{"id":32152,"date":"2014-01-07T03:36:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T16:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/wedding-invitation-wording\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T02:11:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T15:11:59","slug":"wedding-invitation-wording","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/wedding-invitation-wording\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Invitation Wording Examples To Inspire You"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before selecting the wording for your wedding invitations, it is important to consider and clarify what the style of your wedding will be. A wedding invitation sets the tone for the occasion and is sometimes considered a visual prelude to the styling, tone and mood of the wedding itself.<\/p>\n A formal wedding generally requires traditional wording on the wedding invitations, whereas a less formal affair is better suited to modern wording. Here are some examples of wedding invitation wording to help guide you.<\/p>\nView wedding invitation directory<\/span><\/a>\n If you can, keep your invitation wording brief. This will keep costs down and ensure your invitations are clear and straight to the point.<\/p>\n If you include too much information on the invitation, you run the risk of having important details missed by guests. If your invitations include too many separate cards (RSVP cards, save the date cards, menu samples, poems, readings etc) parts of the invitation may be misplaced by guests and therefore important details may be lost.<\/p>\n That said, invitations that are too brief may not include all the necessary details and information. Creating a wedding website<\/a> or a Facebook event to work alongside invitations can be used for any additional information left off the cards, such as menu examples and music requests.<\/p>\n Keep this in mind when designing your invitations and ordering them with your chosen supplier.<\/p>\n Traditionally, wedding invitations should be sent three months prior to the wedding day.<\/p>\n If you are using a wedding invitations business or supplier to produce your invitations they will help guide you as to when you should begin delivering your invitations, however, many modern couples opt to send their wedding invitations out two months before the wedding day.<\/p>\n If you are making your own invitations or purchasing your invitations online you will need to allow ample time for production and postage, especially if you are ordering from overseas.<\/p>\nView wedding invitation makers<\/span><\/a>\n Some people prefer to hand deliver all their wedding invitations, so if you or your future-spouse fall into that category you will need to allow ample time to hand deliver your invitations to the homes of all your guests.<\/p>\n When you have guests that are travelling from overseas, invitations may go out up to 12 weeks in advance. Bear in mind, however, that if guests living overseas are close family, they will be aware of the date well in advance (as most people are these days!) and receiving the wedding invitation is merely a formality.<\/p>\n If you are having a formal, traditional wedding, you may find that traditional wording will be more suitable for your wedding invitations. Using traditional wording will create a cohesive tone for your wedding and will also insinuate to your guests that your wedding will be a formal, rather than casual, affair.<\/p>\n Super traditional wording is based on the notion that the brides’ parents are the hosts and therefore pay for the entire wedding.<\/p>\n If this applies to you, here is an example of an invitation of the most traditional kind (whereby only the bride’s parents, as host, announce the wedding) would appear as follows:<\/p>\n Mr & Mrs Anthony Alexander Smith<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n cordially invite you to attend the<\/em><\/strong> Mary Jane Smith<\/em><\/strong> Sunday the 2nd of October 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ceremony to commence at 1pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church name\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church address<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Followed by a formal celebration at 6pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reception venue name\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reception venue address<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n *Note that the parents are addressed by both of the brides’ father’s first, middle and last names.<\/p>\n These days, however, traditional invitations need not be so implicitly defined. Most frequently, the groom’s parents appear on the invitation, even though they are not ‘hosting’. This is really a gesture of general courtesy in an attempt to recognise both sets of parents.<\/p>\n On such an occasion, the invitation would appear as follows:<\/p>\n Mr & Mrs Anthony Alexander Smith<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n cordially invite you to attend the<\/em><\/strong> Mary Jane Smith<\/em><\/strong> Sunday the 2nd of October 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ceremony to commence at 1pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church name or venue name<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church or venue address<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Followed by a formal celebration at 6pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reception venue name<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Reception venue address<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Alternately, parents of both the bride and groom may host the wedding, in which case, they are each addressed appropriately. Such an invitation would appear as follows:<\/p>\n Mr & Mrs Anthony Alexander Smith<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n together with<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Mr & Mrs John Reginald Cross<\/em><\/strong> Mary Jane Smith<\/em><\/strong> Sunday the 2nd of October 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ceremony to commence at 1pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church name or venue name<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church or venue address<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Followed by a formal celebration at 6pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reception venue name<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Reception venue address<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n If a parent or parents of either the bride or groom has passed away, here’s how to incorporate their names into the invitation:<\/p>\n Mr Anthony Alexander Smith<\/em><\/strong> together with<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Mr & Mrs John Reginald Cross<\/em><\/strong> Mary Jane Smith<\/em><\/strong> Sunday the 2nd of October 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ceremony to commence at 1pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church name or venue name<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church or venue address<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Followed by a formal celebration at 6pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reception venue name<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Reception venue address<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Or, perhaps<\/p>\n Mr & Mrs Anthony Alexander Smith<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n together with<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Mr & Mrs John Reginald Cross<\/em><\/strong> Mary Jane Smith<\/em><\/strong> Sunday the 2nd of October 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ceremony to commence at 1pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ceremony to commence at 1pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church name or venue name<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Church or venue address<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Followed by a formal celebration at 6pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reception venue name<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/a>
Important things to include on your wedding invitations<\/h2>\n
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Things to leave off your invitations<\/h2>\n
When to send out wedding invitations<\/h2>\n
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What if I want to hand deliver them?<\/h2>\n
What if I have guests who live overseas?<\/h2>\n
Traditional wedding invitation wording<\/h2>\n
Very traditional<\/h2>\n
\n wedding ceremony<\/em><\/strong>
\n of their daughter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n to<\/em><\/strong>
\n Andrew Scott Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nModern traditional<\/h2>\n
\n wedding ceremony<\/em><\/strong>
\n of their daughter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n To<\/em><\/strong>
\n Andrew Scott Cross<\/em><\/strong>
\n son of Mr & Mrs John Reginald Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nrequest the honour of your presence to witness the marriage of their children<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nand<\/em><\/strong>
\n Andrew Scott Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>
If a parent has passed<\/h2>\n
\n (in honour of the late Mrs Jane Emily Smith)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nrequest the honour of your presence to witness the marriage of their children<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nand<\/i><\/b>
\n Andrew Scott Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nrequest the honour of your presence to witness the marriage of their children<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n (in honour of the late Mrs Jane Emily Smith)<\/em><\/strong>
\nand<\/i><\/b>
\n Andrew Scott Cross<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n