Wedding Invitation Wording
Your wedding invitations are the first taste of your wedding day that your guests will receive. Your wedding invitation will set the tone for your special day so you want to create the right impression. Along with the colours, design and paper used in your invitations, your wording needs to also reflect the type of event you are having for your wedding day.
There are so many ways you can word your wedding invitations and it can become quite confusing. It will depends on how formal, casual, unique or traditional you would like your wedding invitations to sound. You will also need to consider things like who is paying for the wedding, maybe it is a second marriage or your parents may be divorced.
Whichever style of wording you choose, remember to include the following important information:
- The names of the bride and groom
- The time and place the ceremony will be held (15 minutes before the actual ceremony takes place)
- The time and address of your reception venue
- RSVP date and address or phone number (if not included anywhere else on your stationery).
- Wedding attire (optional)
Traditional Wording
Traditionally the brides parents would pay for the wedding so the traditional wedding invitation wording would be:
Mr. and Mrs. (Bride's Parents)
request the pleasure of the company of
Guest's Names
at the marriage of their daughter
(Bride's name)
with
(Groom's name)
at (ceremony)
(ceremony address)
on (date)
at (time)
and afterwards at
(reception)
(reception address)
at (time)
dress code
"We would be honoured if you would share this special occasion with us"
RSVP
If you would like to include both sets of parents then the invitation would begin more like:
Mr and Mrs (Bride's parents)
together with
Mr and Mrs (Groom's parents)
are proud to invite
(Guest's names)
to celebrate the marriage of their children
Or you can simply put:
Together with their parents
(Bride's name)
and
(Groom's name)
request the pleasure of the company of
In many cases, the bride and groom will pay for their own wedding so the invitation does not need to include the names of the parents at all. Instead, you can choose to use the following wording:
(Bride's name)
and
(Groom's name)
request the pleasure of the company of
(Guest's names)
to share in the celebration of our marriage
Informal Wording
If you are having a more casual event then the wording for your invitations can reflect this with non-traditional wording like:
Because you have shared in their lives
by your friendship and love
you are invited to share with our daughter,
(Bride's name)
and
(Groom's name)
when they exchange marriage vows
and begin their new life together
**
(Bride's name) and (Groom's name)
together with their parents
request the pleasure and
company of
(Guest's Names)
to attend a ceremony of love
as two lives are made one
as two halves become whole
as two friends become
husband and wife.
**
Together with their parents
(Bride's name) and (Groom's name)
request the company of
(Guest's Names)
to share an evening of happiness
as they exchange their wedding vows
**
Because you share in our lives with your love and friendship, we
(Bride's name) and (Groom's name)
together with our families
invite you to share in a celebration of love
as we are united in marriage
**
Two lives, two hearts
Joined together in friendship
united forever in love
It's with joy that we
(Bride's name)
and
(Groom's name)
invite
(Guest's Names)
to be with us
as we exchange our marriage vows
