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INVITATION WORDING

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

As the invitation is the introduction to your wedding, the style you choose should appropriately reflect the tone of the occasion. It sets the scene and gives your guest's a glimpse of what they can expect from the day.

This also means the wording used for your invitation is very important. Deciding on the content may seem a daunting and confusing task but if you follow a few simple guidelines it needn't be...

The wording is generally determined by
a) the style of the wedding e.g. formal/traditional or informal
b) the hosts

To help, we have put together examples of formal and informal invitation wording for each host.

Click on the host of your wedding below for more information

        {The bride's (or groom's) parents}

        {The bride and groom's parents}

        {The bride and groom}

        {The couple plus their parents}

        {Non specific}  

A few General notes...

- Punctuation should be minimal and the use of capital letters correct.
- Abbreviations should not be used, with the exception of titles, dates and times e.g. ‘Dr, Mr’,‘30th’, ‘pm’.
- The abbreviation ’&’ should not be used.
- The Bride’s name usually appears before the Groom’s.
- Generally, if the word 'wedding' is used in the invitation the Bride's name is followed by 'and' the Groom. If the word 'marriage' is used the Bride's name is followed by 'to' the Groom.
- It is acceptable to write the date and time in either words or numbers e.g. ‘fourth September, two thousand and eleven at three o’clock’ or ‘4th September 2011 at 3.00pm’ but the choice should be consistent throughout the invitation wording.
- If the ceremony and reception are at the same location, the venue needs only to be written once.
- If the ceremony and reception are at different locations both venues need to be listed.
- Extras can be added such as 'carriages at midnight' or 'black tie', these would be written after 'reception details' and before 'RSVP'
- If an RSVP address is to be written on the invitation, etiquette suggests it is positioned on the left hand side under the general wording.