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Sample Wording for Wedding Invitations
Sample Wording for Wedding Invitations
Wording your Invitation
The wording of your invitation is obviously important but today family relationships can be alot more complicated than in the past, and this may cause you some anxiety. Don't worry. If you have chosen a good supplier they should be able to advise you and help you here. It may well be your first wedding but they have seen it all and can help you work out appropriate wording for any situation.
Most wedding invitations include the names of the hosts, which may be your parents, yourselves or both, your own names, and the date, time and location, and reception. You should also add RSVP cards and details. These days the trend is the bride and groom choose more creative and personal wording than the traditional formal wording of the past. These include invitations that are sent out as if from the children of the bride and groom, which dispels all formality and makes the focus of the marriage on the family unit rather than just the couple.
With any wedding stationery you are limited generally by budget and availability. Look for simple but pretty or elegant at a reasonable cost.
Sample wording on wedding Invitations
Traditional Invitation
Mr and Mrs Jason Foster
request the pleasure of
...........................................
at the marriage
of their daughter
Helen
to
Mr Francis Baker
at St Peter & Paul's Church, Baldoyle, Dublin13
on Saturday 11th August 2008
at 3:00 pm
and afterwards at
The Hilton Hotel, Malahide Road, Dublin
Widowed Parent
Mrs Jack Smith
requests the pleasure of
...........................................
at the marriage
of her daughter
Chloe
to
Mr Joshua Jones
at St Mark's Church, Springfiels, Tallaght
on Saturday 22nd January 2009
at 2:00 pm
and afterwards at
The Newgrange Hotel, Navan, Co.Meath
Civil Wedding Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Jason Foster
request the pleasure of
...........................................
at the marriage
of their daughter
Helen
to
Mr Francis Baker
at The Hamlet Court Hotel
Enfield, Co.Meath
on Saturday 11th August 2008
at 3:00 pm
Bridal Couple as Hosts
Miss Helen Foster and Mr Francis Baker
request the pleasure of
...........................................
at their marriage
at Grand Canal Register Office, Dublin
on Friday 10th August 2008
at 10:00 am
and afterwards for lunch at
The Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge.
Divorced Parents
Mr Jason Foster and Mrs Anne McDaid
request the pleasure of
...........................................
at the marriage
of their daughter
Helen
to
Mr Francis Baker
at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Donaghmede, Dublin 13
on Saturday 11th August 2008
at 3:00 pm
and afterwards at
The Clontarf Castle Hotel, Clontarf, Dublin 3.
Reception Only
Mr and Mrs Paul Sherlock
request the pleasure of
...........................................
at a reception
at The Ardboyne Hotel, Navan, Co.Meath
on Saturday 11th August 2008
at 3:00 pm
following the marriage
of their daughter
Susan
to
Mr Sean Fitzpatrick
Acceptance and Regrets
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jones
accept with pleasure
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
to the wedding reception of their daughter
Helen
and
Mr. John Matthew Smith
on Saturday, 23rd March
at 3:00 pm
Handwritten acceptance
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jones
accept with pleasure
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
for
Saturday, 23rd March
at 1:00 pm
Handwritten regrets
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jones
regret that they are unable to accept
the very kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
for
Saturday, 23rd March
Handwritten split acceptance/regret
If more than one person has been invited, but not all are able to attend, the following form is used:
Mr. Mark Jones
accepts with pleasure
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
for
Saturday, 23rd March
at 1:00 pm
Mrs. Mark Jones
regrets that she is unable to attend
Handwritten acceptance with children
If you and your children are invited on one invitation, their names should have been written on the inner envelope along with yours. You would respond the same way:
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jones
Hazel, Charles and Margaret
accept with pleasure
the kind invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
for
Saturday, 23rd March
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We hope you'll never have to worry about postponing or cancelling your wedding, but just in case here are some guidelines of suitable wording
Family Bereavement
'Owing to the recent death of Mr Robert Baker, Mr and Mrs Jason Foster regret that they are obliged to cancel the invitations to the marriage of their daughter Helen to Mr Fancis Baker.'
For a Postponement
Owing to the illness of Mr Robert Baker, Mr and Mrs Jason Foster regret that they are obliged to postpone the invitations to the marriage of their daughter Helen at St Peter & Paul's Church, Baldoyle, Dublin 13. from Saturday 11th August 1.00 pm to Saturday 18th September 2008.
Broken Engagement
Mr and Mrs Jason Foster announce that the marriage of their daughter Helen to Mr Francis Baker, which was arranged for 11th August, will now not take place.
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