Wedding invitation wording etiquette is not the same as it was even just decades ago. The wording on invitations used to be very formal but more and more couples are choosing informal wording for their wedding invitations. Ultimately, how you decide to word your invitations is up to you but here are just a few suggestions to help you get started.
Bride's Parents Issue the Wedding Invitations
The following are samples of how to word the wedding invitations if the bride's parents are issuing the invites:
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jennifer Marie to Jeffrey Alan Cook on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.Because you have shared in their lives, you are invited to share with our daughter, Jennifer Marie and Jeffrey Alan Cook, when they exchange marriage vows and begin their new life together.Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson invite you to share in the joy of the marriage uniting their daughter Jennifer Marie Anderson and Jeffrey Alan Cook on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.
Bride and Groom's Parents Issue the Wedding Invitations
If both the bride's and the groom's parents will be issuing the wedding invitations, here are a few samples of how to work them:
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cook request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their children Jennifer Marie Anderson and Jeffrey Alan Cook.As Jennifer Marie and Jeffrey Alan begin their new life together, their parents Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cook invite you to share in the joy when their children unite in marriage on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.Please join our families on this special occasion when our children Jennifer Marie and Jeffrey Alan will be married on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.Jennifer Marie Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson and Jeffrey Alan Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cook, hope that you will join in this celebration.
Bride and Groom Issue the Wedding Invitations
Sometimes couples choose to issue their own wedding invitations. In this case, here are a few samples of how to word them:
Miss Jennifer Marie Anderson and Mr. Jeffrey Alan Cook together with their parents, request the favor of your presence at their marriage on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.Jennifer Marie Anderson and Jeffrey Alan Cook request the honor of your presence to share in the celebration of their marriage on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.Ms. Jennifer Marie Anderson and Mr. Jeffrey Alan Cook are pleased to announce that they will become Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Alan Cook on Saturday the Twenty-Fifth of July, Two Thousand Ten.
As you can see, there are plenty of options to consider when it comes to wording wedding invitations. This is the time to express your style and personality as a couple but do make sure to highlight and give credit to the parents, or whoever is hosting the affair, on the invitations.
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