What to Include on your wedding invitation.
- Who's hosting
- The request to attend the wedding
- The names of the couple
- The date and time
- The location (name of the venue and the address)
- Reception location and time
- Dress code
- Wedding website
Special additions to be sure and make
- If children are not allowed
- If there will be a cash bar
One Set of Parents are Hosting
Formal Wedding Invitation Wording
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"Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their son..."
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"Kenzie M. Smith and Jennifer L. Smith
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter..."
Casual Wedding Invitation Wording
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"John and Eliza Smith
invite you to share in their joy at the marriage of their son..."
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"Kenzie and Jennifer Smith
invite you to share in their joy at the marriage of their daughter..."
Both Sets of Parents are Hosting
Formal Wedding Invitation Wording
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"Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith &
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Franklin Kim
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children..."
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"Kenzie M. Smith and Jennifer L. Smith
Mark Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Reyes
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children..."
Casual Wedding Invitation Wording
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"John and Eliza Smith
along with Mark and Sally Kim
invite you to share and celebrate the marriage of their children..."
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"Kenzie and Jennifer Smith
along with Mark and Sally Reyes
invite you to share and celebrate the marriage of their children..."
Couple is Hosting
Formal Wedding Invitation Wording
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"The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of..."
Casual Wedding Invitation Wording
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"Jack Alexander Smith &
Mason Jacob Kim
invite you to share in their joy at their wedding..."
Everyone is Hosting
Formal Wedding Invitation Wording
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"Mr. Jack Alexander Smith
and
Mr. Mason Jacob Kim
together with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith &
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Franklin Kim
request the honor of your presence
at their wedding..."
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"Olivia Rose Smith
and
John Michael Reyes
together with their parents
Kenzie M. Smith and Jennifer L. Smith
and Mark Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Reyes
request the honor of your presence
at their wedding..."
Casual Wedding Invitation Wording
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"Jack Alexander Smith &
Mason Jacob Kim
together with their parents
invite you to their wedding..."
Include a Deceased Parent
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"Together with their families,
Mr. Jack Alexander Smith,
son of John Smith and the late Eliza Smith,
and Mason Jacob Kim,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Franklin Kim,
request the honor of your presence at their marriage..."
Date, Time, Location, Reception Information,
Dress Code, and Website Information
Formal Wedding Invitation Wording
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"...Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
at half past four in the afternoon"
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"...Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
At six o'clock in the evening
Plaza Hotel
New York, New York
Reception to follow"
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"...The nineteenth of August
Two thousand twenty
At 4:00 in the afternoon
Sterling Hills Ranch
9846 Harrison Road
Montecito, California
Merriment to follow"
Casual Wedding Invitation Wording
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"...Saturday, May 17, 2020
at 4:30 in the afternoon"
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"...Aug 23, 2022
4 o' clock in the evening
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Augustana, Georgia
Reception to follow"
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"...Saturday, November 27, 2021
Four o'clock
Saint Clement Church
642 W. Deming Place, Chicago, IL
Reception to follow
Floating World Gallery, 1925 N Halstead, Chicago, IL"