Wedding invites are way more than pretty pieces of paper–they’re chock full of essential information about your Big Day. If stuck for wording ideas, check out the following options to help you out. Keep in mind if the bride’s parents are hosting, it’s customary to leave the bride’s last name off the invitation. If the groom’s parents are hosting, include the bride’s last name.
Traditional
Wedding invitation wording in perhaps its simplest form:
Mr. and Mrs.[proper names of those hosting]
request the honor of your presence [request line]*
at the marriage of their daughter [list relationship of the bride to the host]
Mary Elizabeth [bride’s first and middle names only]
to Raymond Jenner Jones[groom’s full name]
Saturday the sixth of May [day of the week, day and month of wedding]
at six o’clock in the evening [time of wedding and time of day]
Garden Inn [name of the location of wedding]
San Francisco, California[city and state where wedding will take place]
Reception to follow [reception line]
If One Set of Parents is Hosting
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Mary Elizabeth
and
Raymond Jenner Jones
If Both Sets of Parents Are Hosting
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
and
Mr. and Mrs. Markus Edward Frank
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Mary Elizabeth
and
Raymond Jenner Jones
If the Couple is Hosting
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Smith
and
Mr. Raymond Jenner Jones
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage
If Everyone is Hosting
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Smith
and
Mr. Raymond Jenner Jones
together with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
and
Mr. and Mrs. Markus Edward Frank
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage
Hope this helps! Have fun!
See Also
- Top 10 Wedding Invitations Websites
- Crafty Ways to Make Your Wedding Invitations Unique
- Example Invitation Wording for Every Situation
