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WEDDING INVITATIONS
WORDING SUGGESTIONS AND EXAMPLES
Invitation wording varies according to your personal taste and style, traditionally who is hosting the wedding and type of occasion. Choose wording that suits your personality and the style of your wedding, from the suggestions below. For wording on how to request money in lieu of a gift, download this PDF.
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Remember to include the following where/if required:
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Dress code |
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Full address of Service and Reception if no map or directions are included with the invitation |
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Are children allowed? |
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RSVP contact person, contact number and RSVP date
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A) COUPLE HOSTING
Where the couple is hosting the wedding or where the couple is hosting the wedding and want to include their parents
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A1
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Together with their parents
Wendy Palmer
and
Jeremy Bartlett
request the honour of your presence at their marriage
on Sunday, the fifth of March Two thousand and six
at six o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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Wendy Palmer
and
Jeremy Bartlett
have chosen the first day
of their new life together
as June 20 2006
You are invited to share in their joy
as they exchange marriage vows
at 4:00 pm
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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A3
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A4
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Please celebrate with us
Wendy Palmer
and
Jeremy Bartlett
as we begin a new life together on February 21, 2007
at 4:00 pm
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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Please celebrate with us
life, love and a new beginning as we
Wendy Palmer
and
Jeremy Bartlett
exchange wedding vows
on October 10, 2007
at 5:00 pm
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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B) BRIDE'S PARENTS HOSTING
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B1
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B2
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Palmer
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Wendy Lynn
to
Jeremy Paul
son of
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bartlett
Saturday, 4th March 2006
2.00pm
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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With joyful hearts
we ask you to be present
at the ceremony uniting
Wendy Lynn Palmer
and
Jeremy Paul Bartlett
on November 17 2007
at 5:00 pm
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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Mr. and Mrs. Palmer
request the honour of your presence
at the Nuptial Mass at which their daughter
Wendy Lynn Palmer
and Mr. Jeremy Paul Bartlett
will be united
in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
on the Seventh of May
two thousand and seven
at 5 o'clock in the eve
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda D Parkview , Johannesburgrive
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B4
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B5 - (bride's parents are divorced)
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Palmer
invite you to join them
in a celebration of love
as their daughter,
Wendy Lynn
is united in marriage to
Mr. Jeremy Paul Bartlett
son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bartlett
on Saturday, the Sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview
Johannesburg
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Mrs. Faye Richardson
and Mr. Thomas Palmer
invite you to join them
in a celebration of love
as their daughter,
Wendy Lynn
is united in marriage to
Mr. Jeremy Bartlett
son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bartlett
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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C) GROOM'S PARENTS HOSTING
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Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bartlett
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Wendy Lynn Palmer
to their son, Jeremy Paul
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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D) BRIDE AND GROOM'S PARENTS HOSTING
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D1
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D2
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Palmer
and
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bartlett
invite you to share in the joy
of the marriage uniting their
children
Wendy Lynn
and
Jeremy Paul
on
Saturday, the eighth of April 2007
at eleven o'clock in the morning
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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With Joyful Hearts,
Sonja and Thomas Palmer
and
Meg and Warren Bartlett
invite you to the marriage
ceremony uniting
Wendy Lynn
and
Jeremy Paul
on Saturday, the fifteenth of October
two thousand and five
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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D3
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D4
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The Palmer family
and the Bartlett family
invite you to share in the joy of
the marriage uniting
their children
Wendy Lynn
and
Jeremy Paul
on Saturday, the sixth of July
two thousand and six
at eleven o'clock in
the morning
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
Reception immediately
following ceremony
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Palmer
and
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bartlett
request the honour of your
presence at the marriage of
their children
Wendy Lynn
and
Jeremy Paul
as they happily unite their
hearts their lives and their
cultures through marriage
Saturday, 27th November 2006
at six o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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E) DIVORCED PARENTS HOSTING
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(both parents are divorced, groom's mother not remarried)
Mr. Frank Lars and
Ms. Hannah Philips
and
Mr. Charles Murray and
Ms. Margaret Murray
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Samantha Lars
and
Victor Murray
on Sunday, the fourteenth of May
Two thousand and five
at ten o'clock in the morning
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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(bride or grooms parents are divorced)
Mr. Frank Lars and
Ms. Hannah Philips
and
Mr. and Mrs Murray
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Samantha Lars
and
Victor Murray
on Sunday, 14th May 2005
at ten o'clock in the morning
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview , Johannesburg
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F) WHERE ONE PARENT IS DECEASED
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(couple hosting, bride's father deceased)
Wendy Lynn
daughter of Faye Palmer and the late Thomas Palmer
and Jeremy Paul Bartlett
invite you to join them
in celebrating their marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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(couple hosting, groom's father deceased)
Wendy Lynn Palmer
and
Jeremy Paul Bartlett
together with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Palmer
Mrs. Sarah Bartlett
and the late Mr. Thomas Bartlett
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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(parent deceased, where surviving parent has not remarried)
Mrs. Faye Palmer
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Wendy Lynn to Jeremy Paul Bartlett
on Saturday, the sixth of June
two thousand and nine
at five o'clock in the evening
Holy Trinity Church
412 Jacaranda Drive
Parkview, Johannesburg
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