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Wording
> Wedding
Invitation Wording
The age old custom was for the invitations to be sent out by
the bride's parents. Nowadays it is increasingly common for
both sets of parents or the bride and groom themselves to host
the wedding. The invitors are now usually determined by who
has the share of the wedding costs. You can expect to be offered
a choice of two types of invitation, one with more formal wording
than the other. A less formal invitation usually has the words
: 'would like you to join them' in place of 'request the pleasure
of the company of' and may, for example, state in full: 'The
reception afterwards will be at...'.
If costs are being shared, the names of both sets of parents
can appear at the head of the invitation, the bride's before
the groom's. In this case, the mention of 'daughter' would be
omitted. Nowadays It is more common for the bride and groom
to share a large proportion of the wedding costs so increasingly
they may host the wedding with or without their parents.
We have listed below some of the more usual wording choices
and also a few adaptions that are required for certain circumstances.
> Bride's Parents Hosting
- Formal
> Bridal Couple Hosting
- Formal
> Bridal Couple Hosting
- Informal
> Bridal Couple Hosting
- Informal
> Both sets of parents
- Formal
> Both sets of parents
- Informal
Variations
> Bridal couple and
both sets of parents - Formal
> Double Ceremony
- Formal
Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Baker
request the pleasure of the company of
................................................................
at the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Jane
with
Mr. James Robert Harris
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
and afterward at
The Manor House, Eastborough
14
The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
R.S.V.P.
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Miss
Sarah Jane Davies
and
Mr. James Robert Harries
request the pleasure of the company of
................................................................
at their marriage
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
The reception afterwards will be held at
The Manor House, Eastborough
at 4.30 p.m.
14
The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
R.S.V.P.
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[Bride's
Parents Hosting - Formal]
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[Bridal
Couple Hosting - Formal]
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Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Baker
would like you to join them
to celebrate the marriage of their daughter
Sarah
with
James Harris
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
and afterward at
The Manor House, Eastborough
Please
reply to :
14 The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
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Sarah
and
James Harris
would like you to join them
to celebrate their marriage
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
The reception afterwards will be held at
The Manor House, Eastborough
Please
reply to :
14 The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
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[Bride's
Parents Hosting - Informal]
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[Bridal
Couple Hosting - Informal]
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[Top]
Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Baker
and
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Harris
request the pleasure of the company of
................................................................
at the marriage of
Sarah Jane
with
Mr. James Robert Harris
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
and afterward at
The Manor House, Eastborough
14
The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
R.S.V.P.
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Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Baker
and
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Harris
would like you to join them
to celebrate the marriage of
Sarah Jane
with
Mr. James Robert Harris
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
The reception afterwards will be held at
The Manor House, Eastborough
Please
reply to :
14 The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
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[Both
sets of Parents - Formal]
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[Both
sets of parents - Informal]
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[Top]
Sarah
and James
together with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker
and
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Harris
request the pleasure of the company of
................................................................
at their marriage
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
The reception afterwards will be held at
The Manor House, Eastborough
at 4.30 p.m.
14
The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
R.S.V.P.
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Miss Sarah Jane Davies
and
Mr James Robert Harris
request the pleasure of the company of
................................................................
at their marriage
and immediately followed by the
christening of their daughter
Victoria Louise
at St. James Church, Linley
on Saturday, 27th October 2007
at 2.30 p.m.
The reception afterwards will be held at
The Manor House, Eastborough at 4.30 p.m.
followed by an evening of music and dancing.
The last dance will be at midnight
14
The Terrace
Riversbank
W14 5TG
Tel : 01455 45845
R.S.V.P
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[Bridal
Couple and both sets of Parents - Formal]
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[Double
Ceremony - Formal]
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