Wedding Etiquette - Text Samples

Invitations Issued By Bride's Parents Both Parents Deceased
Invitations Issued By Bride and Groom Double Weddings
Invitations Issued By Bride and Groom's Parents Second Marriages
Invitations Issued By Groom's Parents Parent's Divorced
Invitations Issued By Adult Children Bride's Divorced Mother
Invitations Issuded By Friends Bride's Divorced Father (If Not Remarried)
Invitations Issued By More Than Two Sets of Parents Divorced Mother and Stepfather
One Deceased Parent (Living Parent Has Not Remarried) Divorced Mother and Stepfather (Mother Only Invites)
One Deceased Parent (Living Parent Has Remarried) Divorced Father and Stepmother
   
Invitations Issued By Bride's Parents
Standard Form
 
Mr. and Mrs. John Archer
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Jennifer Ann
to
Mr. Alan Sampson
on Saturday the third of November
Two thousand
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Sacred Heart Church
200 Main Street
Chicago, Illinois

Invitations Issued By Bride and Groom

Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Beal
and
Mr. John Anthony Perry
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage

Invitations Issued By Bride and Groom's Parents

Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martin Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children

Invitations Issued By Groom's Parents

Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Miss Ann Marie Doe
to their son
Mr. William Edward Brown Jr.

Invitations Issued By Adult Children

William Edward Brown
Lisa Annette Jones
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their mother
Ann Doe
to
Edward Tyson

Invitations Issued By Friends

Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of
Miss Ann Marie Doe
to Mr. Richard Martin Smith

Invitations Issued By More Than Two Sets of Parents

Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martin Smith
and Mr. and Mrs. John Louis Doe
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their children

One Deceased Parent (Living Parent Not Remarried)

Mrs. William Edward Brown
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Lisa Juliet

One Deceased Parent (Living Parent Has Remarried)

Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown   Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
request the honor of your presence Or request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter   at the marriage of their daughter
Lisa Juliet Smith   Lisa Juliet Smith

Both Parents Deceased

Invitations Issued By Unmarried Older Brother and Sister
 
Mr. William Edward Brown
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
Lisa Juliet Smith
 
Invitations Issued By Married Older Brother or Sister
 
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly James Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
Lisa Juliet Smith
 
Invitations Issued By Grandparents or Uncle and Aunt
 
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly James Smith
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their niece
Lisa Juliet Smith

Double Weddings

When Brides Are Sister, the Older Sister Is Mentioned First
Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughters
Lisa Juliet
to
Mr. John Edward Doe
and
Ann Marie
to Mr. David Allen Smith

Second Marriages

Divorcee Uses Combination of Maiden and Married Names
 
Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Ann Marie Brown Smith
 
Widow Uses Married Name
 
Mr. and Mrs. William Edward Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Ann Marie Smith

Parent's Divorced

Mrs. William Brown   Mr. William Edward Brown
Mr. Kelly James Smith Or and
request the honor of your presence   Mrs. Ann Smith Brown
    request the honor of your presence

Bride's Divorced Mother

(If Not Remarried) Uses Combination of Her Maiden and Married Names
 
Mrs. Ann Smith Brown
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Ann Marie

Bride's Divorced Father (If Not Remarried)

Mr. William Edward Brown
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Lisa Juliet

Divorced Mother and Stepfather

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Brown   Mr. and Mrs. William A. Brown
request the honor of your presence Or request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter   at the marriage of Mrs. Brown's daughter
Lisa Juliet Smith   Lisa Juliet Smith

Divorced Mother and Stepfather (Mother Only Invites)

Mrs. William E. Brown
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Lisa Juliet Smith

Divorced Father and Stepmother

Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony Brown   Mr. and Mrs. William Anthony Brown
requests the honor of your presence Or requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter   at the marriage of Mr. Brown's daughter
Lisa Juliet Brown   Lisa Juliet Brown

 

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