Wedding Invitation Wording
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After
you've chosen the design, it's
time to work on your wedding
invitation wording. You can
write your invitation in many
ways, depending on who sends it
and whom it is addressed to. You
can choose between a colloquial
and a formal style or if you are
the romantic type, you can even
write it as a poem.
Who Sends It?
Your wedding invitation wording depends on behalf of whom it is sent. A wedding invitation is usually sent on behalf of the persons who are hosting the wedding, generally the bride's parents, the parents of both the bride and the groom or the couple. Here are a few examples of wedding invitation wording depending on the persons who send it:
Wedding invitation wording when the bride's parents host the wedding:
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sylvia Smith
to Mr. Mark Jones
Wedding invitation wording when the parents of both the bride and the groom are hosting the wedding:
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jones
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Sylvia Smith
to
Mr. Mark Jones
Wedding invitation wording when the couple is hosting the wedding:
The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Sylvia Smith
to
Mr. Mark Jones
Who Reads It?
The above examples have all been written in a traditional style and are generally used for large weddings, where the parents' friends and business partners are also invited. In situations where you don't have a close relationship with all the guests, the invitation should be written in a formal style.
However, if you're organizing a small wedding only with friends and relatives, you can also use a more colloquial wedding invitation wording, such as the one below:
Dear Stacey and Mike,
Mark Jones and I will be married on June 3rd, at two o' clock at our home, with a small reception after the ceremony. Please come and share our joy!
Kind regards,
Sylvia Smith
The RSVP Card
The RSVP card is a relatively new concept. A while ago guests used to write a response letter themselves after receiving the invitation to confirm their presence. However, today, many people no longer have the skills of writing a formal response. Therefore, RSVP cards can be very useful.
Some of your guests may forget to write their name on the RSVP card. To make sure you know who has replied, assign a number to each name and write it in pencil on the back of the RSVP card. Before putting the RSVP card in the envelope, make sure you put a stamp on it.
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