Seems like it used to be so easy when addressing wedding invitations – it was usually the mother of the bride’s job (as was the guest list and the seating chart…). In contrast, there are all kinds of families nowadays, and it’s not always as simple as naming all the parents. Here’s a solution that will probably work in all scenarios: formal wedding invitation wording. You can’t really go wrong with a formal approach, and we have covered as many eventualities as we could think of as far as the hosts go.
Formal wedding invitation wording is pretty safe for all kinds of situations, except if you are having a super-casual wedding. The wording sets the tone for what kind of a day it’s going to be, so do keep that exception in mind. Formal wedding invitation wording goes beautifully with elegant invitations. Consequently, if you choose invitations that are very casual or modern, you may want to tweak the wording slightly.
Bride’s parents host – option 1
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Eilis
to
Mr. Desmond Clifford Ryan
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride’s parents host – option 2
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Eilis
to
Mr. Desmond Clifford Ryan
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pentague Ryan
Saturday, the tenth of June two thousand and eight
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Groom’s parents host
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Ms. Eilis Denise Peterson
to
their son Desmond Clifford Ryan
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at The Royal Mariners Hotel
Both sets of parents host
and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pentague Ryan
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Eilis Peterson
and
Desmond Ryan
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride and groom host – option 1
is requested at the marriage of
Ms. Eilis Denise Peterson
to
Mr. Desmond Clifford Ryan
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride and groom host – option 2
Ms. Eilis Denise Peterson
and
Mr. Desmond Clifford Ryan
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride’s divorced parents host and they have both remarried
and
Mr. and Mrs. David Lyons
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Katie Lyons
to
Mr. Derek Fisher
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride’s widowed mother or father host
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his/her daughter
Katie
to
Mr. Derek Fisher
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride’s mother and stepfather host
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Harold Fayguando
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of Mrs. Fayguando’s daughter
Lyndsay Carroll
to
Mr. Gary Sharp
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
Bride’s divorced mother hosts
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Katie Roche
to
Mr. Darren Barlow
Saturday, the 10th of June 2008
at one o’clock
at
St Paul’s Church Donaghacy Ave, Leitrim
and afterwards
at
The Royal Mariners Hotel Roscommon
The beautiful image of a wedding invitation courtesy of Love Blossoms Wedding Stationery Finally, if this formal wedding invitation wording isn’t quite what you had in mind, go right ahead to our official guide on this topic.
