{"id":186,"date":"2016-08-21T04:40:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T04:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinvitationmaker.com\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2022-01-26T06:43:51","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T06:43:51","slug":"wedding-invitation-wording","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theinvitationmaker.com\/wedding-invitation-wording\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Invitation Wording"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:40px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:40px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-dfy7m-390546e775af0c6c438aa5bd78b6e5b4 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Wedding Invitation Wording<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Best Practices &amp; Ideas To Get Started<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-nikzu-0aaa669ddfc2f675576d03e7465d3727'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Line 1: Proper names of those hosting<br \/>\nLine 2: Request<br \/>\nLine 3: List relationship of the bride to the host<br \/>\nLine 4: Bride\u2019s first and middle names only<br \/>\nLine 5: Groom\u2019s full name<br \/>\nLine 6: Groom\u2019s parents full names<br \/>\nLine 7: Day of the week, day and month of wedding<br \/>\nLine 8: Time of wedding and time of day<br \/>\nLine 9: Name of the location of wedding<br \/>\nLine 10: City and state where wedding will take place<br \/>\nLine 11: Reception information<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abt.cm\/1pTwfim\">Click Here to See Sample Wording For Traditional Weddings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abt.cm\/1wlkTbA\">Click Here to See Sample Wording For Non-Traditional Weddings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-asjsq-6911efb2e474165a605644e1186ae018\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-asjsq-6911efb2e474165a605644e1186ae018{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-asjsq-6911efb2e474165a605644e1186ae018 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-asjsq-6911efb2e474165a605644e1186ae018 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-asjsq-6911efb2e474165a605644e1186ae018 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Wedding Invitation Wording Explained &#8211; 8 Steps<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-13yey-e89495db56e581ae9c3bc34cc7c2f072'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/abt.cm\/YNyycH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Guide to Wording Your Wedding Invitations Correctly<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Who is Hosting?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first names your guests will see on your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinvitationmaker.com\/\">wedding invitation<\/a> are those of the people who are paying for the event. Traditionally, this has been the bride\u2019s parents, and so it reads:<br \/>\nMr. and Mrs. Marvin Beazley or Kate and Marvin Beazley<br \/>\nIf the bride and groom are hosting, then the line reads<br \/>\nMs. Jane Doe and Mr. Sam Smith<br \/>\nor,<br \/>\nTogether with their families,<br \/>\nJane Doe and Sam Smith<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: The Request<\/strong><br \/>\nThe next line in a wedding invitation is the one that requests that your guests attend.<br \/>\nIf your ceremony is at a place of worship, then the line should read:<br \/>\nrequest the honor of your presence<br \/>\nat the marriage of their daughter<br \/>\nThe word daughter is used as an example and should be the gender of the person whose parents are hosting. If, on the other hand your ceremony is at home or other secular location, then the line should read:<br \/>\nrequest the pleasure of your company<br \/>\nat the marriage of their daughter<br \/>\nor<br \/>\nwould be delighted for you to attend<br \/>\nthe marriage of their daughter<br \/>\nIf the couple is hosting:<br \/>\ninvite you to join us at the celebration of our marriage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: The Happy Couple<\/strong><br \/>\nEtiquette says that the bride should be listed first, using first and middle names only. Then the groom should be listed, using both title and middle name.<br \/>\nSo for example:<br \/>\nNora Jane<br \/>\nto<br \/>\nScott Andrew Jackson<br \/>\nA more modern alternative is simply,<br \/>\nNora Beazley<br \/>\nto Scott Jackson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Date &amp; Time<\/strong><br \/>\nTraditionally, these are spelled out:<br \/>\nSaturday, the seventh of June<br \/>\ntwo thousand and fourteen<br \/>\nat four o\u2019clock in the afternoon<br \/>\nnote that the month and day are capitalized. If it were a 4:30 ceremony, the time would read at half after four o\u2019clock in the afternoon.<br \/>\nbut for a less formal ceremony, you can also write<br \/>\nSaturday, June 7, 2014<br \/>\nat 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5: The Location<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the ceremony is at a well known location, you needn\u2019t include the address:<br \/>\nThe Museum of Fine Arts<br \/>\nHouston, Texas<br \/>\nbut for smaller locations, or your home, you\u2019d want to write out the address.<br \/>\nThe Art Club<br \/>\n49 Marquis Road<br \/>\nBlair, California<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6: Time for the Reception<\/strong><br \/>\nLet your guests know there is going to be a party afterward . This can either be included on the wedding invitation or on a separate reply card.<br \/>\nOn the wedding invitation, it would read<br \/>\nReception to follow at the Briar Hills Country Club<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re not serving a full meal, it is nice to let guests know. You might write:<br \/>\nAnd afterwards for cocktails and cake in the Rose Room.<br \/>\nOr<br \/>\nDessert and dancing to follow<br \/>\nA separate reception card is often good to use if the ceremony and reception are in different places, or the reception doesn\u2019t immediately follow the ceremony. It might read something like<br \/>\nReception<br \/>\n8 o\u2019clock<br \/>\nParker Grand Hotel<br \/>\n342 Allen Road<br \/>\nPike, Oregon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7: Get Them to RSVP<\/strong><br \/>\nTraditionally, R.S.V.P. was written on the invitation, and guests knew to reply on their own stationery. Now, most couples find that they get responses more promptly if they include a separate reply card.<br \/>\nThis can be mostly blank, allowing guests to write a note, with a line such as:<br \/>\nThe favor of a reply is requested before the first of June<br \/>\nOr it can be more detailed, such as<br \/>\nPlease reply before the first of June<br \/>\nM___________________________<br \/>\n_________Will attend<br \/>\n_________Will not attend<br \/>\nYou might also write:<br \/>\nNumber of people in party_____<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 8: Optional details<\/strong><br \/>\nOptional details include telling your guests what to wear. Strictest etiquette tells you not to include information about attire on your invitation, but I think this is an outdated opinion. Guests appreciate clues about how to dress, and are not as instinctively knowledgeable as they used to be. To avoid someone showing up in blue jeans, include a line such as:<br \/>\nBlack Tie<br \/>\nOther options: Semi-formal, cocktail attire, festive attire, creative black tie, white tie, black tie optional, dressy casual, informal. Definitions of these terms<br \/>\nSome couples who wish not to have children at the reception may write:<br \/>\nAdult reception<br \/>\nWhich is more polite than writing No Children<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wedding Invitation Wording | Modern Wedding Invitation Wording<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is a simple guide to wedding invitation wording. 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