With all the different variations of families today, finding the right wording for the wedding invitation can be challenging. There are many options for wording you can choose from and here are some samples and examples of wording you may be able to use or modify to suit your family. Here are examples of formal and traditional wording for the invitation.
(The bride's parents are hosting the wedding)
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Anderson
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Lisa Jennifer
to
Mr. Lance Lindburg
on Saturday, the sixth of August
Two thousand and six
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Valley Bible Church
Moraga, California
(Both the bride's and groom's parents are hosting the wedding)
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Anderson
and
Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Lindburg
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Lisa Jennifer
and
Lance Lindburg
on Saturday, the sixth of August
Two thousand and six
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Valley Bible Church
Moraga, California
(When the groom's parents are hosting the wedding)
Mrs. Mrs. Joseph Lindburg
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Miss Lisa Jennifer Anderson
to their son
Lance Lindburg
(When the bride and groom are hosting their own wedding)
The honor of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Miss Lisa Jennifer Anderson
and
Mr. Lance Lindburg
(Divorced Hosts, mother of the bride hosting but has not remarried)
Mrs. Judy Smith
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Lisa Jennifer
(When bride's mother is hosting and has remarried)
Mrs. David Carlton
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Lisa Jennifer
(When bride's father is hosting and has not remarried)
Mr. David Carlton
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Lisa Jennifer
(When bride's father is hosting and has remarried)
Mr. and Mrs. David Carlton
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of Mr. Carlton's daughter
Lisa Jennifer
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