Wedding Invitations

Invitation Wording For Wedding Attire

Nowadays, the simple and white design of the wedding invitation cards was replaced by the colorful ones with intricate designs, patterns, sizes and shapes. Sometimes the theme of a wedding can be hinted with the help of an invitation card and its matched design.




The custom of sending wedding invitations dates back several centuries ago when the members of the high society and royalty members made it popular, first in their private social circles. At the beginning of the twentieth century this custom was adopted by people from all social ranks, including the lower ones; now no longer the wealthy could afford sending wedding invitations but all people who benefited of education.



Even today, the best method of announcing a wedding is with the help of the old and simple wedding invitations.

The wedding invitation come in a wide variety so you can directly purchase them from online manufacturers or have the option of personalizing the cards just to make sure they are unique and one-of-a-kind; because of that large variety you can always find something just perfect for your wedding without worrying that you might need some extra expanses, apart from your decided wedding budget.

Thermography, since its development, still remains the best method of printing the invitations especially the wedding invitations because it is a fast and cheap method and creates beautiful invitation cards with its raised letter effect. The alternative is an expensive one which was popular back in the beginning: the hand written wedding invitation with an intricate calligraphy style. If you can not afford such a technique try printing them by using some old letter fonts to give a hand written appearance.

The wording etiquette for the wedding invitations demands the use of formal and traditional language fit for announcing such an event; only the basic information you might find necessary for your guests should be mentioned: the names of the bride and groom, the names of the wedding hosts, the location of the ceremony and reception and an address, sometimes with a printed map and directional signs, the date and time of the ceremony and reception.

The alternative for the formal wording: the use of non-traditional language to issue the invitation. This basically means that the couple can choose to express the inviting using their own words or language formulas. They can add some favorite quotes or verses, they can use a humorous language but the important part is to always make sure there aren’t any spelling mistakes or wrong uses of honorifics which may lead to some minor embarrassments with your invited guests.

Usually, making any suggestion about how your guests should dress up is considered socially impolite but if a wedding has a theme and you would like to maintain that atmosphere, it is preferably to make that suggestion. “Black tie” is not traditionally mentioned on the wedding invitation and your guest must assume that this is necessary especially if the event takes place after six o’clock in the evening. Though if you find it necessary you can add as a footnote of the reception card the expression “Black tie”, with the “B” capitalized and the “t” not.

The names of the wedding hosts are very important and should also be mentioned on the invitation because in general the hosts pay for the wedding and are responsible with the whole planning of the wedding. In general, the parents of the bride act as the wedding hosts, but the expenses for a wedding could be covered by both families or the bride and groom may choose to pay for their own wedding. In this last situation, the decision of mentioning the names of their families or not belongs to them only.

The RSVP, which comes from the French expression “répondez s’il vous plait”, should be added on the invitation card or on a separate one only if the couple may find the attendance response necessary for the final planning of the wedding. If they would like to receive only the non-attendance responses, instead of the RSVP they should write “Regret only” and add a phone number for contact.

The recommended time to send or mail out the wedding invitations is of ten to eight weeks, minimum six weeks before the actual wedding day.

“Simone Ellen and Nicholas Jones request the honour of your presence at their marriage on Saturday, the fifth of July, two thousand eleven, at six o’clock in the evening, St. Marc’s Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Reception immediately following the ceremony.”