When it comes to wedding invitation wording, it can be a daunting task these days. You don’t want to forget all the necessary information as well as proper etiquette. Besides providing wedding guests the time, place and date, have you ever thought about how to address who the host of the big day is? In other words, who is paying for the majority of the wedding… bride’s parents? both bride and groom’s parents? bride and groom?
Here are some options on how to word one’s wedding invitations so you don’t have to pull your hair out in the process…
Bride’s parents host the wedding:
Mr. and Mrs. James Halpert
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Cecilia Maire
to
Mr. Edward Jackson Martin
Bride’s parents, who are divorced and remarried, host the wedding together:
Doctor and Mrs. Conner William Smith
and
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Owens
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Allison Marie Owens
and
Doctor Richard Wright Ford
Bride’s parents host, and groom’s parents’ names are included:
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Watson
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Louise Ellen
to
Mr. Clayton Lewis McKinney
son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson McKinney
Bride’s parents, who are divorced but still have the same last name, host the wedding together:
Mrs. Mary Caroline Smith
Mr. Eugene Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
and
Tyler Nathaniel Henderson
Bride and groom host:
Miss Anna Claire Jones
and
Mr. Joshua Richard White
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
or
The honour of your presence
is requested
at the marriage of
Miss Anna Claire Jones
to
Mr. Joshua Richard White
Groom’s parents host:
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Andrew Williams
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Ms. Anna Hadley O’Donnell
to
their son
Mr. Brian Anthony Williams
Both the bride’s and the groom’s parents host:
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owens
and
Doctor and Mrs. Andrew Michael Williams
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Jordyn Olivia Owens
to
Landon George Williams
There are many wording options but sometimes the bride and groom want to add a twist onto traditional wording and make it as simple as possible...
“Together with our families”
or
“Together with our parents”
or
“You are cordially invited to the wedding of…”
Whichever wording option you choose to go with, make sure to have to check off the 5 major points to have in one's invitation...
1.) Hosting (parents, bride and groom, etc.)
2.) Invite (request your honor, etc.)
3.) Bride and Groom's Names
4.) Details (Time, place, date, etc. )
5.) Reception (Reception to follow, dinner and dancing to follow, etc.)