The invitation is your preview to your guests. It details the who and the where, but also how to dress, how long the wedding will be, the mood of the event, what kinds of refreshments to expect, and how family-friendly.
Traditional invitation wordings look like this:
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Durand
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sophie Lynn
to
Jeffrey Matthew
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lautrec
Saturday, the eighth of March
two thousand fourteen
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Venue Name
Venue Location
Notice, I say traditional - this is what wording looks like if the bride's parents are covering everything. Notice they get top billing? What if the groom's parents pay? Just switch it around. Now what if you, the couple, are paying? Here's a traditional-vibe invitation wording:
Sweet, huh? And then, we start getting into the incredible number of variations there are out there. What if the parents of the bride are divorced and are hosting? What if the groom's parents are divorced and hosting? What if both couple's parents are divorced, hosting, it's the groom's second marriage, and the bride's father recently passed away? Get where this is going? Headache city, that's where.
Lucky us, the wedding invitation companies and wedding planners have neat resources to help us out - like this great online resource from Invitation Consultants. Once you've got the words figured out (and no one is upset about their name coming last), you can get set and order your invitations. When you do, don't forget the other key things to include in your invitation: a map with driving directions, information on the city for out-of-town guests, information on your registries, and information on accommodations for guests. It's always nice to include your phone number (or the number for your parents) for family members and guests coming from out of town, on a separate slip of paper.
There's lots of great companies out there for selecting your invitations from. Here's some beautiful samples from companies right here in Seattle!
Top row: izzy girl, Bottom row: mmm...paper
Happy planning!
Rebekah Ross
Weddings & Events
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sophie Lynn
to
Jeffrey Matthew
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lautrec
Saturday, the eighth of March
two thousand fourteen
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Venue Name
Venue Location
Notice, I say traditional - this is what wording looks like if the bride's parents are covering everything. Notice they get top billing? What if the groom's parents pay? Just switch it around. Now what if you, the couple, are paying? Here's a traditional-vibe invitation wording:
Together with their parents
Julia Esabella Sanmeters
and
Nicholas Kristoff Demett
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Sunday, the fourth of October
two thousand fourteen
at six o'clock in the evening
Venue Name
Venue Location
Julia Esabella Sanmeters
and
Nicholas Kristoff Demett
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Sunday, the fourth of October
two thousand fourteen
at six o'clock in the evening
Venue Name
Venue Location
Sweet, huh? And then, we start getting into the incredible number of variations there are out there. What if the parents of the bride are divorced and are hosting? What if the groom's parents are divorced and hosting? What if both couple's parents are divorced, hosting, it's the groom's second marriage, and the bride's father recently passed away? Get where this is going? Headache city, that's where.
Lucky us, the wedding invitation companies and wedding planners have neat resources to help us out - like this great online resource from Invitation Consultants. Once you've got the words figured out (and no one is upset about their name coming last), you can get set and order your invitations. When you do, don't forget the other key things to include in your invitation: a map with driving directions, information on the city for out-of-town guests, information on your registries, and information on accommodations for guests. It's always nice to include your phone number (or the number for your parents) for family members and guests coming from out of town, on a separate slip of paper.
There's lots of great companies out there for selecting your invitations from. Here's some beautiful samples from companies right here in Seattle!
Top row: izzy girl, Bottom row: mmm...paper
Happy planning!
Rebekah Ross
Weddings & Events
