how to word your wedding invitations

bride and groom hosting

you are cordially invited
to celebrate the wedding of
allyson hurley & shannon william king

* * * * *
you are invited to celebrate
the marriage of
linda caryn jenkins
and
joseph earnest spencer

* * * * *
sarah berriochoa
and
shaun may
request the honour of your presence

* * * * *
your are cordially invited
to share in our joy
as we
dioscelina corona
and
robert perez
unite in holy matrimony
_________________________________

one parent hosting

mrs. maria salinas hernández
requests the honor of your presence
at the wedding of her daughter
marcy hernández
to
samuel vidal
_________________________________

bride's parents hosting

dr. & mrs. abraham faburada
request the honor
of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter
kathleen t.
to
joel david aguilera

* * * * *

mr. & mrs. brian smith
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
kendra diana smith
to
richard ethan jones

mentioning both sets of parents

mr. and mrs. brian smolinski
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
tricia lynn
to
james francis feffer
son of
ms. kerry cunningham and mr. James feffer

* * * * *
bridget nicole bourque
and
philip andrew krautwurst
together with their parents
kelly and karen bourque
philip and leeann krautwurst
request the honour of your presence
_________________________________

when parents are divorced,
many couples prefer to not list the parents
so they opt for something like this...

kelly stephens and joseph lloyd tobias
together with our parents
request the honor of your presence as
we exchange wedding vows

* * * * *

cynthia paola corona
and walter canas
together with our families
request the honor of your presence as
we exchange wedding vows
_________________________________

second marriage

sandra johnson and steven larson
together with their children
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage

* * * * *

andie lynne phillips and erik drake jacobs
together with their families
invite you share in their joy
as they exchange wedding vows

while many couples know exactly how they want to word their invitations, others need a bit of direction.
in reality, there are an infinite number of ways an invitation can be worded, but below you will find a few
samples to get you started. you can select any of these standard phrases or modify them to better fit
your tone and style!

wording your wedding invitations