Your Wedding Invitations set the tone for your wedding day and are the first glimpse to what your wedding day is about, it shows your personality as a couple.
Not only do you need to include those important finer details, like venue, timings and date. You need to set the tone for your day, are you going formal or more relaxed and your wedding style.
WHAT TO INCLUDE ON YOUR WEDDING INVITATION
Who's hosting
The Request to attend
Guest name (optional)
Couples name
Date and start time
Venue and location
End time
Reception details
Dress code
Custom invitation for Hayley and Liam's Wedding
Digital print on 350gsm grey card
THE HOSTS
The hosts name are usually the first line of your invitation. If it's not parents hosting, it will be the couple.
IF BOTH SETS OF PARENTS ARE HOSTING
JANET AND ROBERT
together with
MELANIE AND PAUL
are delighted to invite you
to celebrate the marriage of
HAYLEY
and
LIAM
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2023
ceremony commences at
3 o'clock in the afternoon
ONE SET OF PARENT IS HOSTING
JANET AND ROBERT
are delighted to invite you
to celebrate the marriage of
HAYLEY
and
LIAM
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2023
ceremony commences at
3 o'clock in the afternoon
IF THE COUPLE ARE HOSTING
together with their families
HAYLEY
and
LIAM
are delighted to invite you
to celebrate the marriage of
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2023
ceremony commences at
3 o'clock in the afternoon
THE REQUEST TO ATTEND
A few options of how to ask your guests to attend your event
"Are delighted to invite"
"invite you to celebrate their wedding day"
"request the pleasure of your company to celebrate their wedding day"
"joyfully invite you to celebrate their marriage"
THE COUPLES NAME
If your name isn't in the request line, your name will be the focus of the invitation. Traditionally the brides name goes first. For same-sex couples your names will go alphabetically.
DATE AND START TIME
If you are having a formal wedding, typically the date of your wedding will be written in full, including the day of the week.
Start time you can either go formal or more relaxed with it, including "o'clock in the afternoon" if you are writing out the time.
VENUE & LOCATION
If you are having a details card or wedding website, we would omit including the address on the invitation itself.
RECEPTION DETAILS
A few options of how to show details of your reception
"Followed by reception, dinner and dancing"
"Reception, dinner and dancing to follow"
"Dinner and dancing til late"
DRESS CODE
Setting the tone for how to dress for the wedding is a must to avoid any confusion! Either include this on your invitation, details card or wedding website.
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