Suggestions (formal and not) for wording your invitations. Do not forget that the goal of an invitation (no matter how creative you want to be) is to communicate to the recipient the who, what, when, where, and why of the event.
Traditional:
Brides parents inviting:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Michelle Katharine
to
Mr. Michael Robert Brown
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
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Couple & both parents inviting:
Together with their parents
Michelle Katharine
to
Mr. Michael Robert Brown
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
--------------------------
Divorced parents inviting:
Ms. Jane Smith and Mr. Michael Looden
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Michelle Katharine
to
Mr. Michael Robert Brown
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
--------------------------
Divorced parents & step parent inviting:
Ms. Wendy Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Marie Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Michelle Katharine
to
Mr. Michael Robert Brown
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
--------------------------
Bride & Groom inviting:
The honour of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
Miss Michelle Katharine
to
Mr. Michael Robert Brown
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
Contemporary:
Both parents inviting (less formal):
Jane and Michael Donnelly and Marie and James Schrock
request the honor of your presence
at the union/marriage of their children
request the honor of your presence
at the union/marriage of their children
Christina and Kelly
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
--------------------------
Bride & Groom inviting:
Miss Michelle Katharine to
Mr. Michael Robert Brown
invite you to share in the joy
when they exchange marriage vows
and begin their new life together
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
--------------------------
Bride & Groom inviting (parents honored)
Michelle Katharine
daughter of Michael and Jane Smith
and
Robert Michael
son of James and Marie Schrock
invite you to share in the celebration of their wedding
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York--------------------------
Parent(s) deceased (option 1)
Mrs. Pam Smith requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter Kristen Michelle,
also daughter of the late Mr. Robert Smith to
Michael Scott son of Mr. James Brook and the late Mrs. Marie Brook
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
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Parent(s) deceased (option 2)
Mr. Robert W. Switzer
and the late Katherine Grace
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Pamela Smith
to
Mr. Jonathan Robert Smith
and the late Katherine Grace
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Pamela Smith
to
Mr. Jonathan Robert Smith
on Saturday, the seventeenth of May
two thousand eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Church of Christ
1234 Main Street
Buffalo, New York
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