wedding invitation?????

Question

well im makin one its a school project

im just wonderin if i could just not include the bridesmaid, grooms men, sponsors etc.

just the simple one with my name and her invites you to a Blah Blah Blah and then the reception will follow at Blah Blah Blah.

its just a civil wedding anyways not the religious one.

BTW im an atheist
and im wonderin if those things bridesmaid etc. are just for religious wedding?

Answer 1

You don't put the attendants (bridesmaids, groomsmen) on the invitation. They only go on the "program" during the ceremony. Your invitation should give the names of the people getting married, say something like so-and-so "request the honor of your presence on such-and-such a day at such-and-such a place". Here's an example of the text:

http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/products/ProductView_128.htm

Also, my husband and I are "without religion" and had our first ceremony at a courthouse. We sent out invitations just to make it nice for those attending and to have something to remember our simple ceremony by. It really doesn't have anything to do with religion at that point. The religious part is what you have said at your ceremony and what you vow to.

Here's a good link to atheist weddings:

http://www.atheists.org/comingout/weddings/atheistweddings.html

Answer 2

Invitations should not include the bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Sponsors and bridal party names are in included in the program, not the invitation.

Sponsors are usually a Hispanic tradition. Hispanice wedding invitations are traditionally a little different. The inviation is usually issued form both sets of parents as 2 separate invitations in 1 on the inside of the invitation. The invitation from the brides family is on the inside left, the grooms family inside right. Or the invitation can appear on the front from both set of parents, parents name on top.

Example

Mr and Mrs John Smith
Mr and Mrs James Jones
request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their children

Elizabeth Smith
and
Benjamin Jones
on Saturday June Fifth 2008
Saint Marys Church
City, State

Good luck!

One more thing, to those people who are clueless, not all civil ceremonies take place in a court house. They can take place anywhere and you can have a ceremony including vows and music, and a bridal party.

OOPS I forgot one other thingm since you are having a civil ceremony, you want to word your invitation "request the pleasure of your company". Honour of your presence is reserved for church weddings, sorry for the confusion!

Answer 3

Hello. I feel the need to add my input here, just because so many of you seem to think that civil weddings only occur at the courthouse. That probably was the case several years ago, but now, people have weddings at all kinds of locations other than churches, temples, mosques, or other places of worship. There are many wedding officiants - judges, Justices of the Peace, Licensed celebrants, ets - who go to the venue you choose and perform whatever kind of ceremony you want (provided it's legal!) . Non-religious people are fortunately no longer restricted to courthouse weddings.

My fiance and I are both atheists, and we're having a pretty big civil wedding (120 guests) in the ballroom of a historic mansion. We're having a lovely ceremony, complete with music and poetry. The only thing different about our ceremony is that our officiant is a judge, and she won't be reading from any holy books or saying any prayers. Aside from that, we'll have vows, readings, exchange of rings, and all the parts of a regular wedding.

As far as the invitation, ours says:
"'Brides Name" and "Grooms Name" cordially invite you to attend their wedding.
On the second of February
Two thousand eight
At seven o'clock in the evening

Answer 4

No matter what belief or non belief you are, you can have whoever you want and whatever you want.

On an INVITATION, you do NOT include any of the wedding party.

Ours was simple. Here is what it said:

Two lives, two hearts
joined together in friendship
united forever in love.
It is with joy that we,
Bride's Name
and
Groom's Name
invite you to share
in a celebration of love
as we exchange our marriage vows
on Friday, the twentieth of June,
two thousand and eight
at six thirty in the evening
**Location**.
Reception following at
Name
Address

Answer 5

Hi.

You don't ever list the bridesmaids, groomsmen, etc. on a wedding invitation. It's only the bride's parents, (optional); groom's parents (optional) and the couples name such as:

Tiffany Ellen Johnson
and
Brian Thomas Smith
invite you to share in their joy
as they exchange wedding vows
and begin their new life together on
Saturday, the fifteenth of December
Two thousand and seven
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
[church/other site]
[address]
[city, state]

Answer 6

Bridesmaids etc. are a way of involving your friends in the wedding, not a religious thing.
As for the invitation, enter any and all information you feel is necessary for your friends and family to know.

Answer 7

i have never seen a wedding invitation with the names of the bridesmaid, groomsmen, or sponsors.

usually just the bride, groom, where, time, when and sometimes the names of the parents of the bride and groom. that's about it.

so i don't think you have to include those other ones.

Answer 8

You only need to send the invite with the bride and groom.
You don't need to mention bridesmaids etc.

Answer 9

For examples of wedding invitations, check out this site:
http://verseit.com/

Answer 10

hows this

"Your invited to the Courthouse to watch us sign papers"

BEgins @ 3:00p.m.

Waiting in line 3:00-3:56

Signing ceremony 3:57-3:58

Reception afterwards

not sure people will want to wait in line to watch you sign though, so maby just a reception invitation

Your invited to celebrate a civil contractual signing celebration