So you’ve decided on a design for your wedding invitations, hooray! But now it’s time to think about wedding invitation wording. Keep it traditional, or be as creative as you like, but remember there are some some elements to an invitation that should always be in included.

What wording should you include in your wedding invitations

“So, what do I need to include?” I hear you ask!

To highlight the essentials I’ve broken it down to what you need.
All wedding invitations should include the following and in this order:

Who is hosting your wedding
Usually for formal affairs, the brides parents are at the top, but to collaborate you could write “together with their parents,”
The (polite) request to come to the wedding
e.g “requests the pleasure of your company”
The names of the couple getting married
For more traditional invitations, the name of the bride always precedes the groom’s name.
Date and time
Formal wording: written out in full, year is optional- no numerals
Informal weddings: Numerals are fine.
Location of where the ceremony is taking place
To keep the main invitation simple, add the full address of the location to a ‘finer details/ guest information’ card.
Reception venue information (if different to ceremony location)
Dress code (e.g formal attire, colour code requests/objections)
Separate RSVP Card
Always provide your guests a way to RSVP. Whether they fill it out and return in the post, or via a wedding website this should be on your RSVP details card.

Wedding Invitation Wording Examples

Not an exhaustive list, but here are a few of my favourite classic wedding invitation wording to inspire you for your special day.

Together with their families

AMELIA & JEAN

Request the pleasure of your company at their wedding
on
Wednesday 21st JULY 2024
At 1.30pm

Mr. and Mrs
Noah & Nina Langford
Request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Anna Burns to Ronan Gee
Friday twenty first of September
Two thousand and Nineteen
three o’clock in the afternoon
at Bury Court Barn, Surrey

Black Tie Carriages at 12am

Grey and white wedding invitation with handmade paper

With great pleasure

Flora Thompson
&
Jack Codrington

Invite you to join them
At the celebration of their marriage
Saturday, April 4th, 2025
One thirty in the afternoon
Hampton Court House
London

George & Mary Jones
and
Amelia & Jack Harrison

Invite you to celebrate with their children,

Andrina & David

on their wedding day

Saturday 09 Nov 24 2.30pm

One Warwick Park, Tunbridge Wells

Pink and white handmade paper wedding invitation

Nikhil & Asmita Patel
Hiral & Kemal Suraj

invite you to share their joy
at the marriage of their children

Aysha Amaya & Sami Atif

Sunday, the fifteenth of August Two thousand and twenty
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Ditton Manor, Berkshire

Dinner and Dancing to follow
Black Tie requested

You’re invited

to the wedding of

Marc Jones & Sarah Smith

St Andrew’s Church, London

15th March 2025, 1:30pm

Reception to follow

Briar Evelyn Cooke
&
Pascal Luke Johnson

Request the honour of your presence on their wedding day
Two thousand and twenty four
Ceremony will commence at two thirty pm in the afternoon

Warren Mere

Reception to follow

The wedding celebration of

Stella Merida Clarke
&
Louis James Grant

Saturday, June 6, 2024
at
At St Mary's Church, Harrow-on-the-Hill

and afterwards at

Mark's Club, Mayfair

Blush pink handmade paper wedding invitation

M & S

the wedding of

Marc and Sarah

St Andrew’s Church, London

15.03.25

Reception to follow

At the end of the day, the most important thing to remember is that you create an exquisite invitation that represents your love and your incredible day to come.

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