{"id":15088,"date":"2015-01-17T15:28:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T20:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=15088"},"modified":"2018-02-03T22:10:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T03:10:31","slug":"wedding-invitation-wording-a-few-samples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/wedding-invitations\/wedding-invitation-wording-a-few-samples","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Invitation Wording: A Few Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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Traditional<\/h2>\n

Wedding invitation wording in perhaps its simplest form:<\/p>\n

Mr. and Mrs.<\/span>[proper names of those hosting]<\/b>
\nrequest the honor of your presence<\/span> [request line]*<\/b>
\nat the marriage of their daughter<\/span> [list relationship of the bride to the host]<\/b>
\nMary Elizabeth <\/span>[bride’s first and middle names only]<\/b>
\nto Raymond Jenner Jones<\/span>[groom’s full name]<\/b>
\nSaturday the sixth of May<\/span> [day of the week, day and month of wedding]<\/b>
\nat six o’clock in the evening<\/span> [time of wedding and time of day]<\/b>
\nGarden Inn <\/span>[name of the location of wedding]<\/b>
\nSan Francisco, California<\/span>[city and state where wedding will take place]<\/b>
\nReception to follow<\/span> [reception line]<\/b><\/p>\n

If One Set of Parents is Hosting<\/h2>\n

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
\nrequest the honor of your presence
\nat the marriage of their daughter
\nMary\u00a0Elizabeth
\nand
\nRaymond\u00a0Jenner Jones<\/p>\n

If Both Sets of Parents Are Hosting<\/h2>\n

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
\nand
\nMr. and Mrs. Markus Edward Frank
\nrequest the honor of your presence
\nat the marriage of their children
\nMary Elizabeth
\nand
\nRaymond Jenner Jones<\/p>\n

If the Couple is Hosting<\/h2>\n

Ms. Mary\u00a0Elizabeth Smith
\nand
\nMr. Raymond Jenner Jones
\nrequest the honor of your presence
\nat their marriage<\/p>\n

If Everyone is Hosting<\/h2>\n

Ms. Mary Elizabeth\u00a0Smith
\nand
\nMr.\u00a0Raymond Jenner\u00a0Jones
\ntogether with their parents
\nMr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith
\nand
\nMr. and Mrs. Markus Edward Frank
\nrequest the honor of your presence
\nat their marriage<\/p>\n

Hope this helps! Have fun!<\/p>\n

See Also<\/strong><\/p>\n