Your wedding stationary supplier will guide you when it comes to the wording of invitations, however for those of you who are going the DIY route, here are some suggestions.
Traditional wording from married parents:
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of their daughter
Sarah Jane
to
Mr Robert Chivers
at St Paul's Church, Windsor
on Saturday 20th July 2014
at 3 o'clock
and afterwards at
Stoke Place, Bucks. SL2 4HT
RSVP address is included in the bottom left hand corner
If brides mother is the hostess:
Mrs Kenneth Smith
requests the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of her daughter Sarah Jane to ...
If brides father is the host:
Mr Kenneth Smith requests the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of his daughter Sarah Jane to ...
If brides mother and step father are hosting:
Mr and Mrs Anthony Pilkington
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of her daughter Sarah Jane Smith to ...
If brides father and step mother are hosting:
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of his daughter Sarah Jane to ...
Where the brides step mother is hostess:
Mrs Kenneth Smith
requests the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of her stepdaughter Sarah Jane to ...
Should the brides parents be divorced, however co hosting:
Mr Kenneth Smith and Mrs Anthony Pilkington*
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of their daughter Sarah Jane to ...
* 'Mrs Andrea Smith ' if she has not remarried
Extra information about the day, for example accommodation or transport details, and details of the wedding list are also enclosed with the invitations. There may also be a second set of invitations to organise for reception or evening-only guests.
Traditional wording from married parents:
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of their daughter
Sarah Jane
to
Mr Robert Chivers
at St Paul's Church, Windsor
on Saturday 20th July 2014
at 3 o'clock
and afterwards at
Stoke Place, Bucks. SL2 4HT
RSVP address is included in the bottom left hand corner
If brides mother is the hostess:
Mrs Kenneth Smith
requests the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of her daughter Sarah Jane to ...
If brides father is the host:
Mr Kenneth Smith requests the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of his daughter Sarah Jane to ...
If brides mother and step father are hosting:
Mr and Mrs Anthony Pilkington
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of her daughter Sarah Jane Smith to ...
If brides father and step mother are hosting:
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of his daughter Sarah Jane to ...
Where the brides step mother is hostess:
Mrs Kenneth Smith
requests the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of her stepdaughter Sarah Jane to ...
Should the brides parents be divorced, however co hosting:
Mr Kenneth Smith and Mrs Anthony Pilkington*
request the pleasure of
your company at the marriage
of their daughter Sarah Jane to ...
* 'Mrs Andrea Smith ' if she has not remarried
Extra information about the day, for example accommodation or transport details, and details of the wedding list are also enclosed with the invitations. There may also be a second set of invitations to organise for reception or evening-only guests.