Wedding Invitation Wording Etiquette

Gone are the days when wedding etiquette demanded that the parents of the bride and the bride's parents only, hosted the wedding. Today, anyone can pay the bill, and with modern familial arrangements often anything but nuclear, there is no simple rule for wording invitations. Below are some smaples wording of the more common.

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Bride's parents home - traditional
Mr. and Mrs. Smith John Doe
request the honor of your presence
the marriage of their daughter
Mary Jane
to
Allan Johnson Thomas
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
two thousand and eight
six o'clock
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

Bride's parents home - variation mentioning married parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Doe Smith
invite you to share in the joy
marriage uniting their daughter
Mary Jane
to
Allan Johnson Thomas
Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Joe Johnson
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
two thousand and eight
six o'clock
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

Bride's deceased parent, parent remaining hosts
John Doe Smith
request the honor of your presence
the marriage of his daughter
Mary Jane
to
Allan Johnson Thomas
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
Two thousand eight
six o'clock
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

Bride's parents died, remaining Hosts Parent with new partner
Mr. and Mrs. Smith John Doe
request the honor of your presence
the wedding of the daughter of Mr. John Smith
Mary Jane
to
Mr. Thomas Allan Johnson
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
Two thousand eight
six o'clock
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

Parents and Bride / Groom Host
Miss Mary Jane Smith
and
Mr. Thomas Allan Johnson
with parents
ask the favor of your presence
their marriage
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
Two thousand eight
six o'clock
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

Bride and Groom Host
The honor of your presence
is sought in marriage
Miss Mary Jane Smith
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith John Doe
and
Allan Johnson Thomas
son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Joe Johnson
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
Two thousand eight
six o'clock
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road
Atlanta, Georgia

Guest policy - Friends and multiple family
Please join family and friends
celebrating the marriage of
Mary Jane Smith and Thomas Allan Johnson
Saturday, the sixteenth of July
Two thousand eight
six o'clock
Peac.