By Jett Pe Benito
Wording your wedding invitation is not as tricky as you think it is. For a little help, here are some wording samples from QP Designs:
- Bride and groom as hosts
- Groom’s parents as hosts
- Bride’s parents as hosts
- Both sets of parents as hosts
- Surviving parent has remarried
- Surviving parent has not remarried
- Double Wedding
These are a few of the traditional wording format. For that special personal touch, you may include some of your favorite verses and sayings in your invitation. Always remember to make sure that your invitation reflects your wedding style. Formal weddings require traditional and well, formal verses, while you could get as creative as you get with small and intimate weddings. If you’re still stumped, then consult with your friendly invitation printer.
Bride and groom as hosts
This day I will marry my friend,
The one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love
Michelle Perez
daughter of Atty. and Mrs. Eufemio Perez and
Michael Guerrero
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Agusto Guerrero
We hope that you will join
in this celebration of love
as we exchange our marriage vows
on Saturday, the twenty-fifth day of December the
year Two Thousand Four
at half past five o’clock in the afternoon
Sitio Victoria Garden
General Luna cor. Victoria Street
Intramuros, Manila
Reception follows at the same venue.
Groom’s parents as hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Shay Phillips
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Francesca
to their son
Robert James
Bride’s parents as hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Fernandez
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Francesca Michelle
to
Alexander John
Both sets of parents as hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Ruperto Reyes
and
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Cordoba
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Jason and Kathleen
Mother or Father Deceased
Surviving parent has remarried
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Cruz
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Anne Gomez
or
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gomez
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Barbara Anne Gomez
Surviving Parent has not remarried:
Mrs. Michael Lim
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Michelle
or
Mr. Michael Lim
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Michelle
There have also been a lot of double weddings lately. Here’s how to word such invitations:
Double Weddings
If the brides are sisters, the eldest is listed first:
Mr. and Mrs. Albert de Guzman
request the honor of your presence
at the double wedding ceremony
of their daughters
Maria
to
Stephen Sim
and
Katherine
to
Jeffery Sison
If the double wedding is for a brother and sister, the sister is listed first:
Mr. and Mrs. John Acosta
request the honor of your presence
at the double wedding ceremony
of their children
Jennifer
to
Jason Balagtas
and
Brandon
to
Mary Rose Carlos
