Wedding Times

When you start thinking about the wording that you will put on your wedding invitation, there are many things that you must take into consideration such as the tone of the wedding, the location, and the type of wedding that is. After all, the wording for an older couple getting married both for the second time will be much different than the wording for a young couple getting married for the first time. The tone for a church wedding invitation will also be much different than that of one held in a friend’s backyard. Whatever the case is with your wedding, we have the wording that will get your message across in a beautiful and elegant way!

Church Wedding Invitation Wording

If the wedding is being held in a church, the tone of the wedding and the invitation will be formal. Such an invitation would be worded like this:

“Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webster
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Shana Lynne Elizabeth
to
Mr. Danny Wood
at one o’clock in the afternoon,
Saturday, the 13th day of July
Presbyterian Church
New York, New York”

In the church wedding invitation, R.S.V.P. cards will either be included or an R.S.V.P. date will be included right in the invitation.

Bride or Groom’s Home Invitation

If the wedding is being held at home, the wedding invitation will be more casual in tone than one that’s held in a church. A home wedding invitation will be worded like this:

“Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webster
would love for you to attend
the marriage of their daughter,
Shana Lynne Elizabeth
to
Mr. Danny Wood
on Saturday, July 13
at
Twenty-two West End Avenue”

It’s important to note that more casual wording is used, such as ‘would love for you to attend’ in place of ‘request the honor of your prescence’. A wedding invitation for a wedding that’s held in either your parent’s house or the groom’s, it is not required to state who’s home it is but if the wedding is being held at a friend’s house it’s important to include the host’s name. Wedding invitations that are being held at a home also often include the phrase, “Please reply,” rather than “R.S.V.P.” as it’s also more relaxed wording.

Second Marriage Wedding Invitations

Whether one or both of you are getting married and it’s not your first, there are many different situations that could arise. If possible, your parents would still traditionally send the invitation if they are able to do so. The wedding invitation would then hold the same formality according to where it is taking place and the tone of the wedding.

If you are unable or choose not to have your parents send the invitation, you can send it yourself or you and the groom can send it together. If you send it yourself, it’s important that you don’t write it in the first person. Such a wedding invitation would be worded like this:

“The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage of Nicole Parks
and Mr. Jared Betley
at four o’clock in the afternoon
on Sunday, the 6th day of June
at
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Boston, Massachusetts”

Again you will need to change the formality according to your own wedding.