Wedding Infatuated

Determining the exact way to word the wedding invitations can prove to be quite the task. The biggest problem with choosing the wedding invitation wording is the fact that there are often a lot of people involved. Traditionally the invitations would always include the names of the bride’s parents as the hosts:

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Suzy Q

to

Mr. Jacob Jingleheimer Jr.

Saturday, the fourth of May

at six o’clock in the evening

Big White Church

Chicago, Illinois

Now, however, the sponsor may not be the bride’s parents it may be any number of other people. For this reason you will need to include both sets of parent’s names in the beginning and adjust the wording accordingly:

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

and

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jingleheimer

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their children

Miss Suzy Q Smith

to

Mr. Jacob Jingleheimer Jr. 

Other options include using phrases like:

“Along with their parents Suzy Q Smith and Jacob Jingleheimer Jr. request…”

“…and Mr. Jacob Jingleheimer Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jingleheimer…”

“The honour of your presence is requested at the marriage of Suzy Q Smith to Mr….”

In modern, casual invitations it is appropriate to abbreviate and change wording as desired. For a formal occassion, however, it is important to spell out every word.

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