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Wedding Stationery Etiquette - Invitation Wording

April, 20th 2010

In our previous article we looked at wedding invitations in general. In this article we give you some examples showing different invite wording for different situations.

Formal style invitations tend to follow a standard format with adjustments for the actual circumstances. Traditionally the bride's parents host the wedding but it's increasingly common for the couple to host.

Bride's parents hosting

Couple hosting

Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
request the pleasure
of the company of

____________________

at the marriage of their daughter
Mary Jane
to
Mr. David Jones
at St. Mary's Church, Oxford,
on Saturday 8th July
at 2 o'clock
and afterwards at
The Crown Hotel.

RSVP
25 Acacia Avenue
Oxford
OX1 1ZZ

Miss Mary Jane Smith
and
Mr David Jones
request the pleasure
of the company of

____________________

at their marriage
at St. Mary's Church, Oxford,
on Saturday 8th July
at 2 o'clock
and afterwards at
The Crown Hotel.

RSVP
25 Acacia Avenue
Oxford
OX1 1ZZ

Where the family relationships are more complex, it can seem a minefield, but there are really just 2 key points to make clear:

1. Who is hosting the wedding
2. Their relationship to the couple (usually the bride, but occasionally the groom).

Here are a few examples you can adapt to your circumstances

Bride's mother and stepfather hosting where bride's father deceased or absent	Groom's parents hosting
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lewis request the pleasure of the company of ____________________ at the marriage of her daughter Mary Jane Smith to Mr. David Jones at St. Mary's Church, Oxford, on Saturday 8th July at 2 o'clock and afterwards at The Crown Hotel. RSVP 25 Acacia Avenue Oxford OX1 1ZZ	Mr. & Mrs. Alan Jones request the pleasure of the company of ____________________ at the marriage of their son David to Miss Mary Jane Smith at St. Mary's Church, Oxford, on Saturday 8th July at 2 o'clock and afterwards at The Crown Hotel. RSVP 25 Acacia Avenue Oxford OX1 1ZZ
Bride's divorced or separated parents hosting	Bride's aunt hosting
Mr. John Smith and Mrs Anne Smith request the pleasure of the company of ____________________ at the marriage of their daughter Mary Jane to Mr. David Jones at St. Mary's Church, Oxford, on Saturday 8th July at 2 o'clock and afterwards at The Crown Hotel. RSVP 25 Acacia Avenue Oxford OX1 1ZZ	Miss Elizabeth Smith requests the pleasure of the company of ____________________ at the marriage of her niece Mary Jane Smith to Mr. David Jones at St. Mary's Church, Oxford, on Saturday 8th July at 2 o'clock and afterwards at The Crown Hotel. RSVP 25 Acacia Avenue Oxford OX1 1ZZ

Informal invitations

If you don't want a formal style, then feel free to choose words which reflect your ceremony and personalities. Titles are usually omitted in informal invites.

____________________

Mary Jane Smith and David Jones

would love you to join them to celebrate their marriage
at St. Mary's Church, Oxford,
on Saturday 8th July
at 2 pm
and afterwards at
The Crown Hotel.

RSVP
25 Acacia Avenue
Oxford
OX1 1ZZ

____________________

John & Anne Smith

invite you to share their happiness at the marriage of their daughter
Mary Jane
to
David Jones
at The Crown Hotel, Oxford,
on Saturday 8th July
at 4 pm

The ceremony will be followed by a buffet and dancing until midnight

RSVP
25 Acacia Avenue
Oxford
OX1 1ZZ

Tel. 01925 266713

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