Wedding Invitation Wording Examples

The wedding invitation wording is determined by who is hosting the wedding:

Wedding Invitation Wording Example--The Parents of the Bride Invite

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith

Request the honor of your presence

At the marriage of their daughter

Susan Elizabeth

to

Mr. Timothy Michael Green

Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

At two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

Wedding Invitation Wording Example--Both Sets of Parents Invite

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith

and

Mr. and Mrs. John Green

request the honor of your

presence at the marriage of

their children

Susan Elizabeth Smith

and

Timothy Michael Green

Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

at two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

Wedding Invitation Wording Example--If the Bride's Mother has Remarried

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Shelton

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of her daughter

Susan Elizabeth Smith

to

Mr. Timothy Michael Green

Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

at two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

Wedding Invitation Wording Example--If Both of the Bride's Parents are Remarried

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Shelton

and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Susan Elizabeth Smith

to

Mr. Timothy Michael Green

Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

at two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

Wedding Invitation Wording Example--If One Parent is Deceased and the Other is Hosting Alone

Susan Elizabeth Smith

daughter of Janet Smith and the late Joseph Smith

and

Mr. Timothy Michael Green

son of Mr. and Mrs. John Green

request the honor of your presence

at their marriage

Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

at two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

Wedding Invitation Wording Example--If the Bride's Parents are Divorced Yet Hosting Together

Mrs. Janet Jones

and

Mr. Joseph Smith

request the pleasure of your company

at the wedding of their daughter

Susan Elizabeth

to

Mr. Timothy Michael Green

Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

at two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

If the Couple is Inviting

The honor of your presence

is requested at the marriage of

Susan Elizabeth Smith

to

Mr. Timothy Michael Green

on Saturday, the eighth of June

Two thousand and nine

at two o'clock

First Church of the Nazarene

220 South City Road

St. Louis, Missouri

If your wedding is an informal or casual wedding, the wording on your wedding invitations can be uniquely creative. You may include song lyrics, quotations, pictures or phrases that will tie into the theme or style of your wedding. Whatever you put on your invitation, be sure to include the following information:

1. The name of both bride and groom, including last names

2. The date, location, and time of the wedding

3. The location and time of the reception

4. RSVP information.

A formal wedding invitation is enclosed in two envelopes. The outside envelope has the guest's address and the return address. The inner envelope lists the invited guests from that household.

Included in the envelopes should be a reception card (unless that information is on the invitation) and an RSVP card with a self addressed and stamped envelope.

Some wedding invitations come with only an outer envelope, and some of the more modern ones are folded in such a way as to not require an envelope at all.

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