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In the old days wedding invitations didn't vary much, since the bride's family generally paid for everything. The invitation consisted of the bride's parents request the presence at their daughter's marriage. A typical traditional formal wedding invitation would look like this:

Mr. and Mrs. David Mills
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
June Emily
to
Michael Lloyd Davis
at the Rockport Sailing Club
Saturday, the Sixteenth of May
Seven o'clock in the evening

If both sets of parents are paying for the wedding then the invitation would read:

Mr. and Mrs. David Mills
and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children
June Emily
and
Michael Lloyd
at the Rockport Sailing Club
Saturday, the Sixteenth of May
Seven o'clock in the evening

These days unconventional weddings are more the majority with divorces, mixed families, etc and possibly anyone helping to pay for it. These unconventional situations require writing more complex wedding invitations. There is no reason to use a traditional wedding invitation wording if you are having an unconventional wedding. You can use your creativity to make your wedding invitations reflect your style and personality. Of course, it will still include all the necessary details such as who is involved, what the event is, where and when it is. Here are some sample wedding invitations for you to consider, whether you're trying to figure out how to include your children, or just looking to reflect the casualness of your wedding.

If the bride's parents are hosting the wedding but they would like to include groom's parents on the invitation, appropriate wording would be:

Mr. and Mrs. David Mills
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
June Emily
to
Michael Lloyd Davis
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis
etc...

If the bride and groom are paying for the wedding, appropriate wording would be:

You are cordially invited to celebrate
the wedding of
June Emily Mills
and
Michael Lloyd Davis
etc...

or something like this:

Together with their parents,
June Emily Mills
and
Michael Lloyd Davis
request the honor of your presence
etc...

If the bride's parents are divorced, the invitation should be issued either by the parent who raised her:

Ms. Janice Mills
requests the honor of your presence
at the wedding of her daughter
June Emily
etc...

or if both of the divorced parents are hosting the wedding together:

Mr. David Mills
and
Ms. Janice Mills request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
June Emily
to
etc...

If a divorced parent and a new step-parent are hosting the wedding, appropriate wording would be:

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Garcia
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of Mrs. Garcia's daughter
June Emily Mills
to
etc...

If both of the bride's parents are divorced and remarried, appropriate wording would be:

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Myers
and
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Velez
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
June Emily
to
etc...

or

Mr. and Mrs. David Mills
and
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Garcia
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of the daughter of Mr. Mills and Mrs. Garcia
June Emily
to
etc...


You may want to give a hint to your theme or use a couple lines of poetry for a more casual or romantic wedding, as in these samples:
Come Fly With Us!
Please Join
Amelia Elenore Bennett
and
Henry Channing Bickerson
As we take the trip of a lifetime
In getting married
Firday, June 23, 2006
Harrison Airport, Hangar C
Reception to follow
Please join us
For a celebration of friendship, love, laughter, and family
as
Veronica Eveline Wolfe
and
Henry Garret Mitchell
Join their hands in holy matrimony
Saturday, May 5, 2005
7o'clock in the evening
St. Francis's Church
Mountain Grove, Missouri
Champagne and dessert reception to follow




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