Invitation Wording
There are many different ways to invite your guests to your wedding. The invite will usually come from the bride’s parents, both parents of the bride and groom or the invite will come from the bride and groom personally. It’s completely up to you who invites the guests, here are some samples to get you started;
Traditional recipient to a formal church wedding Mr and Mrs Matthew Smith request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jane Smith to Nathan Jones on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport QLD 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9345 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Formal
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1- Brides Parents inviting
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2 - Both Bride’s & Groom’s
Parents hosting together
Matthew and Sarah Smith together with Gary and Megan Jones request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their children, Jane Smith to Nathan Jones on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9345 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Formal
Hosting, Formal Church Wedding [guest name] the pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage of Jane Smith & Nathan Jones on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9345 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Formal
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4- Bride & Groom hosting,
non-church wedding Jane Smith & Nathan Jones invite you to join them as they exchange vows on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm Budds Beach and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st January 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9345 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Smart Casual
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Divorced Parents
hosting/Divorced Parents
Hosting
Jane Smith & Nathan Jones together with their parents request the pleasure of your company at their marriage on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9345 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Formal
Ms Mary Smith Mr Matthew Jones request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jane Smith to James Pike on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9346 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Formal
Quirky Verses –
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Two lives, two hearts join together in friendship, united forever in love. Because you have shared in our lives by your friendship & love, we Jane Smith & Nathan Jones invite you to be with us as we begin our new life together and exchange our wedding vows on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm Budds Beach and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9347 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Smart Casual
In the celebration of love . . . Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Smith request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jane Smith to Nathan Jones on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9344 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Smart Casual
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inviting recipient [Recipient’s Name] please join our family on this joyous occasion when our daughter Jane Smith will be married to Nathan Jones on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1st November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 934 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Smart Casual
A life of sharing, caring, friendship and love Mr and Mrs Matthew Smith request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jane Smith to Nathan Jones on Saturday 24th November 2007 at 3pm St. Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Chapel Street, Burleigh Heads and afterwards at The Southport Yacht Club Main Beach from 5 o’clock RSVP 1 November 2007 18 Smith Street Southport Q 4215 Phone: 07 5567 9346 Email: smiths@hotmail.com Dress: Formal
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Asking for gifts You can add a little verse to your invitations or as an additional note to the guest if you wish to receive monetary donations instead of gifts. The following are some creative ways of asking for money instead of gifts;
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We already have most items needed to 'set up house' and this is the reason for us choosing a wedding wishing well. At the reception there will be a wishing well in which we would love to receive your greeting card or contribution. This will be a great way for us to make our honeymoon even better. If it is however a gift you find, please feel assured we will not mind.
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Because at first we lived in sin We've got the sheets and a rubbish bin A gift from you would be swell But we'd prefer a donation to our Wishing Well!!
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If you were thinking of giving a gift, to help us on our way. A gift of cash towards our house (or honeymoon), would really make our day. However, if you prefer to purchase a gift, feel free to surprise us in your own way.
Personalising Your Invitations
The design of your invitation should reflect the style of your wedding. They inform the guests of the important information of your wedding i.e.; who is invited, what the event is, when it is, and where it is. Remember that your invitations are your guest’s first impression of your wedding and what they can expect from the day. Consider your invitations style, colour and font used, do they match the style of your wedding? I can design your invitations to your needs. If there is particular colours, materials or fonts you wish to have on your invitations, please feel free to ask and I will be able to create your unique invitations (some materials may incur an additional cost). The following are sample fonts that you may choose from, or if you have another font in mind, please ask and I will do my best to accommodate your request. Remember that the font you choose should be clear and easy to read.
Fonts
Script MT Bold:
Two lives, two hearts join together in friendship, united forever in love
Papyrus Bold:
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Century Gothic:
Two lives, two hearts
join together in friendship, united forever in love
Two lives, two hearts join together in friendship, united forever in love
Curlz MT:
Edwardian Script IT Bold;
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Two lives, two hearts join together in friendship, united forever in love
Tempus Sans MT:
Two lives, two hearts join together in friendship, united forever in love