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Your wedding invitation is the first
impression your
guests will have of your event. The
invitation also communicates the specific
details surrounding your special day
such as location, date, time. The wording
used on your invitation sets the
tone for the type of affair your event
will be and gives your guests a glimpse
of the mood of your event – is
it formal, informal, religious,
etc.
In today’s modern times, it
is becoming more acceptable to forego
some of the traditional, “proper” ways
of the past. Although there is still
a need for traditional wording there
is also a need for guidance when it
comes to the “non-traditional” situations
or family structures. For
instance there are now ways
to properly indicate certain
social situations such as
divorced parents of the bride,
second marriages, weddings
hosted by the bride and groom,
the list goes on and on.
There are now common wording
options to fit these specific
and commonly used instances.
Examples:
Traditional/Formal
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Jack Weller
request the honour
of your presence
at the marriage of
their daughter
Grace Francis
to
Mr. Jonathan Cole
Mulvey
Saturday, the fifteenth
of February
Two thousand and ten
at three o’clock
in the afternoon
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Arlington Heights
, Illinois
Hosted by both sets of parents
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Jack Weller
and
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Edward Mulvey
request the honour
of your presence
at the marriage of
their children
Grace Francis
and
Jonathan Cole
Saturday, the fifteenth
of February
Two thousand and ten
at three o’clock
in the afternoon
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Arlington Heights
, Illinois
Bride & Groom Hosting
The honour of your
presence is requested
at the marriage of
Grace Francis Weller
and
Jonathan Cole Mulvey
Saturday, the fifteenth
of February
Two thousand and ten
at three o’clock
in the afternoon
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Private Ceremony/Formal Invitation
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Jack Weller
request the pleasure
of your company
at a Wedding Reception
for their daughter
Grace Francis
to
Jonathan Cole Mulvey
Saturday, the fifteenth
of February
Two thousand and ten
at three o’clock
in the afternoon
St. Mary’s
Cathedral
Arlington Heights
, Illinois
Corner copy: Couple
plans to wed in a private ceremony
Divorced Bride
Grace Francis Smith
and
Jonathan Cole Mulvey
request the honour
of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the fifteenth
of February
Two thousand and ten
at three o’clock
in the afternoon
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Arlington Heights
, Illinois
Widowed Parent
Bride’s mother deceased
Mr. Aaron Jack Weller
requests the honour
of your presence
at the marriage of
his daughter
Grace Francis
to
Mr. Jonathan Cole
Mulvey
Saturday, the fifteenth
of February
Two thousand and ten
at three o’clock
in the afternoon
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Arlington Heights
, Illinois
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