Your invitation is the first impression of the type of wedding you have planned. The invitation may be custom made, sophisticated, eloquent or even a do it yourself creation. With all the styles and colours to choose from, it should not be too difficult to find the perfect invitation.

Whether your invitation is traditional or casual, you will need to include a RSVP (reply card) . Other items you could put in with the invitation are directions to the church and reception hall.

With today's 'modern' families it is increasingly difficult to find the proper wording for the wedding invitation. Here are some examples of traditional wording for your invitation.

Wording when Hosted by the Brides Family:

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Annabel

To

Harry Joseph Brown

on Saturday, the 5th of July 2006

at 2 o'clock

St. Paul's Church

Hadderfield, Woking

Wording when Hosted by the Grooms Family:

Mr. and Mrs. Gibson James Broem

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of

Miss. Nadine Ellen Smith

Gilbert Gordon Broem

on Saturday, the 5th of May 2006

at  2 o'clock

St. Paul's Church

Haddersfield, Woking

Wording when Hosted by the Bride and Groom:

Ms. Nadine Ellen Snow

and

Mr. Eugene Everett Banks

request the honour of your presence

at their marriage

on Saturday, the 5th of May

2006

at 2 o'clock

St. Paul's Church

Bellingham, Washington

Article courtesy of Helen Doyle from Gibson Doyle Specialist cards 

helen@gibsondoyle.co.uk