a couple of examples of the correct
way to word an invitation.
When the Bride's Family is Paying for and Hosting the Wedding
The most traditional way to word a wedding invitation is as such:
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Mary Jane
to
William Michael Paxton
on Sunday, the seventeenth of July
two thousand and four
at three o'clock
Sacred Heart Church
Mount Holly, New Jersey
In this example, you can see the importance of formality, both in the British spelling of honour, using unabbreviated titles for towns, and spelling out dates and times.
When the Groom's Family is Paying for and Hosting the Wedding
The way the wedding invitation is worded varies slightly if the groom's parents are paying for and hosting the wedding. A traditional method is as such:
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Paxton
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Miss Mary Jane Smith
to their son
Mr. William Michael Paxton
on Sunday, the seventeenth of July
two thousand and four
at three o'clock
Sacred Heart Church
Mount Holly, New Jersey
When Both Families are Paying for and Hosting the Wedding
In today's times, the parents of both sides of the family often pitch in to pay for and to host the wedding. In this case, the wording can be as such:
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
and
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Paxton
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Mary Jane and William Michael
on Sunday, the seventeenth of July
two thousand and four
at three o'clock
Sacred Heart Church
Mount Holly, New Jersey
The Destination Wedding
Sometimes, a wedding is hosted at a far away location. In this case, this should be incorporated into the wording, such as:
Mary Jane Smith and
William Michael Paxton
Are getting married in a sunset ceremony on the beach
in Oahu
Please join them for a
wedding celebration
Sunday, the seventeenth of July
two thousand and four
There are no steadfast rules on how to word the wedding invitation, but you will definitely not go wrong with these tried and true formats.
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