Invitation
Etiquette: Choosing the right wording
You’ve set the date, found a venue and even selected the
perfect invitation. Now, comes the hard
part. How do you find just the right
words to include step parents, siblings, significant others, deceased parents
and more?
Fortunately, there is no right way anymore to extend your
invitation, via a printed gesture, to guests on behalf of yourself or
others. Many formalities have gone by
the wayside in lieu of more modern approaches that tend to be inclusive rather
than exclusive and accommodate blended families, as is often the case.
Whether you are planning a wedding for yourself or your
daughter, celebrating a Bar Mitzvah or throwing a bridal shower, Invites Ink!
has more than a decade of experience in helping families craft just the right
message.
Criteria to consider when choosing or writing your invitation message:
- How formal is the affair?
- Are parents throwing the wedding?
- Are the parents of the bride and groom involved?
- Are there step parents to consider?
- How do you include parents if you and your
fiancé are planning/paying for your own wedding?
- What if a parent is deceased? Does his/her name appear on the invitation?
- Is the ceremony going to be held in a religious
sanctuary or a reception/banquet space?
Here are some samples
to help you with your wedding invitation wording:
Sample 1: Bride and Groom’s parents sharing in the wedding planning/expense equally
Mr. and Mrs. David
Green
Mr. and Mrs. John
Rosenberg
Request the honour
of your presence
At the marriage of
their children
Amy Lynn Green
to
Steven Andrew
Rosenberg
Sample 2: Bride and Groom giving the wedding
Amy Lynn Green
and
Steven Andrew
Rosenberg
Request the
pleasure of your company
At their wedding
Sample 3: Mother re-married, father deceased
Mr. and Mrs.
Michael John Davies
Request the honour
of your presence
At the marriage of
her daughter
Jennifer Marie
Forrester
For help with other invitation etiquette questions, feel
free to connect with Terri.
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