Wording your wedding invitation the right way is a something you need to get right the first time. Costs of reprinting your invitations are an unnecessary expense that you don't need, on top of everything else, and a little research and planning could make all the difference. Who is paying for the wedding? The major bill payer for the event is always mentioned first. Nowadays many couples contribute the majority of costs themselves and therefore should be the names mentioned as 'hosting' or inviting the guests to witness and celebrate their wedding with them.
Make your wedding invitation personal and sincere and set the mood you are hoping for with your wordings and verses. A comprehensive wedding invitation will show all the information necessary for your guests to attend your wedding such as date, time, location, addresses, dress code and R.S.V.P. information.
Ideally your wedding invitations should be sent at least 8 weeks before the wedding date, however your may need to send out invitations or Save the Date cards to overseas guests well in advance, up to six months, before the wedding date so they may arrange flights and accommodations. Save the date cards are a great idea if you would like to inform your friends of your wedding date but as yet have not finalized the specific arrangements.
Wishing well or gift registry information should never be included in the main wording of the invitation. Separate cards are available for this which can be included within the envelope.
If a Bride and Groom are inviting only, wording example follows;
Bride name and Groom name requests the pleasure of the company of Guests names to the celebration of their marriage on Saturday 25th February, 2010 at St. Anne's Church, 25 Church St Sydney, NSW at 4.00pm and afterwards at Diamond Reception Centre 345 Pacific Hwy Hornsby, NSW ETC.
OR
Guests names The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Bride name and Groom name on Saturday 25th February, 2010 at St. Anne's Church 25, Church St Sydney, NSW at 4.00pm and afterwards at Diamond Reception Centre 345 Pacific Hwy Turramurra, NSW ETC.
It may be the case that you would like to include parents names within the information and such wording could be as follows;
Bride name and Groom name Together with their parents Bride parents names and Groom parents names invite Guest names to their wedding at St. Anne's Church Church address and afterwards at Reception Venue and address. ETC.
A simpler version without mentioning parents actual names may be;
Together with their parents Bride name and Groom name would love to invite Guest names to their wedding at St.Anne's Church Church address and afterwards at Reception Venue and address. ETC.
Of course you can use a left hand margin as above, or more traditionally centre your text down the middle of the invitation.
Example of and informal letter style invitation follows;
Bride name and Groom name
C/- Reply address.
Dear Guest name,
We would be pleased to have you join us to witness and celebrate our marriage on Saturday 25th March, 2010 at St. Anne's Church, 25 Church St Sydney, at 4.00pm.
Please also join us at a reception to be held following the ceremony at 6.00pm at The Diamond Reception Centre, 345 Pacific Hwy, Turramurra NSW.
We look forward to having your company and ask you to honour us with your reply by 25th February, 2010 to the address above.
Dress; Black Tie
Yours sincerely
Bride name and Groom name.
Of course there are many versions and options to choose from depending on you own situation, and our examples should be used as a base only. Add your own special sentences and words as you see fit to make it personal and unique to you. It should be from your heart, and because you are setting a scene with your wedding invitations, it should be as casual or formal as you wish your wedding to be. This is a day you will remember for the rest of your life, and many friends and family members may like to keep their invitation as a keepsake along with photos in an album, so spending time to get your invitation right is important.
DreamDay Invitations can help with all your invitation and stationery needs with an amazing range of designer inspired wedding invitation designs and suggested wordings that can be changed or modified to suit any bride and groom in any situation.
Jenny Coleman is a writer for DreamDay Invitations, writing articles about wedding invitations ideas and wedding invitations.
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