Wedding Invitations

Correct Wording For A Wedding Invitation

You may find the wording for the wedding invitations a bit confusing because there are different types of wordings used for various situations. For example the wording for the doctor wedding invitations is different from the military wording.

Below you may find some correct wording tips; select the addressing form you may find appropriate.
Usually, the names of the wedding hosts, being the bride’s parents, are mentioned first on the wedding invitation but this is not a strict rule because sometimes both families can make a financial contribution to their children’s wedding. In some cases the bride and the groom decide to use their own money to organize the wedding.
The wording differs according to each situation and for the latter situation the wording would be something like this: “Linda Jones and Ronald Smith request the honour of your presence at their marriage, on Friday, the seventh of July, two thousand and ten, at six o’clock in the evening, St. Andrew’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reception to follow after the ceremony”.

If the bride’s parents act as the wedding hosts, a wording example could be this one: “Mr. and Mrs. Simon Jones, invite you to join them in a celebration of love, as their daughter, Linda Jones, is united in marriage to Mr. Ronald Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, on Friday, the seventh of July, two thousand and ten, at six o’clock in the evening, St. Andrew’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana. Continue the celebration at the reception following the ceremony”.
If both bride and groom and their families make a contribution to organize the wedding, it would be appropriate to use something similar with the following wording: “Linda Jones and Ronald Smith,together with their families, invite you to join them in celebrating their marriage on Friday, the seventh of July, two thousand and ten, at six o’clock in the evening, St. Andrew’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana. Continue the celebration at the reception following the ceremony”.
The imperative use of military titles makes the wording for the weddings involving the members of the armed services, different. If for the civilians we use the common “Mrs.” and “Mr.” or “Doctor”, for the members of the United States Army, the United States Air Force or the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy we use their titles, their rank or branch of service. The wording varies if the person is a junior officer, an officer, a retired officer or a non commissioned officer.
In the situation when the parents are married, here are the following military wording samples: if the father is an officer “Colonel and Mrs. Simon Jones”, if the father is a junior officer “Lieutenant and Mrs. Simon Jones”, if the father is a retired officer “General and Mrs. Simon Jones”, if the father is an enlisted man or a non commissioned officer “Mr. and Mrs. Simon Jones”; if the mother is an officer “Mr. or Mrs. Simon Jones” or “Major Susan Jones, (and right below you write) United States Air Force and Mrs. Simon Jones”.



If the bride is a junior officer, the wording is: “Linda Jones, (below) Ensign, United States Navy”; if she is an officer: “Commander Linda Jones, (below) United States Army”; is she is an enlisted woman or non commissioned officer: “Linda Jones, (below) United States Air Force”.
When it comes to the groom and his military ranks, the wording is: “Ronald Smith, (below) First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps” if he is a junior officer, “Major Ronald Smith, (below) United States Marine Corps” if he is an officer, and “Ronald Smith, (below) United States Marine Corps” if he is a non-commissioned officer or enlisted man.
Remember to always mention the bride’s name first and only after the groom’s name. It is also very important the addressing form or simply said, how you address the wedding invitations to your guests.
For example, if one of your guests is a doctor the wording must be used according to this professional title. The wording etiquette demands that the person with this title, even though we are talking about a married couple, should be mentioned first; if the husband is a doctor, the correct addressing form would be:“Dr. Luca Stanford and Mrs. Sara Stanford” or “Dr. and Mrs. Luca Stanford”. If both spouses have the same profession the wording would be: “Dr. Luca Stanford and Dr. Sara Stanford”or “The Doctors Stanford”.
Before sending the wedding invitations make sure that there aren’t any spelling mistakes.