Samples of Formal Wedding Invitation Wording

The wording of formal wedding invitations may vary depending on who is hosting the wedding. Here are samples of formal wedding invitations based on a variety of hosting scenarios to help you properly word your own invitation.

Hosting Scenarios

Bride's parents host the wedding and all guests are invited to the ceremony and the reception:

Doctor and Mrs. James Stuart Evans, Jr.

request the honour of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Katherine Leigh

to

Mr. Brian Charles Jamison

Saturday, the twentieth of June

[two thousand fifteen]

at half after three o'clock

First Congregational Church

Spring Hill, Minnesota

and afterward at the reception

Spring Hill Golf Club

425 Oak Drive

RSVP

Bride's parents, who are divorced and remarried, host the wedding together:

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Levy
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Rachel Lynn Levy
and
Doctor Michael Brandon Smithson
Saturday, the twenty-second of March two thousand eighteen
at six o'clock
Temple Sinai Granville, Ohio

Bride's mother and stepfather host:

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Denoyer
request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of her daughter
Francine Anne Colby
to
Mr. Jonathan Baker Hamilton
Friday, the seventeenth of May two thousand nineteen
at seven o'clock
Viansa Winery 25200 Arnold Drive Sonoma, California

Bride's only living parent hosts:

Mr. [Mrs.] Arthur Watson Driscoll
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his [her] daughter
Susan Patricia
to
Mr. Drew Randolph Morris
Saturday, the seventeenth of May two thousand twenty
at two o'clock
New Haven Community Church New Haven, Georgia

Groom's parents host:

Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Diaz
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Ms. [Miss] Latoya Kenisha Armond
to their son
Mr. Carlos Delapaz Diaz
Friday, the fourteenth of November two thousand sixteen
at six o'clock
St. Thomas Cathedral Spokane, Washington

Both the bride's and the groom's parents host:

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Zimmerli
and Captain and Mrs. Aaron David Schwartz
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Cynthia Ann Zimmerli
to
Daniel Issac Schwartz
Saturday, the twenty-fifth of August two thousand fifteen
at four o'clock
St. James Catholic Church Grand Rapids, Michigan

Bride's parents host, and groom's parents' names are included:

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Zimmerli
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter 
Cynthia Ann
to
Mr. Daniel Issac Schwartz
son of Captain and Mrs. Aaron David Schwartz
Saturday, the twenty-fifth of August two thousand fifteen
at four o'clock
St. James Catholic Church Grand Rapids, Michigan

Bride and groom host:

Ms. Andrea Jane Brigante and Mr. Robert Holden White
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the tenth of July two thousand seventeen
at half after four o'clock
First Congregational Church Richmond, Virginia

The honour of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Ms. Andrea Jane Brigante
to
Mr. Robert Holden White
Saturday, the tenth of July two thousand seventeen
at half after four o'clock
First Congregational Church Richmond, Virginia

Both families host together:

Together with their families
Ms. Andrea Jane Brigante and Mr. Robert Holden White
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the tenth of July two thousand seventeen
at half after four o'clock
First Congregational Church Richmond, Virginia

Bride's other family members host:

Mr. Henry Stuart Evans
requests the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of his sister
Mary Ann
to
Mr. Drew Randolph Morris
Saturday, the fourth of June two thousand nineteen
at one o'clock
The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, Missouri

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Winstead
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their niece
Ms. Mary Ann Cole
to
Mr. Drew Randolph Morris
Saturday, the fourth of June two thousand nineteen
at one o'clock
The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, Missouri