Wording and Font Style

Wedding invitation wording reflects the tone of your wedding. Whether your wedding is formal or informal basic wedding invitation etiquette applies. While traditional wording remains popular, modern and one-of-a-kind wording creates a unique wedding invitation. If you would like to create your own wording it is good to observe wedding invitation etiquette as a guide. We are here to help you with any queries about how to word your wedding invitation and include some samples.

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The wedding invitation

  • The very first line is the host line. Tradition would have it that the brides parents would take this line (regardless of financial contribution). Modern wording would have the couples hosting followed by a line “together with their parents”. Wedding invitation phrasing is written in the third person.
  • Punctuation is not used at the ends of lines (commas, periods, colons, etc.); however, commas are used within address & date lines
  • If you are spelling out the day, date & year on your wedding invitation then times are also spelled out.
  • Try to avoid abbreviations for place names, County, Road, Street, Avenue - these words should be spelt out.
  • Only proper nouns are capitalized - names of people and places, cities, counties, name of the day of the week, month name, etc. Exceptions to this are the year line if choosing to spell out the dates. "Two thousand" or where the noun is the beginning of a new sentence or thought "T" in "The favour of a reply is requested" or "Reception to follow"

Samples

Brides Parents inviting formal 1

"Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lovette
request the honour of the presence of
Joshua & Ella
at the Nuptial Mass at which their daughter
Colette
and
Mr. James Harte
will be united
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, twenty-seventh day of September
two thousand and fourteen
at two o’clock in the afternoon
Reception to follow afterwards at
Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork Mallow, County Cork"

Brides Parents inviting formal 2

"Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lovette
request the pleasure of the company of
Joshua & Ella
at the marriage of their daughter
Colette
to
Mr. James Harte
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Reception to follow afterwards at
Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork"

Brides Parents inviting informal

"Michael & Anna Lovette
are delighted to invite
Joshua & Ella
at the marriage of their daughter
Colette
to
Mr. James Harte
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Following the ceremony
please join us for an evening of Dinner & Dancing
at Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork Mallow, County Cork"

Bride & Groom inviting formal

"Together with their parents
Colette Lovette
and
James Harte
request the pleasure of the company of
Joshua & Ella
at the celebration of their marriage
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Reception to follow afterwards at
Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork"

Bride & Groom inviting alternative 1

"Because you have shared in
our lives
by your friendship and love, we
Colette Lovette
and
James Harte
together with our parents
invite you to share
the beginning of our new life together
when we exchange marriage vows
at The Maryborough Hotel
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 3 o’clock
Reception to follow "

Bride & Groom inviting alternative 2

"How beautiful is the day
that is touched by love...
Colette Lovette
and
James Harte
are delighted to invite
Joshua & Ella
to share in the celebration of their marriage
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Following the ceremony
please join us for an evening of Dinner & Dancing
at Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork Mallow, County Cork"

Bride & Groom inviting informal

"Colette Lovette and James Harte
joyfully invite
Joshua & Ella
to share in their happiness
as they unite in marriage
at The Crawford Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Saturday, twenty-seventh day of September
two thousand and fourteen
at twelve noon
Celebration to follow afterwards at
Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork Mallow, County CorkThe Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock"

Divorced parents parent & step-parent inviting

"Michael & Anna Lovette
are delighted to invite
Joshua & Ella
at the marriage of his daughter
Colette
to
Mr. James Harte
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Following the ceremony
please join us for an evening of Dinner & Dancing
at Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork Mallow, County Cork"

Divorced parents inviting

"Mrs Anna Kelly
and
Mr Michael Lovette are delighted to invite
Joshua & Ella
at the marriage of their daughter
Colette
to
Mr. James Harte
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Following the ceremony
please join us for an evening of Dinner & Dancing
at Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork Mallow, County Cork"

widowed parent inviting

"Mrs. Anna Lovette
requests the pleasure of the company of
Joshua & Ella
at the marriage of her daughter
Colette
to
Mr. James Harte
at The Honan Chapel, University College Cork
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Reception to follow afterwards at
Longueville House Hotel
Mallow, County Cork"

commitment ceremony 1

"Colette Lovette and Jenny Harte
Are delighted to invite
Joshua & Ella
to join them in celebration
and to share with them the joy of their union at
Bellenter House, East Pavilion Room
Navan, County Meath
on Saturday, 27th September 2014 at 2 o’clock
Saturday, twenty-seventh day of September
two thousand and fourteen
at twelve noon
Reception immediately afterwards"

commitment ceremony 2

"Cathal Lovette and James Harte
are delighted to invite
Joshua & Ella
to celebrate and share their special day
as they will formally express their
commitment to each other
with family and friends
at
Bellenter House, East Pavilion Room
Navan, County Meath"

verses to lead into your invitation

"How beautiful is the day
that is touched by Love

This day I will marry
my friend, the one who
shares my dreams

One love that
is shared by two...

To have and to hold
from this day forward

And Two
shall become one...
On our wedding day
a new life has its start
We'll share with each other
one love, one dream, one heart

This day
I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, live for,
dream with, love

Our life together
begins this day..."