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Wedding invitation wording

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Wedding invitation wording examples

Couple hosting, formal

Together with their families Ana Maria Costa and Jordan Lee Okafor request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of their marriage Saturday, the twelfth of June two thousand twenty-seven at four o’clock in the afternoon Stag’s Leap Winery Napa, California Dinner and dancing to follow

Bride’s parents hosting, religious ceremony

Mr and Mrs Paulo Costa request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Ana Maria to Jordan Lee Okafor Saturday, the twelfth of June two thousand twenty-seven at four o’clock in the afternoon Saint Mary’s Church Napa, California

Relaxed

Ana & Jordan are getting married! Join us for vows, dinner and a very long dance party Saturday, June 12, 2027 · 4pm Stag’s Leap Winery, Napa

The five lines every invitation needs

  1. Host line: who is inviting.
  2. Request line: “request the honour of your presence” (religious venues) or “the pleasure of your company”.
  3. Names: the couple, usually full names on formal invitations.
  4. Date and time: spelled out on formal invitations.
  5. Location: venue name and city; the full street address goes on a details card or website.

Reception details, dress code, RSVP deadline and website usually go on separate enclosure cards so the invitation itself stays clean.

Questions couples ask

Who is named first on a wedding invitation?

Whoever is hosting. Traditionally that was the bride’s parents; today it is often the couple, both families, or “together with their families”. The host line comes first, then the request line, then the couple’s names.

“Honour of your presence” or “pleasure of your company”?

By tradition, “the honour of your presence” is used for ceremonies in a place of worship and “the pleasure of your company” for other venues and receptions.

Do we spell out the date and time?

On formal invitations, yes: “Saturday, the twelfth of June, two thousand twenty-seven, at four o’clock in the afternoon.” Relaxed invitations can use numerals.

How do we say adults only?

Address envelopes only to the invited guests, and add a gentle line on the website or details card such as “We love your little ones, but our celebration will be adults only.”

When do invitations go out?

Six to eight weeks before the wedding, and about three months before for destination weddings, with an RSVP deadline three to four weeks before the day.

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