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Informal Wedding Invitation Wording

bride and groom in informal wedding attire embracing one another on a beach

Unlike formally worded invitations, which use only "the honour of your presence" or "the pleasure of your company" to invite guests, less formal couples can keep their wedding invitation wording casual. Dates are more casually worded, titles omitted, and reception invitations may be issued more simply. However, the basic information common to all invitations still applies: who is hosting, the nature of the event, where and when it will take place, and how the guest should respond, if necessary.

Samples of Informal Wedding Invitation Wording

Andrea Jane Brigante
and
Robert Holden White
invite you to share
the joy of their marriage
Saturday, the tenth of July
at half after four o'clock
First Congregational Church
Richmond, Virginia

Please share in our joy
at the marriage of our daughter
Elizabeth Carol Hurd
to
John Coates Traver
July 30, 2018
at six o'clock
Lake Champlain Yacht Club
Shelburne, Vermont
RSVP

You are invited
to the marriage of
Katherine Abigail Pease
and
Michael Timothy Harkness
We hope you will join us
and celebrate our union
Friday, the twenty-second of June
two thousand eighteen
at two o'clock
Jamestown Country Club
San Diego, California
Reception to follow immediately
RSVP

Andrea Brigante and Robert White
invite you to celebrate
their marriage
on
Saturday, October 29, 2020
at three o'clock
The Hopewell School
Richmond, Virginia
A reception on the grounds will follow the ceremony
RSVP andreab@mymail.com or 555-123-9876

Elizabeth Masterson and Susan and Michael Stevens
invite you to celebrate
the marriage of their parents
Melanie Elizabeth Masterson
and
David Sanderson Stevens
Saturday, the fifth of June
two thousand nineteen
at four o'clock
Fox Run
Lander, Wyoming
Reception to follow
RSVP

Together with their families
Andrea Brigante and Robert White
invite you to celebrate
their marriage
on
Saturday, October 29, 2020
at three o'clock
The Hopewell School
Richmond, Virginia
A reception on the grounds will follow the ceremony
RSVP
Ms. Andrea Brigante
87 Grace Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223