Wedding Invitation Wording Examples

Listed below is variety of wedding invitation wording examples. By tradition, wedding invitation text is written in the third person, rather than we or you. The host of the wedding should request the pleasure of their company.

The wedding invitation format should also include relevant information such as who is marrying whom, where the ceremony is to take place and when.

The invitations should also ask for a reply, usually this is done by using RSVP (a French term which means Reply if you please).

In the below wedding invitation wording examples the date and times have been made in numerical form.

If you wish the invitations to be of a more formal nature spell out the dates and times (for example 6 pm would be six o'clock, the year 2005 would be Two thousand and five), also spell out words such as street which are commonly abbreviated.

Never use nicknames or short versions of names and titles. For example write Doctor John Wilkinson and not Dr John Wilkinson and Alan Jones Junior and not Alan Jones Jr. Always use the correct spelling for the country that you live in for example in Australia Honour, in America Honor.

Don't use punctuation marks except for commas after the day of the week and between city and state names.

Do give the guests an idea of what to wear on the invitations by making indications such as formal attire required, casual affair, black tie.

Listed below are some wedding invitation wording examples that should cover almost any situation. You can find more detailed information on our Wedding Invitation Wording page and at the end of this page you will find a wedding invitation template which will give you all the relavant information that is required on a wedding invitation.

Wedding Invitation Wording Examples

Traditional Wedding With The Bride's Parent as Hosts
Ceremony to Take Place In a Church
Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson Request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Emily Claire and Mr John Harrison Jones Saturday, the twenty second of February two thousand and twelve at half after three o'clock Saint Mary's Cathedral Victoria Square, Perth Reception immediately following the ceremony Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Civil Wedding With the Bride's Parents as Hosts
Ceremony and Reception at the Same Location
Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson Would like to invite (guest names go here) to join them in celebrating their wedding Emily Claire and Mr John Harrison Jones Saturday, February 22, 2012 at 3.30pm The Thompson House 151Riverside Drive Como, Western Australia and afterward at the reception R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Bride and Groom Hosting the Wedding
Emily Thompson and Mr John Jones would like to invite (guest names go here) to join them in celebrating their wedding Saturday, February 22, 2012 at 3.30pm Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia Reception immediately following the ceremony Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Widowed Parent Hosting the Wedding
The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Emily Claire Thompson Daughter of Anna and the late Jack Thompson to John Harrison Jones Saturday, February 22, 2012 at 3.30pm Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia Reception immediately following the ceremony Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Informal Without a Host
a Very Causal Wedding
The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Emily Thompson and Mr John Jones Saturday, February 22, 2012 at 3.30pm Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia Reception immediately following the ceremony Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Reception Only Invitation
Mr and Mrs Jack Thompson Request the pleasure of (guests name goes here) At a reception at Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia 7.00pm Following the marriage of their daugher Emily Claire and Mr John Jones R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Remarried Mother and Stepfather as the Hosts
Mr and Mrs David Black request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Emily Claire Thompson to John Harrison Jones Saturday, February 22, 2012 at 3.30pm Saint Mary's Cathedral Victoria Square, Perth Reception at 6.30pm Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Divorced Parents as Host
Ms Anna Black Mr Jack Thompson Emily Thompson and Mr John Jones Saturday, February 22, 2012 at 3.30pm Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia Reception immediately following the ceremony Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia R.S.V.P. 28 December 2011

Adjust or combine any of the above wedding invitation wording examples to suit your own situation.

Other Wedding Invitation Wording Examples

If you would like a separate card for the reception
Dinner Reception to be held following the ceremony at 6.30pm Caversham House 141 Caversham Avenue Caversham, Western Australia

Response Card
The favor of a reply is requested before 28 December 2011 M (guests fill in own name) will __________________ be attending

Tip : Sometimes people do forget to write their names on the response card. If you would like to make sure you know who returned the response cards.

Place a small number on the back of each response card and make a list to record the guest's names with their numbers.

Your list will tell you who sent the card if the guests forgets to fill it in.

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