Last Updated on December 20, 2022
Wedding guests feature prominently in a typical wedding checklist. That’s for the simple reason that a wedding ceremony is basically a matrimonial covenant. And one key requirement of every covenant is that it must have witnesses, a role that wedding guests aptly fit into.
So, it’s almost impossible to picture a wedding without guests. The difference often lies in the number of the invitees as well as their relationship with the bride and groom. While some people prefer only a handful of guests attending their wedding, others are more at home inviting all and sundry. In terms of relationship, most people are comfortable inviting guests from their inner social sanctums.
Whatever your wedding guest preferences are, one thing’s for sure – you’ll need to formally invite them to your big day. But as you shall find, it’s far much easier to send out wedding invitation cards than to choose the actual word combinations to include in these cards. And that’s a major concern, considering that wedding invitations have a way of leaving a huge impression on the invited guests.
Wedding invitations can give your guests a sneak peek of your wedding style and help communicate the overall vibe of the occasion. But if poorly-done, the invitations can offer the invitee a thousand reasons to miss your big day.
We’ve rounded up some of the best wedding invitation wording examples to use as inspiration the next time you’re planning your (or any) wedding ceremony.
Wedding Invitations When the Bride’s Parents Are Hosting
1. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Olivia Louise
to
Owen Michael Harrison
at St John’s Church, Brighton
on Saturday, the fourteenth of September two thousand and twenty
at two o’clock in the afternoon
followed by a reception at Stanhem House, Brighton
Carriages at midnight
Festivities will follow government COVID-19 guidelines
2. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salkin
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Jessie Salkin
to
Robin Huey
the twenty-third of August
two thousand and eighteen
six in the evening
Tavern on the Green
Central Park | New York
3. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daley
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Sydney
to
Elliot
April 7th, 2018
Foreign Cinema
San Francisco
5:30 PM
4. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Stanley
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Taylor Marie
to
James Lee
Saturday, the sixteenth of June
twenty eighteen
at two o’clock in the afternoon
Saint Johns Church
Richmond, Virginia
5. Kenzie M. Smith and Jennifer L. Smith
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Olivia Rose
to
John Michael Reyes
Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
at half past four in the afternoon
Wedding Invitations When the Groom’s Parents Are Hosting
6. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Coppola
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of
Brooke Kennedy
to their son
Andrew Coppola
Saturday, the first of September
twenty eighteen
at five o’clock in the evening
Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards
Malibu, California
7. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thompson
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Analisa Cooper
to their son
Alex Thompson
Saturday, the ninth of July
Two thousand eighteen
At four o’clock in the afternoon
St. Ignatius Loyola Church
980 Park Avenue, New York
8. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Donnelly
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of
Danielle
to their son
Carter
June second, 2018
Trou Normand
140 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco
5:30 PM
9. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their son
Jack Alexander
to
Mason Jacob Kim
Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
at half past four in the afternoon
10. John and Eliza Smith
invite you to share in their joy at the marriage of their son
Jack Alexander
to Mason Jacob Kim
Saturday, May 17, 2020
at 4:30 in the afternoon
Wedding Invitations When Both Parents Are Hosting
11. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Schuster
And Mr. and Mrs. Leo Guzman
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children
Morgan Elise
and
Michael Lavern
March 3, 2018
Adelaide Park | 234 Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, California
5:30 PM
12. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips
together with
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harrison
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Olivia Louise Phillips
and Owen Michael Harrison
on Saturday, the fourteenth of September two thousand and twenty
at two o’clock in the afternoon
at St John’s Church, Brighton
followed by a reception at Stanhem House, Brighton
Carriages at midnight
13. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hunter
And Mr. and Mrs. George Temple
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children
Alexandra Marie
to
Nathan Louis
Saturday, June 9th, twenty eighteen
at six o’clock in the evening
De Young Museum
San Francisco, California
14. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stevens
And Mr. and Mrs. Luke Harrison
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Melissa Allison Stevens
to
Robert Thomas Harrison
Saturday the ninth of June
two thousand and eighteen
at five o’clock in the evening
Cathedral of Christ the King
Atlanta | Georgia
15. John and Eliza Smith
along with Mark and Sally Kim
invite you to share and celebrate the marriage of their children
Jack Alexander
and Mason Jacob
Saturday, May 17, 2020
Wedding Invitations When It’s The Couple Hosting
16. Alex Clarkson and Emerson Smithfield
request the honor of your presence
at the celebration of their union
Saturday, the fifth of August
two thousand eighteen
at five o’clock in the evening
Mosaic Church
Austin, Texas
17. Reese Kerrigan and Hunter Campden
request the pleasure of your company
at the celebration of their union
Saturday, August twenty-fifth
Two thousand eighteen
seven o’clock
The Four Seasons Plaza
St. Germain Road, Chicago
dinner and dancing to follow
18. Skyler Kline + Reed Pollock
request the pleasure of your company
at their wedding celebration
Saturday, the fifth of May, twenty eighteen
six in the evening
The Ace Hotel
Palm Springs, California
19. The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
Jack Alexander Smith
to Mason Jacob Kim
Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
at half past four in the afternoon
20. The honor of your presence is requested at
the marriage of
Talia Camila Flores
and
Stephen Anthony Byrne
Saturday, the tenth of June
two thousand and seventeen
at twelve o’clock in the afternoon
Arctic Club Hotel
700 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Reception to follow
Wedding Invitations Hosted By Both Families Plus the Couple
21. Mr. Jack Alexander Smith
and
Mr. Mason Jacob Kim
together with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Smith &
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Franklin Kim
request the honor of your presence
at their wedding
Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
at half past four in the afternoon
22. Together with
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Finley
And Mr. and Mrs. George Billerman
Kennedy Finley
and
Ezra Billerman
request the pleasure of your company
at the celebration of their marriage
September 8th, 2018
at five o’clock in the evening
DeYoung Museum, San Francisco
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
23. Together with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Rodríguez
and Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson
Gabriele Nicole Rodríguez
and
Micah Benjamin Thompson
request the honor of your presence
at the celebration of their union
Saturday, the twenty-sixth of May
Two thousand eighteen
at six o’clock in the evening
Saints Peter and Paul
San Francisco, California
24. Together with their families,
Olivia Louise Phillips
and
Owen Michael Harrison
request the pleasure of your company
at their marriage
on Saturday, the fourteenth of September two thousand and twenty
at two o’clock in the afternoon
at Stanhem House, Brighton
followed by a reception
Carriages at midnight
25. Together with their parents
Ainsley Madison
&
Everett Archer
joyfully invite you to join
their wedding celebration
September 28th, 2018
at five o’clock
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix, Arizona
reception to follow
Wedding Invitations Hosted By Divorced Parents
26. Ms. Elaine Robbins
Mr. Bradley Hunter
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Victoria Viane
to
Stanley Jameson
August twenty-first, twenty eighteen
at five o’clock in the afternoon
Lafayette Courtyard
Chicago, Illinois
reception to follow
27. Mrs. Susan Anne Smith
and
Mr. Charles Louis Phillips
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Olivia Louise Phillips
to
Owen Michael Harrison
on Saturday, the fourteenth of September two thousand and twenty
at two o’clock in the afternoon
at St John’s Church, Brighton
and afterwards at the reception at Stanhem House, Brighton
Carriages at midnight
Wedding Invitations Hosted By Remarried Parents
28. Ms. Noelle Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Cartwright
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Skylar Grace
to
Gabriel Neal
Saturday, the tenth of June
two thousand and eighteen
at five o’clock in the evening
First Church
New Vernon, New Jersey
reception to follow
Wedding Invitations in Honor of Deceased Parents
29. Mrs. Emily Elizabeth Phillips
and
the late Mr. Charles Phillips
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Olivia Louise Phillips
to
Owen Michael Harrison
on Saturday, the fourteenth of September
two thousand and twenty
at two o’clock in the morning
at St John’s Church, Brighton
and afterwards at the reception at Stanhem House, Brighton
Carriages at midnight
30. Together with their families,
Mr. Jack Alexander Smith,
son of John Smith and the late Eliza Smith,
and Mason Jacob Kim,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Franklin Kim,
request the honor of your presence at their marriage
Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand and twenty
At six o’clock in the evening
Plaza Hotel
New York, New York
Reception to follow
Closing Remarks
Wedding invitations are traditionally written in the third person and the bride’s name generally appears before the groom’s. Also, the invitations are often written on behalf of the hosting parents and the dates are spelt out in words. Key details like the couple’s names, the wedding venue & date, and reception information must be included.
However, the most important thing to remember is that these rules aren’t cast in stone. You can always customize your wedding invitation to suit your style, while keeping the message compelling enough so the invited guests can attend.