wedding invite wording...I need a decent idea?

Question

Hi guys....so Im about to try and start my wedding invites and Im stuck for wording. Most of the templates I have found are either so over the top and traditional (and done to death!) or religious. Both sets of parents are contributing, along with us and Im just looking for something to personalise them a bit. Traditional is to the point, but so old-skool and not us! Any ideas?

Answer 1

For that matter, getting married is traditional, to the point and over done.

Just look at different places. You are no longer limited to services provided in your locale.

Your invitation should reflect the type of ceremony you are having performed. If you are, for example, doing a traditional Catholic wedding, you should definitely be formal with your wedding invitations.

A lot like the kid's birthday parties... If the parent of the birthday kid sends out spiderman invitations, you can expect a spiderman theme and all the other kids bring spiderman gifts...generally.

If you get too non-traditional, you may very well alienate the elders on your families and I can assure you that, when it comes down to monetary gifts, that's something you should consider.

If you're doing something nontraditional, a great idea would be to get blank invitations and hand write them individually.

Any more suggestions than these would require more knowledge about what you have planned.

Answer 2

My wife and I did ours as follows:

Together with our parents

(Bride) and (Groom)
Invite you to join in the the joy or their marriage
At two o'clock in the afternoon
(Church)
123 Main Street
Hometown State

Reception to follow
At Five o'clock in the evening
(Reception Hall)
234 Elm Street
Hometown State

Let me state that, strictly speaking, one cannot "invite" a guest to a Christian church, churches are open to all. This is why traditional invitations use the wording "request the honor of your presence". My wife and I felt that was too stuffy so we bent this rule. As the church is open to all, technically you are inviting your guests to the reception.

I am sure the printer or stationery store will be able to suggest wording which you like.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

This is what mine said: (changed the names)
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe
Request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Jennifer Blank
to
Aaron Blank
on Friday, the thirtieth of July
Nineteen hundred and ninety-nine
at half past six o'clock in the evening

East Lake Beach Club
0000 Lakeshore Drive
Chula Vista, California

Reception immediatly following the ceremony

Answer 4

Our invites were western themed and simple to go with our wedding

Bride & Groom are gettin' married!

then it had the date time and place

You could always insert Mr and Mrs Bride's family and Mr and Mrs Groom's family invite you to join in the happy occasion

Keep in mind, we'd been together for 3 years and I think everyone knew even before we did that we'd get married!

Answer 5

Split the invitation in two:
On one side:

Mr & Mrs Yourparents
proudly annouce the wedding of our daughter,
Yourname,
to Yourfiancee.

on the other side:

Mr & Mrs Hisparentsparents
proudly announce wedding of our son,
Hisname,
to Yourname

Centered and below that:

Date
Location

Answer 6

Congratulations !

As a bride-to-be myself, I'm stuck with the same dillema. I'm using the website www.verseit.com for my Save the Date cards. They have many sweet and creative wording suggestions for all types celebrations, from bridal shower to wedding.

Good luck !

Answer 7

bride
and
groom
together with their parents
request your honour at the marriage of their daughter



and yes the british spelling is correct. it's also proper to spell out the time (two o'clock) and date (March twenty-fourth, two thousand and seven