What to say on a wedding invitation?

Hmmm my invites say together with their families.... but his mother is helping so we said families... Is it really formal? You could put "your presence has been requested at the marriage of ____________ & _____________-" and leave that stuff out about families and such... and as for the no kiddies... on the RSVP just state _____ Adults attending. That's how we worded some. Others of ours say _______ Adults _____ Children. As for the invites you could also say "We would like to invite you...."

Check out verseit.com for ideas. There are some ridiculous verses, but there is also some hidden treasures that should be able to help you.

I've attached mine... we put families even though only my parents are contributing...

You could do:

Bride & Groom request the honor of your presence at their marriage.

Ok thanks guys I the your presence has been requested part and the rsvp is a kool way to avoid the kids I'll check out the site and hope I find something worth working with because I have seen the ricidulas ones lol

Thats a beautiful invite Dani!

This is most likely what ours will be - still working on it though:

Just like the page out of a romance novel…

a love story comes true.

Please join us in celebrating

the next chapter of this love story as…

Corinne L. (names will show in full on the real thing)

and

Jeff S.

unite in marriage on

Friday, the sixteenth of September,

two thousand eleven

At Five o’clock in the evening

(Wedding Venue and address goes here)

Cocktails Hour and Reception immediately following the ceremony

and this is our RSVP wording:

We have reserved two seats in your honor

M________________________________

_____Accept with pleasure

_____Decline with regret

Please indicate your meal choices:

____Filet Minion with aioli

____Roasted Salmon with aromatica sauce

____Mushroom Ravioli with exotic mushroom cream sauce

Please provide a response on or

before August 27, 2011

www.weddingwire.com/corinneandjeff

You could say something like: "His Full Name" and "Your Full Name" request the honor of your presence at the celebration of their marriage on [date] at [location of your ceremony]

Two lives, two hearts

joined together in friendship

united forever in love

It is with joy that we,

Elizabeth Chutney

and

Mark Siegel

invite you to share

in a celebration of love

as we exchange our marriage vows

Saturday, the seventh of June

Two thousand fourteen

four o'clock in the afternoon

St. Michael's Church

887 Stanley Road

Wichita, Kansas

- or -

Some things are meant to be..

The honour of your presence

is requested as

Autumn Lynn Jacobs

and

Michael Nathan Field

are joined in marriage

Saturday, the fourth of October

Two thousand fourteen

three o'clock in the afternoon

The Riverside Inn

781 Bridge Roadway

Hillsboro, Oregon

Ours reads.

It is with joy that we

________

&

_______

invite you to share in our celebration of love as we exchange wedding vows

Here's ours:

Together with their families,

Lianne T

and

Tomislav W

happily invite you to share in the

celebration of their marriage

Saturday, the fifth of November

two thousand eleven

at five thirty in the evening

Grace United Methodist Church

Houston, TX

Dinner, drinks, dancing and

ridiculous amounts of joy

will immediately follow the ceremony.

You are invited to a celebration

of our heritage,

our families

and our love

as we

Leyila Rose Pierce

and

Jason Ray Pratt

are united in marraige

on Saturday, the twentieth of August

Two thousand and eleven

at two o'clock in the afternoon

Boiling Springs State Park

Group Camp One Buildy One

Woodward, Oklahoma

our rsvp's say

We look forward to celebrating with you.

Please R.S.V.P. by August 8th

name________

number attending _________

Formal wording is:

The honor of your presence

is requested at the marriage of

Heather Marie Smith

and Michael Francis Jacobson

Saturday, the seventeenth of May

two thousand eight

at half past four in the afternoon

or

The pleasure of your company

is requested at the marriage of

Heather Marie Smith

and Michael Francis Jacobson

Saturday, the seventeenth of May

two thousand eight

at half past four in the afternoon

The first is used only if the wedding is in a place of worship; the second is for all other venues.

We are hosting ours also and our invites say-

Because you have shared in our lives

with friendship and love, we,

XXX XXX XXX

and

XXXX XXX XXXX

invite you to join in the celebration

as we exchange wedding vows on

Even though neither set of parents are contributing we are including both

Country boy meets city girl

To find out how the story ends

please join

Kimberly Louise Lord & Michael Lee Gonzales

together with our parents

Mr. & Mrs. John Lord and

Mr. & Mrs. Claudio Gonzales

as we smile, laugh, cry, eat,

and laugh some more

Saturday, the seventeenth of September

two thousand eleven

at one o'clock in the afternoon

UNK UNK

Cleveland, Ohio

Oh Cindy, I love the beginning "because you shared in our lives (etc)" I may have to use that for our invites...it's too perfect.

There are some great suggestions here

You guys are awesome love some of the wording

Well since we are writing the entire ceremony ourselves we've been able to take some liberties and FH has agreed to use the Dr. Suess version of the vows. We have decided to incorporate some of Dr. Suess ideas throughout our whole wedding including our invitations. So the wording on our invitations might be a little corny to some, but it's really different and we like it...

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

You Could Not, Would not

Want To Miss, A Celebration Such as This

XXXXXX XXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Invite you to witness

the exchanging of rings

The thirtieth of September

Two thousand twelve

at Sunset (6:00pm)

Carmel State River Beach

Carmel,CA

Ours Say:

Together with their families

Bride's Name

and

Groom's Name

Invite you to share in their

Wedding ceremony and celebration

Saturday, the first of October

Two thousand and eleven

At three thirty in the afternoon

Location

Address

City, State

Ours say:

The honor of your presence

is requested at the marriage of

BRIDES NAME

to

GROOMS NAME

Saturday, the seventeenth of March

two thousand and twelve

at half past four in the afternoon

LOCATION

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE ZIP

Reception to follow

• For your intro, if you aren't including parents you can simply start with a request like Name and Name -

• For a formal wedding: “request the pleasure of your company”, “joyfully request the pleasure of your company”, or “request your presence”
• For a casual wedding: “joyfully invite you”, “cordially invite you”, “invite you to celebrate”, or “invite you to share in their joy”