Now that you’ve picked out your wedding stationary, it’s time to work on how to write your wedding invitations. No matter what style you choose for your invitations, there are some basic elements to include. ✒️
Luckily, invitation wording isn’t that difficult once you understand the straightforward rules of invitation etiquette. The most important rule of invitation etiquette? Make sure that the style represents the style of you two as a couple and your love! That will make it much easier to authentically write your wedding invitations!
To help you out with your invitation wording, we broke down each line and its meaning.
First Line: Who is hosting?
Traditionally, the parents of the bride host the wedding ceremony but many modern couples are opting to host it themselves or with the help of their parents. Here are some different ways to write this line:
Bride’s or Groom’sParents Host : Mr. and Mrs. John Smith…
Single Parent Hosts (deceased parent) : Brittany Smith, daughter of Mr. John Smith and the late Mrs. Dorothy Smith…
Couple Contributes: Together with their families, Brittany Smith and Chad Davis…
Second Line: The Invitation
The second line is to let people know what they’re invited to. Nowadays, a lot of couples opt to have an intimate ceremony and a larger celebration after. Be clear with what they’re invited to because this is the most important line when you write your wedding invitiations! Here are some examples for this line:
Invite you to the wedding of…
Request your presence at the wedding of…
Invite you to celebrate the union of…
Third Line: Your Names
If you haven’t mentioned it in the host line yet, make sure that you display it largely for all of your friends and family to know who’s getting married!
PSA – this will definitely vary on the format of your invitation as written out in the host line!
Fourth Line: The Information for the Ceremony
What day is the wedding? Where is the ceremony? When does it start? Do you have a specific attire in mind? This is vital information when you write your wedding invitations Here are some examples for this line:
June 5, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Los Poblanos Historic Inn
XXXX Rio Grande Blvd NW
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
Fifth Line: PARTY LINE
This line sets the stage for the reception! Make sure to let people know what to expect after the wedding! Are you having a full dinner, light luncheon, brunch, cocktails and canapes? Let your guests know this info with the information of the venue if it’s different than your ceremony location! Here are some ways you can write this line:
Dinner and Dancing to follow at
Followed by Brunch
The Celebration Continues with Cocktails and Canapes
Cocktail Reception to Follow
Final Line: RSVP Deadline
Let your guests know when to RSVP by so that you’re not chasing down a hundred people for an answer about whether or not you will see them at the wedding! You will most likely still have people you need to check up on, but the majority of your guests WILL RSVP before the deadline you set so make sure that this listed.
These are the basics for knocking it out of the park when you write your wedding invitations! Even though you may be drafting and designing them on your own, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD. Get your wedding party to critique it, get your parents to review it, get anyone to make sure that there aren’t any typos, errors, or misinformation. Trust us, proofreading will save you in the long run.
A Beautiful Theme Pro-Tip!! Make sure you bring a few of your best looking invitations to the ceremony for detailed photos!
Are you looking for a place to get invitations in New Mexico? Check out Pennysmith’s Paper and, Funky Olive for all of your stationary and invite needs! If you have any questions about the wedding planning process, contact us! We’d love to hear from you!
