After a long search and narrowing down the options available, you now have a sample of your wedding invitation. Since you have achieved the perfect look that you want your wedding invitation to have, you just have to come up with the right wording. You don’t have to be a poet or good with words to come up with a heart warming message for your wedding invitation. Here is a guide for composing the wording for your invites.
Wording your Invitations
Wording for wedding invitations can be divided into two parts. The first part consists of the announcement of your marriage and the statement that somebody is requesting your presence in the said event. You can be more creative so that you can add your own personal touch. Remember the more unconventional your wording is the more chances of it getting the attention of your guests.
The second part will consist of the detailed information about the wedding. It indicates the 5 W’s the who, what, where, when and why. If you are able to answer these five essential questions then you won’t have any problems. These are the key elements in the wording of your invitation. More than anything else you have to include the pertinent information that your guests will need to know like the time, the place or venue of the wedding, the theme, the dress code and also the number they can call to confirm their attendance.
There are three types of wording styles that you can utilize to your advantage. These are the traditional, modern and freestyle.
Traditional: Mention the parents
In the traditional style of wording it is customary to mention the name of the person hosting the wedding in the first few lines and after that announcement will come the statement that the above host is cordially inviting the guests to attend the event. This practice is no longer required in the modern wedding scene. But to avoid any misunderstandings on the part of your parents or in-laws you will want to discuss this further with them. Here are some examples of wording that you could use.
With The Parents of the bride or groom hosting:
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
Requests the honour of your presence
At the exchange of wedding vows between their daughter
Ms. Jane Smith and Mr. Bradley Johnson
With The Parents of the Bride and Groom hosting:
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith (parent’s of the bride) together with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson (parents of the groom) cordially invite you
to grace the marriage of Ms. Jane Smith and Mr. Bradley Johnson
Modern: Don\\'t mention anyone, or mention everyone.
The modern approach to wording is very informal. If the couple to be wed are going to shoulder the expenses for the wedding, the opening statement could start with something like this \\"Celebrate the marriage of (name of the bride and groom)\\", \\"You are cordially invited to witness the union in marriage of\\", \\"Join us in the celebration of our marriage...\\" Another option for the modern wording approach is to mention the names of the couple’s families like \\"Together with their families...\\" Here are a few examples of wording to use in the modern style.
With the Bride and groom hosting - 1:
The pleasure of your company is requested as
Jane Smith and Bradley Johnson
Exchange their vows
With Bride and groom hosting - 2:
We would be honoured by your presence
in celebrating the joyous occasion of our marriage
Jane Smith and Bradley Johnson...
With Bride and groom and families hosting:
Together with our families
We, Jane Smith and Bradley Johnson
invite you to witness
the day we exchange our vows
Freestyle: Just do it however you want!
The freestyle approach to wording is more personal because you don’t follow any specific outline. You can say what you want to say in whatever way you want it said. There are no rules or form to follow. Just go with your instinct. Just remember to include the important details of your wedding like the time, the place and the venue. Here are some examples of the free style approach to wording:
Freestyle example:
We, John and Kate decided to tie the knot and we would be happy if you could come to our wedding.
Intro Wording Variations
Request your presence...
Your presence is requested...
Request the pleasure of your company...
You are invited to celebrate the marriage of...
Celebrate the marriage of...
Join us to celebrate the marriage of...
Request the honour of your presence...
The honour of your presence is requested...
Join us for a celebration in honour of...
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