There are as many types of wedding invitations as there are weddings. Here are two templates-one for traditional weddings and one for “modern” weddings. Remember you can always change the wording or position of the names to fit your desires or special circumstances. For instance, the bides parents names usually head the invitation, but maybe you weren’t raised by your parents, maybe you want to put just one parent, or the names of your grandparents or primary caregiver growing up. Tradition is a wonderful thing, maybe the best of things. But it’s your and your mate’s wedding, and no one else’s.
Do what makes you happy.
Traditional Example:
Mr. and Mrs. (Bride’s Parents)
Request the pleasure of
(Name of guest)
At the marriage of their daughter
(Bride’s first name only)
To
Mr.( Full Name of Groom)
At
(Place and location)
On
(Day, date, month, year)
At
(Time)
Reception to follow at
(place)
As you can see, invitations of this type can be expensive, engraving each
individual guest’s name. The formal invitations are usually tem plated to soft, strong expensive paper as well. Invitations of this type can often cost as much as the flowers, but they are durable and will make a beautiful keepsake which will last forever.
Today many couples pay for their own weddings and subsequently opt for the less costly version, which leaves each individual guests name out. These can be homemade at an invitation party put on by the maid of honor, with all of the great technology available for your personal computer; it only takes buying a ream of neat paper in the wedding color and then embellishing the printed invitations with ribbon, satin, dried flowers, or what ever the bride’s theme is! ( Hint: If you plan on doing the invitations yourself, complete this task at least three months before the wedding, so you can get them all done and mailed out with plenty of time for R.S.V.P.’s)
Here is one modern version:
We warmly welcome you
to share in the marriage of our daughter
( Bride’s first and middle name)
to
( Groom’s full name)
on ( Day, month, date, year)at ( time)
( Name of church, etc.)
(City, State)
We invite you to worship with us and witness their vows.
If you are unable to attend
we ask your presence in thought and in prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. (Bride’s Parents, or both sets of parents)