| Wedding invitation wording can set the formality | | | | Reception immediately following the ceremony |
| and mood of your affair in addition to providing | | | | Lakeside Country Club 100 Lake Shore Drive 2. If |
| the necessary information such as time, location | | | | the bride's parents are hosting the ceremony, but |
| and date of your wedding or reception. Deciding | | | | the couple would like to include the groom's |
| what to say and how to say it can prove to be a | | | | parents on the invitation, use the following: Mr. and |
| daunting task for many couples. Here are a few | | | | Mrs. Steven Andrew Smith request the honour of |
| guidelines and examples to assist you in | | | | your presence at the marriage of their daughter |
| composing your own invitation wording. The first | | | | Ashley Beatrice to Mr. Rodney Allen Jones son of |
| choice you should make will be the invitation itself. | | | | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Jones 3. When one |
| For a formal or more traditional affair you will | | | | parent is deceased, and survivor has not |
| most likely choose a white or ecru card stock | | | | remarried There is no reason why the living |
| with little to no ornamentation. You may choose | | | | parent cannot host the wedding by themselves, |
| an invitation with a printed border or more colorful | | | | which is the same as if one divorced parent hosts |
| background for a smaller or less traditional | | | | the wedding. This would be worded as: Mr./Mrs. |
| wedding. Whichever invitation you choose, your | | | | Steven Andrew Smith requests the honour of |
| wedding invitation wording should fit the formality | | | | your presence at the marriage of his/her |
| of the invitation itself. Traditional invitations | | | | daughter Ashley Beatrice to Mr. Rodney Allen |
| generally call for invitation wording that only | | | | Jones However, the deceased parent may be |
| provides the necessary information and follows | | | | mentioned using the following form. Note that the |
| strict etiquette rules, see below for proper | | | | deceased parent may not host the wedding. |
| wording choices. However, if you are planning a | | | | Ashley Beatrice Smith daughter of Marcy Anne |
| small or informal wedding, you may choose | | | | Smith and the late Steven Andrew Smith and |
| wedding invitation wording that reflects a more | | | | Rodney Allen Jones son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert |
| creative and contemporary style, including such | | | | Thomas Jones request the honour of your |
| details as poems, comic sayings, or romantic | | | | presence at their marriage 4. When Your Parents |
| verses. If you chose to include a verse in your | | | | are Divorced 4a. If the mother of the bride has |
| wedding invitation wording, we have compiled | | | | remarried, and is using her new husband's name, |
| numerous verses for your consideration. Once | | | | the bride may include her stepfather on the |
| you've decided what to say, you will want to | | | | invitation, using the following wording : Mr. and Mrs. |
| choose a typestyle or font in which to print it. For | | | | Joseph Brantley Carson request the honour of |
| a more formal affair, we suggest selecting | | | | your presence at the marriage of her daughter |
| wedding invitation wording in raised lettering in | | | | Ashley Beatrice Smith to Mr. Rodney Allen Jones |
| black or charcoal ink colors. If you have chosen | | | | 4b. If father has remarried: Mr. and Mrs. Steven |
| paneled invitations, consider using a straight line | | | | Andrew Smith request the honour of your |
| print because it will fit better in the "boxed in" | | | | presence at the marriage of his daughter Ashley |
| format than a more fluid script. For a more | | | | Beatrice to Mr. Rodney Allen Jones 4c. If both |
| modern affair, we suggest wedding invitation | | | | parents have remarried: Mr. and Mrs. Steven |
| wording in a contemporary font which may be | | | | Andrew Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brantley |
| printed in an ink color that coordinates with your | | | | Carson requests the honour of your presence at |
| border or background. You may also choose a | | | | the marriage of Ashley Beatrice Smith 4d. If |
| color such as fuchsia or sky blue for your | | | | parents are divorced, but hosting together: (some |
| invitation wording and then add the same colored | | | | people also include the bride's last name in this |
| envelope liner to accent that color choice. | | | | form, to avoid any possible confusion. Some |
| Whatever color ink you choose, we recommend | | | | people also omit the and between the parents' |
| raised lettering for your entire invitation wording. | | | | names): Mrs. Marcy Anne Nixon and Mr. Steven |
| All of our wedding invitations use thermography, | | | | Andrew Smith request the pleasure of your |
| which is achieved by mixing a powder with the ink | | | | company at the wedding of their daughter Ashley |
| color, applying it to the paper, and then drying | | | | Beatrice 4e. If mother is divorced and hosting |
| under heat. If done correctly it resembles | | | | alone: Mrs. Marcy Anne Nixon 5. If the groom's |
| engraving so closely, most people cannot tell the | | | | parents are hosting: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas |
| difference. Many people today are choosing | | | | Jones request the honour of your presence at |
| beautiful papers with raised printing for their | | | | the marriage of Miss Ashley Beatrice Smith to |
| wedding invitation wording as a substitute to the | | | | their son Rodney Allen Jones 6. When both the |
| more expensive and time consuming engraved | | | | bride and groom's parents are hosting the |
| invitations. Below are a few more hints you may | | | | wedding: Mr. and Mrs. Steven Andrew Smith and |
| want to consider when choosing your wedding | | | | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Jones request the |
| invitation wording: Don't use nicknames in your | | | | pleasure of your company at the marriage of |
| invitation wording, instead use the first, middle, | | | | their children Ashley Beatrice Smith and Mr. |
| and last name. If someone strongly refused to | | | | Rodney Allen Jones 7. If the couple is hosting the |
| use their full name in the wedding invitation | | | | wedding themselves: The honour of your |
| wording, such as their middle name, don't use | | | | presence is requested at the marriage of Miss |
| initials, simply do not include that name. Only "Mr.", | | | | Ashley Beatrice Smith to Mr. Rodney Allen Jones |
| "Mrs." And "Dr." should be abbreviated. Write out | | | | or (the titles "Miss" and "Mr." may also be used |
| all other titles. Many people are choosing to use | | | | here): Ashley Beatrice Smith and Rodney Allen |
| the traditional British spelling of "honour" and | | | | Jones request the honour of your presence at |
| "favour" in their wedding invitation wording. Write | | | | their marriage 8. Double Wedding The older |
| out days, dates and times and addresses. Also, | | | | sister's name is listed first: Mr. and Mrs. Steven |
| the word "and" is always spelled out. Proper | | | | Andrew Smith request the honour of your |
| Wording if Invitations for the Following Situations: | | | | presence at the marriage of their daughters |
| 1. When the bride's parents are hosting the | | | | Ashley Beatrice to Mr. Rodney Allen Jones and |
| wedding: (Ceremony Invitation with Reception | | | | Abbey Katherine to Mr. Harold Shawn Hill on |
| Card) Mr. and Mrs. Steven Andrew Smith request | | | | Saturday, the twenty-third of June at one o'clock |
| the honour of your presence at the marriage of | | | | in the afternoon Saint John's Catholic Church |
| their daughter Ashley Beatrice to Mr. Rodney | | | | Dallas, Texas |
| Allen Jones on Saturday, the tenth of June two | | | | Annette Durrett has been in the wedding business |
| thousand one at half after six o'clock in the | | | | for over 10 years helping brides prepare for their |
| evening Saint John's Catholic Church 2200 Main | | | | big day. To learn more about wedding invitation |
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| following the ceremony 2200 Main St. Dallas, | | | | Invitations . Also, for information about all things |
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