Wedding Invitation Wording and Etiquette

Wedding Invitation Wording The following wording sample is provided to help create your wedding invitations. If you would like us to print the wording for you, we can provide custom printed wedding invitations, there are no extra charges for different or additional text. Etiquette dictates the phrase "the honour of your presence" be reserved for weddings held in houses of worship, while "the pleasure of your company" is used for weddings in other locations. Click to view wording samples:

Wedding hosted by bride and groom
Wedding hosted by bride's family
Wedding hosted by bride, groom and both families
Wedding hosted by bride's and groom's families
Wedding hosted by groom's family
Wedding hosted by divorced parents
When one parent is deceased

Quotes to use for header or ending

Anniversary Invitation Wording

Wedding Announcement Wording

Reception Card Wording

Reply Card Wording

Wedding hosted by bride and groom:

Emma Margaret Johnson
and Jack Warren Smith
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Emma Margaret Johnson
and Jack Warren Smith
request the pleasure of your company
in celebrating their union of marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Emma Margaret Johnson
and Jack Warren Smith
invite you to join them
in celebrating their marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Hosted by bride's family:

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Johnson
invite you to join them
in a celebration of love
as their daughter, Emma Margaret
is united in marriage to
Mr. Jack Warren Smith
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Hosted by bride, groom and both families:

Emma Margaret Johnson
and Jack Warren Smith
together with their parents
invite you to join them
in celebrating their marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Hosted by bride's and groom's families:

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Johnson
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
request the honour of your presence
to witness the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
uniting their children
Emma Margaret to Jack Warren
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Hosted by groom's family:

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Emma Margaret Johnson
to their son, Jack Warren Smith
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Wedding hosted by divorced parents:

Mrs. Audrey Jones
and Mr. Kevin Johnson
invite you to join them
in a celebration of love
as their daughter, Emma Margaret
is united in marriage to
Mr. Jack Warren Smith
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

When one parent is deceased:

Emma Margaret
daughter of Audrey Johnson and the late Kevin Johnson
and Jack Warren Smith
invite you to join them
in celebrating their marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
St. Michael's Church
Orland Park, Illinois

Quotes to use for header or ending:

Share with us Our Wedding Day

Share in our Friendship and Love

One does not fall into love; one grows into love, and love grows in him. --Karl Menninger

All love is sweet, given or returned. Common as light is love, and its familiar voice wearies not ever. --Percy Bysshe

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. --Plato

The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart. --Unknown

A heart that loves is always young. --Greek Proverb

Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts. -- William Shakespeare

True love is but a glimpse of heaven. --Unknown

Anniversary Invitation Wording:

The honor of your presence is requested
at the reaffirmation of wedding vows of
Grace and Thomas Smith
on Saturday, February 7th, 2009
at 6:00 p.m.
Hilltop Manor
3 Oceanview Road
Hopetown, Elbow Cay

In honor of the
25th Wedding Anniversary of
Grace and Thomas Smith
their children and grandchildren
request the pleasure of your company
on the 7th of February
two thousand and nine
at six o'clock in the evening
Hilltop Manor
3 Oceanview Road
Hopetown, Elbow Cay

Wedding Announcement Announcements usually follow the format of the invitations and are mailed on the day of the wedding ceremony.

Reception Card If the reception is held at a different location, a separate card is usually enclosed announcing the location and time of the reception. If you prefer to include the reception information on your invitation, you can use the reception card as a directions or map card.

Reply Card Reply cards simply ask your guest to check whether or not they can attend and include a self-addressed envelope or postcard for them to return. Response cards may also include a selection of entrees for the reception allowing guests to indicate their preferences.

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