Wording Your Wedding Invites
21 Jul 2009
Here are some standard and alternative wordings for wedding invites.
If the wedding is being hosted on your own:
“Jane Porter and David Broadbent request the pleasure of your company at their marriage…”
Invitation to a wedding where the bride’s parents are the hosts:
“Mr and Mrs Frederick Porter request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Jane to Mr David Broadbent at St Michael’s Church, Wilburly, on Saturday, 26 th July 2010 at 3pm and afterwards at The White Swan Hotel, Wilbury…”
Invitation to a wedding where the bride’s parents are the hosts (alternative wording):
“Mr and Mrs Frederick Porter request the pleasure of the company of (name of guest(s) written by hand) at the marriage of their daughter Jane Frances to Mr David Broadbent at St Michael’s Church, Wilbury, on Saturday, 26th July 2003 at 3pm and afterwards at The White Swan Hotel, Wilbury…”
Invitation to a wedding where the bride’s parents are divorced and the mother remarried:
“Mr Federick Porter and Mrs James Culver request the pleasure of…”
Begin like this if the mother is not remarried:
“Mr Frederick Porter and Mrs Judy Porter…”
Invitation to a service of blessing:
“Mr and Mrs Federick Porter request the pleasure of your company at the blessing of the marriage of their daughter Jane…”
When inviting only for the wedding reception:
“Mr and Mrs Frederick Porter request the pleasure of your company at a reception following the marriage of their daughter Jane…”
When inviting to an evening party only:
“Mr and Mrs Frederick Porter request the pleasure of your company at an evening party following the marriage of their daughter Jane…”
If you are interested in more wedding invitations related articles and advice, please visit NZ Bride and check out the wedding invitations section. We also have a large collection of wedding planning advice articles relating to other subjects such as: wedding dresses, wedding flowers, wedding reception planning, etc. that you may be interested in.
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