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wedding invitation wording guide

Choosing the wording for your invitation is a lot like choosing the design of your invitation - what really matters is your taste and the style
of your event. Formal wedding? Formal wording. Chill wedding? Casual wording. Easy, right? But the wording gets a little tricky when family
members help pay for the big day. You want to express who is hosting and pay respect to them (and not upset anyone!)
See below for a few examples of how to word your invitations, politely.

Y O U ’ R E H O S T I N G A S A CO U P L E Y O U R R E M A R R I E D PA R E N T S A R E H O S T I N G
Example B Example A Example B
Example A
BRIDE NAME Mrs. BRIDE’S MOTHER Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S MOTHER and
BRIDE NAME
and Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S FATHER and her husband
and
GROOM NAME SPOUSE Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S FATHER and his
GROOM NAME
invite you to join them request the honor of your presence wife
invite you to celebrate
as they begin at the marriage of their daughter ask you to be present at the ceremony
their wedding ceremony
their new lives together BRIDE NAME uniting
to BRIDE NAME
GROOM NAME And
Y O U A N D Y O U R PA R E N T S A R E H O S T I N G son of Mr. & Mrs. GROOM’S PARENTS GROOM NAME

Example B Y O U R D I V O R C E D PA R E N T S A R E H O S T I N G
Example A
Together with their parents Example A Example B
BRIDE NAME BRIDE’S PARENTS and
and GROOM’S PARENTS BRIDE’S MOTHER and BRIDE’S MOTHER and BRIDE’S
GROOM NAME BRIDE NAME BRIDE’S FATHER FATHER
together with their families and request the honor of your presence invite you to the marriage ceremony
invite you to attend GROOM NAME at the marriage of their daughter uniting
their wedding celebration request the pleasure BRIDE NAME their daughter
of your company to BRIDE NAME
at the celebration of their union GROOM NAME and
son of Mr. & Mrs. GROOM’S PARENTS GROOM NAME

Y O U R M A R R I E D PA R E N T S A R E H O S T I N G
Example C
Example B
Example A BRIDE’S PARENT
Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S PARENTS invites you to attend the wedding
Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S PARENTS and ceremony
request the honor of your presence Mr. and Mrs. GROOM’S PARENTS of his/her daughter
at the marriage of their daughter invite you to witness BRIDE NAME
BRIDE NAME the union of their families as to
TO BRIDE NAME GROOM NAME
and
GROOM NAME
GROOM NAME
exchange wedding vows Y O U R PA R E N T S A R E H O S T I N G , A N D O N E
PA R E N T I S D EC E A S E D
Example C Example D
Example A Example B
Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S PARENTS It is with great joy that
and Mr. and Mrs. BRIDE’S PARENTS BRIDE’S MOTHER and MRS. BRIDE’S LATE FATHER’S NAME
Mr. and Mrs. GROOM’S PARENTS and THE BRIDE’S LATE FATHER happily announces
request your presence Mr. and Mrs. GROOM’S PARENTS request the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter
at the marriage of their children announce the marriage at the marriage of their daughter BRIDE NAME
BRIDE NAME of their daughter and son BRIDE NAME to
and BRIDE NAME to GROOM NAME
GROOM NAME and GROOM NAME son of Mr. & THE LATE Mrs. GROOM’S
GROOM NAME son of Mr. & Mrs. GROOM’S PARENTS PARENTS

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