Invitations Issued by
Bride’s Parents
Standard Form
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
on Saturday, the seventh of September
Two thousand and eighteen
at three o’clock in the afternoon
First Presbyterian Church
101 Main Street
Edina, Minnesota

Nuptial Mass
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
on Saturday, the seventh of September
Two thousand and eighteen
at eleven o’clock Nuptial Mass
Saint John’s Catholic Church
11188 Church Street
Edina, Minnesota

Invitations Issued by
Bride and Groom’s Parents
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
and
Mr. and Mr. Roger Vernon Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children

Invitations Issued by
Groom’s Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vernon Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Barbara Ann Baker
to their son
Richard Dean Smith

Invitation Issued by
Bride and Groom
Barbara Ann Baker
and
Richard Dean Smith
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage

Invitations Issued by
Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Karl Schmidt
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Barbara Ann Baker

Invitations issued by
Adult Children
William J. Leonard, Jr.
David L. Leonard
Barbara A. Smith
request the honour of your presence
at hte marriage of their mother
Sharon Marie
to
Thomas Gardiner

 

Second Marriages
Divorcee uses combination of
maiden and married names
Mr. and Mr. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann Baker Smith

Widow uses married name
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann Smith

Parents Divorced
Divorced Parents
Mrs. Nelson Baker
Mr. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
OR
Mrs. Joyce Nelson Baker
and
Mr. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence

Bride’s Divorced Mother (if not remarried)
uses combination of her
maiden and married names
Mrs. Joyce Nelson Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann

Bride’s Divorced Father (if not remarried)
Mr. William Lewis Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Barbara Ann

Divorced Mother and Stepfather
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
OR
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of Mrs. Cooley’s daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
or(mother only invites)
Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Divorced Father and Stepmother
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
OR
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of Mr. Baker’s daughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Invitations Issued by
more than 2 Sets of Parents
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
and
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vernon Smith
Request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children

Recalling Invitations
Wording may be adjusted
to fit the circumstances
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
are obliged to recall the invitations for the
marriage
of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
as the marriage will not take place

 

One parent Deceased
Living parent not remarried
Mrs. William Lewis Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann

Living parent has remarried
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Huber
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
OR
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Huber
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Both Parents Deceased
Invitations issued by
unmarried older brother or sister
Mr. Roger Vernon Baker
requests at he honour of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
Barbara Ann Baker

Invitations issued by
married older brother or sister
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keller
requester the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her sister
Barbara Ann Baker

Invitation issued by
grandparents or uncle an aunt
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Olson
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their granddaughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Double Weddings
When brides are sisters, the older
sister is mentioned first
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
and
Dawn Eloise
to
Allen Henry Mercer

Reception Invitations
The phrase “request the pleasure of your
company” is used here and on invitations
to other social functions
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the pleasure of your company
at the wedding reception
for their daughter

Use of Honor and Honour
Honor
you are cordially invited to attend
a Retirement Party
in honor of Bob Johnson

Honour
Mr. and Mrs. Robert John
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Wedding Announcements
Announcements must always have
a year line, and time of
ceremony is never mentioned
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
have the honour of announcing
the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
on Saturday, the seventh of September
Two thousand and eighteen
First Presbyterian Church
Edina, Minnesota

Reaffirmation of Vows
The honour of your presence
is requested at the reaffirmation
of the wedding vows of
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Forbes

Suffixes
Jr., junior, II, III, IV are all
properly preceded by a comma

Jr. Is capitalized when abbreviated
Richard Dean Smith, Jr.

Junior is not capitalized when
spelled in full
Richard Dean Smith, junior

Roman numerals are properly
preceded by a comma
Richard Dean Smith, lll

Titles
Reverend, Doctor, Captain, etc.
are not abbreviated unless Iack
of space necessitates it
Reverend and Mrs. William L. Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Doctor Richard Dean Smith

Military Weddings
Officers above the rank of Lieutenant
have title preceding name
Major and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Captain Richard Dean Smith
United States Army

Junior Officers have title placed on
next line preceding branch of service
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
First Lieutenant, United State Army

Rank below Sergeant is not
indicated, and branch of service
is placed below name
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
United States Army

 

 

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