Weddings are such pleasant and traditional affair, as you bask in the love of the happy couple and their nuptials, and as family and friends meet and mingle with one another wedding etiquette is an important point to remember. From the way you word your invite to the inclusion of various elements, there is much to ponder on and DreamDay Invitations offers you the simple feature on our website to customise them at will, and also have them proofed to make sure that everything is in order.
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So what does wedding invitation etiquette actually entail? First off you have to consider who will be inviting the guests. That is, who is indeed hosting and also paying for the wedding. This person, or people, should be given the honour of inviting your family and friends to this joyous occasion. There are various ways to word it of course, depending on who is hosting the ceremony and reception. According to wedding invitation etiquette, there can be several parties who can be considered as the inviting hosts, and DreamDay Invitations allows you to choose which party will be mentioned as the host via customising the invitation wording prior to printing. Let’s look at the various ways in which you can do so by means of the parties hosting the event;
- Bride’s parents
- Groom’s parents
- Bride & Groom
- Both parents
The above are the customary parties that are involved, but there can be instances if the family is larger, which involves step parents, grandparents and even other relatives helping out with the financials, you can opt to include them in the wedding invitation etiquette by honouring their name. Let’s look at how DreamDay Invitations offers by default on its wedding invitation with etiquette in mind;
Mr and Mrs Frank Turner request the pleasure of the company of “guest’s name” at the Marriage of their daughter
However, there are many things to consider apart from the honorific mentions. You should also look into things out of the norm. For example, the best way to address the invitation when inviting an unmarried couple would be to include the woman’s name first. When you are inviting a whole family to your wedding which could for instance include either two brothers or two sisters, then the older sibling’s name should appear first. However, if they are both over eighteen years old, then each should receive their own invite and if you wish you can also include a partner, as their plus one in the form of “Mr. John Smith and Guest”.
If however the bride and groom are organising and paying for their own wedding, then the invitation should come from them only.
“Samantha Jane Moors(Bride name) and Justin Jack White(Groom name) request the pleasure of the company of ……….”
You can add parents names by adding “daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Moors’ or ‘Son of Mrs and Mrs Jack White’ after each of the bride and groom names if you wish to acknowledge your parents.
There are many options and different arrangements you can use to word your wedding invitations. What you choose will depend upon your own circumstances and wishes, and will be different for everyone.
As long as you word it politely it can be traditional or more modern wordings, but remember to organise and prepare carefully in plenty of time before you order your wedding invitations. Reprints can be costly exercise if you don’t get it right the first time.
DreamDay Invitations makes all this easy for you, for your comfort, all at your fingertips.
