Wedding Invitation Wording 101

Many brides that I work with are not quite sure where to start when it comes to writing their wedding invitations. To help future brides-to-be, I have put together a handy, no-nonsense guide to give you a starting point.

The guides below will provide you a basic structure for your wedding invites. They will make sure you put the most important content in the right order according to your hosting situation. From here on out, you can add to it and make it as formal or informal as you'd like. If you're going the informal route (which seems to be most popular nowadays) start with these base structures and then add your own personal style to the writing, add local color or adjectives that will set the expectations for the big day.

Scroll to the bottom for copy and paste templates.

Bride’s parents are hosting
{bride’s parents}
{request}
{bride’s relationship to host} 
{bride’s first & middle name}
to
{groom’s full name (first middle last}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}.

Bride’s parents are hosting,
 plus a mention of the groom's parents
{bride’s parents}
{request}
{bride’s relationship to host} 
{bride’s first & middle name}
to
{groom’s full name (first middle last}
son of
{groom’s parents names}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}.

Groom’s parents are hosting
{groom’s parents}
{request}
{bride’s full name}
to their son
{groom’s first & middle name}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}

Bride & Groom’S parents are both hosting
{bride’s parents}
and
{groom’s parents}
{request}
{relationship of host and b&g}
{bride’s first & middle name}
to
{groom’s first & middle name}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}

Bride & groom are hosting
{bride’s full name}
and
{groom’s full name}
{request}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}

Bride’s divorced parents host
{mother of the bride}
and
{father of the bride}
{request}
{relationship of hosts and b&g}
{bride’s full name}
to
{groom’s full name}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}

Bride’s divorced and remarried parents host
{mother of the bride & her husband}
and
{father of the bride & his wife}
{request}
{relationship of hosts and b&g}
{bride’s full name}
to
{groom’s full name}
{day of the week}, {month} {day}, {year}
at {time} in the {time of day}