Some couples come to us with their wording already in place, and others ask us what their options are- either way, we’ve seen a lot of invitation wording 🙂 The best news is that nowadays, there’s no right or wrong answer. Invitation wording has come a long way since our parent’s invitations- there’s plenty of room to show your wedding style or your couple personality in this text. Here are a few ideas, from the traditional to the modern.
Very traditional, both parents hosting:
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Grace Elizabeth Smith
and
Reese Haviland Jones
Saturday the seventh of February
two thousand nine
at
three o’clock in the afternoon
St. Anne’s Church
10102 Main Street
Annapolis, Maryland
Very traditional, one set of parents hosting:
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Grace Elizabeth
to
Mr. Reese Havilland Jones
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones
Saturday the seventh of February
two thousand eleven
at
three o’clock in the afternoon
St. Anne’s Church
10102 Main Street
Annapolis, Maryland
Note: “Honour” (formal/traditional spelling) is traditionally used for weddings at a place of worship- the pleasure of your company is the alternative. However, we are firmly of the opinion that you can use whichever wording you’d like.
Couple hosting with their parents:
Grace Elizabeth Smith
and
Reese Havilland Jones
Together with their parents (this can also go at the top, depending on your invitation design)
request the honour of your presence at their marriage
On Sunday, the tenth of April
Two thousand eleven
At five thirty in the evening
St. Anne’s Church
10102 Main Street
Annapolis, Maryland
We love these takes on invitation wording- have fun with it!
Grace and Reese
have chosen the first day
of their lives together as partners in crime
November twenty eighth
two thousand eleven
at
five o’clock in the evening
The Mansion at Oakwoods
124 First Street
Annapolis, Maryland
Or, for a destination wedding (see how they included details about their courtship- love that!)
After a 3000 mile distance, countless air miles, and a year’s engagement…
Reese and Grace
will unite in marriage on April 31, 2012
On the tranquil shores of the Riviera Maya, Cancun
at sunset
The Excellence Resort
Cancun, Mexico
Keep in mind that line breaks and capitalization, etc will depend on your invitation design- they’re not set in stone.