Wedding Invitation Guide - A complete guide to wording your invitations

Sep 24, 2026

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Wedding Invitation Guide provides practical wording templates and guidance to help couples craft invitations with an appropriate level of formality. It outlines the essential details to include, such as host names, ceremony date/time/venue, follow-on plans, and RSVP information. The guide offers traditional, couple-hosted, and inclusive wording examples, plus advice for adapting tone for evening invitations and including guest information for travel, transport, dress code, accommodation, and children.

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CategoryLetters

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Pages11

Reading Time4 min

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Wedding Invitations

Traditional Wording

Couple Hosting

Inclusive Wording

Make it yours

Evening Invitations

Some examples

Wedding abroad?

Guest Information

Gift list poems and verses

Wedding Invitation Guide A complete guide to wording your invitationsand all the extra details to include. B Y J O . C O . U K Wedding Invitations The wording of your wedding invitations will set the tone for the wedding itself, it is vital to include all the important details and achieve a suitable level of formality in the text. You need to make sure you include: Host names Date, time & venue for the wedding ceremony Details of what will follow the ceremony e. g. 'and afterwards at "a different venue" or the ceremony will be followed by the wedding breakfast and an evening reception RSVP details ( usually a postal address, telephone number and/or email address) B Y J O . C O . U K Traditional Wording Traditionally, the bride’s parents would host the wedding and the invitation would come from them. An example: Dr & Mrs T R Thomas request the pleasure of the company of at the marriage of their daughter Joanne to Mr Richard Shaddick at Castell Coch, Tongwynlaison Friday, 24th August 2022 at 3.00pm and afterwards at The Manor Parc, Thornhill, Cardiff RSVP details & reply by date Couple Hosting Many couples now choose to host the wedding themselves and also to use a more informal style of wording. An example: Joanne & Richard would be delighted if would join them to celebrate their marriage at Castell Coch, Tongwynlaison Friday, 24th August 2022 at 3.00pm and afterwards at The Manor Parc, Thornhill, Cardiff RSVP details & reply by date B Y J O . C O . U K Inclusive Wording Alternatively, the couple might like to acknowledge both sets of parents without necessarily naming each of them. This wording can also be adapted to 'Together with their families' for an even more inclusive feel. An example: Together with their parents, Joanne Thomas & Richard Shaddick request the pleasure of the company of to celebrate their marriage at The Manor Parc Country Hotel, Thornhill on Friday, 24th August 2001 at 3.00pm The ceremony will be followed by the wedding breakfast and an evening of music & dancing RSVP details & reply by date Make it yours So while traditional wedding etiquette may dictate a certain style of wording, the choice is ultimately yours. None of these suggestions are the definitive 'right way' to word your invites. Choose something that reflects your celebration, the formality of the occasion, who is hosting and of course your personalities as a couple. If you would like any advice on wording your invitations, don't hesitate to get in touch, I'll be happy to help! [hello@byjo. co. uk](hello@byjo. co. uk) @byjostationery B Y J O . C O . U K Evening Invitations Often the wording for your evening invitations will be based on whatever you have chosen for your wedding invitations. Think about whether you want to keep a formal tone going throughout, or something a little more casual. You need to make sure you include: Host names Date, time & venue for the evening reception RSVP details (typically a telephone number and/or email address) B Y J O . C O . U K Some examples Dr & Mrs T R Thomas request the pleasure of the company of at an evening reception to celebrate the marriage of their daughter Joanne to Mr Richard Shaddick at The Manor Parc Hotel, Thornhill on Friday, 24th August 2022 at 8.00pm RSVP Phone & Email OR Joanne & Richard would like you to join them at an evening reception to celebrate their marriage at The Manor Parc Hotel, Thornhill on Friday, 24th August 2022 at 8.00pm RSVP Phone & Email Wedding abroad? If the evening reception is to celebrate a wedding that is taking place abroad you can use this wording: Joanne & Richard are delighted to invite you to join them for an evening reception at Callaghan’s Bar, Holiday Inn, Castle Street, Cardiff CF10 1XDon Saturday 18th June 2022 from 7 o’clock To celebrate their marriage which will take place in Rhodes on 27th May 2022 RSVP Phone & Email [hello@byjo

FAQs

What information must be included in a wedding invitation?

Include host names, the date/time/venue for the ceremony, details of what follows, RSVP information (postal address, phone, and/or email), and relevant follow-up wording.

How can couples write invitations if they are hosting the wedding themselves?

Choose a more informal style and use wording that reflects the couple’s hosting, such as asking guests to join them to celebrate their marriage with the ceremony details and RSVP section.

What should be included in guest information on invitations?

Provide full address and contacts, directions, transport arrangements, accommodation and booking details, alternative options for different budgets, menu choices if pre-order is needed, gift list details, dress code, and children’s arrangements.

Sep 24, 2026

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