When you plan to officially tie the knot, creating invitations can be quite stressful. The design isn’t all you must worry about either. The way you write your wedding invitation wording is at least as important as what they look like. Spending time to properly write your invitations is going to prevent lots of misunderstandings and confusion.

When thinking about the ideal words for your wedding invitations you should probably bring up the mother and father of the two of you, particularly if they made financial contributions to your wedding. When this is the case make sure you bring up the names of the parents and in-laws in the wedding invitations. Sometimes it can be a good idea to compose your invitation wording in such a way that it seems like the parents are the ones inviting the guests. For parents of the groom and in-laws this can be a very big deal, particularly if they helped pay the bills.  Is your wedding ceremony going to be formal or somewhat more casual?

The way you write your wedding invitations should mirror the level of formality of your wedding. It usually is best to put your own personality into your wedding invitation wording. Some of your friends and family members might be put off if you are using language that is too formal, particularly if you are really a free spirited person.  Lots of couples want to marry in another country or anywhere where only a few guests can come. If you want to have such a wedding and you would like people to come to a reception several days later, then you’ll need to be a little careful when writing your wedding invitations. You need to make clear precisely why you invite your friends and family members to the reception instead of the ceremony, because otherwise some of your friends and relatives may not fully understand why. If a few of them get offended this can easily become a big problem, especially when they are close relatives.

Following Are a Few Samples of Wedding Wording

One Set of Parents Hosting Your Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A Scalli
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sophia Maria
to
John Joseph Edwardson
at the Hilton Hotel
111 Main Street
San Diego, California
Saturday, 1st July, 2010, at 3pm

Both Sets of Parents Hosting the Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J Benjamin &
Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Mason
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Hillary Ann Benjamin
to
Adam Michael Mason
at the Royal Palace Inn on the Waterfront
Manhattan Beach, California
Sunday, May 1st, 2011, at 1pm

Couple Hosting Their Own Wedding
The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
Miss Marjorie Sue Kinsey
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kinsey
and
Mr. Kelsey James Woodman
son of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Woodman
at the Sportsman Lodge
2655 Ventura Blvd.
Salem, Oregon
Saturday, August 22nd, 2010

As you’re finishing your wedding invitation wording, be sure to tell your friends and family precisely what clothes they’ll have to wear. You’ll want to avoid having some of your friends and relatives arriving wearing a tee and pants while other people wear elegant clothing like tuxes and gowns.

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