Wedding invitation wording can get kind of tricky. Are his parents divorced? Were you raised by your grandmother? Are your aunt and uncle paying for most of your wedding? Big-wedding-tiny-budget will tell you how to appropriately and properly word every possible family situation and scenario.
The wording examples below are fairly standard depending on which category your wedding falls into. The examples below are given so you can get an idea of what it would most commonly look like. You can feel free to modify it wherever suitable.
Wedding Invitation Wording – Bride and Groom with Family Hosting:
Julie Ann Jacobs
and
Charles Cameron Monroe
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
***
and
Charles Cameron Monroe
together with their parents
invite you to join them
in celebrating their marriage
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Bride and Groom Hosting:
and
Charles Cameron Monroe
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Both Sets of Parents Hosting:
and
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Monroe
invite you to share in the joy
of the marriage uniting their
children
Julie Ann
and
Charles Cameron
on
Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Bride’s Parents Hosting:
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Julie Ann
to
Charles Cameron
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bradey Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Groom’s Family Hosting:
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Julie Ann Jacobs
to their son, Charles Cameron Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Children Hosting:
the marriage of their parents
Julie Jacobs and Charles Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Deceased Parents of Bride-Relative Hosting:
and her husband, Michael
request the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of her niece
Julie Ann Jacobs
to
Charles Cameron Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording -Deceased Parent of Bride:
daughter of Lynn Jacobs and the late John Jacobs
and Charles Cameron Monroe
invite you to join them
in celebrating their marriage
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
***
Mrs. Lynn Jacobs
requests the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Julie Ann
to
Charles Cameron Monroe
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Deceased Parent of Groom:
request the honour of your
presence at their marriage
of their daughter
Julie Ann
to
Charles Cameron Monroe
son of Mr. Bradley Monroe
and late
Mrs. Anne Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Divorced Parents:
and
Mr. John Jacobs
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Julie Ann Jacobs
to
Charles Cameron Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording -Divorced Parents – Remarried:
requests the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Julie Ann Jacobs
to
Charles Cameron Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
***
request the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Julie Ann Jacobs
to
Charles Cameron Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Divorced Parents (Parents of Bride and Groom Divorced not remarried)
and
Mr. Bradley Monroe and Ms. Ann Monroe
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Julie Ann Jacobs
and
Charles Cameron Monroe
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording – Second Marriage:
request the honor of your
presence
at the marriage of their
daughter
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
***
and
Charles Monroe
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage
on Friday, the sixth of July
Two thousand and ten
at six o’clock in the evening
St. James United
416 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reception Immediately Following
Wedding Invitation Wording: Professional Titles
Most couples today include professional titles on all names, if applicable. Mr., Mrs. or Ms. should not be used with a title. Note that if you add a title to the bride’s name, you should include her last name also
For example:
Doctor: Dr. Julie Jacobs
Lawyer: Julie Jacobs, Esq.
Judge: The Honorable Julie Jacobs
Clergy: The Reverend Julie Jacobs (Christian); Father Charles Monroe (Catholic); Rabbi Julie Jacobs (Jewish)
Military: Captain (Commander or Major) Julie Jacobs or Charles Monroe
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