Wedding Invitations

Elegant Wedding Invitation Wording

In this era of increased technological development, the wedding invitations still seem like the best method of announcing the wedding day. The custom of sending wedding invitations was made popular in the past by members of the high society but it was soon adopted by people from all social ranks.




The simple and classical white wedding invitation has evolved into the modern and colorful wedding invitation card; these cards come in a large variety of color combinations, designs and patterns to match with a certain theme selected for your wedding party, shapes and sizes, and most of all, perfect for your wedding budget.



The wedding invitations can be directly bought from online manufacturers and you will also be given the alternative to choose for some personalized cards just to make them look unique or one-of-a-kind.

The text of the invitation can be written with different ink colors but make sure that the selected color is in contrast with the predominant colors of the invitation card.

Thermography with its raised letter effect remains the cheapest and fastest method of writing the wedding invitations; if your wedding budget allows it then I suggest opting for the hand written invitation. The calligraphy used for writing such invitations is intricate and gives a certain traditional and classical feeling to this whole process of sending and receiving the wedding invitations. This feeling can also be achieved by using the thermography method but only if you select some old letter fonts or a classy calligraphy style.

The wording etiquette demands the use of formal language to issue the wedding invitations; only the necessary and basic information about the wedding ceremony or reception should be mentioned: the names of the bride and groom, the name of the wedding hosts, the location of the wedding, the date and the time.

The alternative to the formal wording is the use of a non-traditional language which basically means that you can issue the inviting by using your own addressing form or language. You can also add some favorite quotes or verses but make sure that there aren’t any spelling mistakes or wrong uses of honorifics because they are to be blamed for some future embarrassments with your guests.

The RSVP is an abbreviation from the French expression “répondez s’il vous plait”, translated as “please respond”, and can be often read at the bottom of a wedding invitation or written on a separate card. This RSVP is very important because usually it depends on the attendance response to plan the finishing touches of a wedding ceremony and reception; if the couple expects only a non-attendance response, the RSVP should not be written but rather the expression “Regrets only” and a simple phone number should be added for contact.

The wedding hosts, usually being the bride’s parents, will have to issue the wedding invitations because they will pay for the wedding. But I should also mention the fact that this custom has lost its importance and sometimes the bride and groom decide to pay for their own wedding so they choose not to mention the names of the wedding hosts but rather both their families.

Remember to send these invitations with eight to ten weeks in advance, before the actual wedding day, especially if you are expecting for some attendance responses.

Another important thing to remember is that the wording for the wedding invitation can be exactly as you want it to be because it is your wedding we are talking about, but to make this whole process of writing the invitations easier, below you may find some examples, just perfect to make things more understandable.

For the elegant wedding invitation wording below you may find some of the most popular wording examples available out there.

”The pleasure of your company is requested at the marriage uniting Jessica Timmons and Nicholas Sarandon, on Saturday, the fifth of December, two thousand eleven, at six o’clock in the evening, St. Mary’s Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”

“Together with their parents, Jessica Timmons and Nicholas Sarandon, request the honour of your presence at their marriage, on Saturday, the fifth of December, two thousand eleven, at six o’clock in the evening, St. Mary’s Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.”