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Suggested Wording

We know just how busy brides & grooms are today and planning any event is a major undertaking. The bride and groom (family & friends) must decide on a place to hold the event, a band/DJ, flowers, food, negotiate times, and contracts. There are also engagement parties, showers, rehearsal dinners and sometimes more events related to your special occasion. Wedding stationery is the one constant that ties together all these events. Below, I have provided some suggested wording for the most common wedding events, such as for your invitation, save the date cards, engagement party invitations, wedding announcements, rehearsal dinner invitations, wedding shower invitations and wedding thank you notes. There are of course millions of ways to personalize your invitation. Following the general invitation format you might decide to write your very own text. For more wording options try our recommended wording tool (Verseit.com).

Invitations

BRIDE'S PARENTS
request the honour of your company
at the marriage of their children
BRIDE
and
GROOM
son of GROOM'S PARENTS
on DAY
YEAR
at TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

In the spirit of peace and joy
this holiday season
BRIDE'S PARENTS
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
BRIDE
to
GROOM
on DAY
YEAR
at TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

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It is with geat joy that we
BRIDE
and
GROOM
together with our parents
invite you to join us for a celebration
of our marriage
on DATE
at TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

Together with their parents
BRIDE
and
GROOM
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on DAY
YEAR
at TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

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It is with geat joy that we
BRIDE
and
GROOM
together with our parents
invite you to join us for a celebration
of our marriage
on DATE
at TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

BRIDE
and
GROOM
invite you to share in the joy
of their wedding
DATE
at TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

A reception will immediately
follow the ceremony.

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Save the Date Cards

Please Save the Date!
We will be getting married
on Saturday, May 7, 2005
NAME and NAME
Invitation to follow

Please reserve the date of
Saturday, May 7, 2005
for the wedding of
NAME and NAME
Invitation to follow

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Save the Date!
NAME and NAME
will be married
Saturday, the seventh of May
Two thousand and five
Chicago, Illinois
Invitation to follow

We're tying the knot!
NAME
and
NAME
Saturday, May 7, 2005
Chicago, Illinois
Invitation to follow

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NAME and NAME
have chosen
Saturday, the seventh of May
Two thousand and five
to be married
Chicago, Illinois
An invitation will follow

Save the weekend!
May 23-26, 2008
for the wedding of
NAME
and
NAME
Chicago, Illinois
Invitation to follow

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Engagement Party

Let's celebrate the engagement of
Jennifer and Dwayne

Let's celebrate the engagement of
Jennifer and Dwayne

Join us as we toast the engagement of:

Announcements

Mr. and Mrs. NAME
are pleased to announce the marriage
of their daughter
NAME
to
Mr. NAME
Saturday, the twelfth of June
Two thousand and four
Chicago, Illinois

NAME
and
NAME
are happy to announce
their marriage
on the sixth of September
Two thousand and five
Nassau, Bahamas

Please join them
for a celebration of their marriage
on Saturday, the twentieth of September
Two thousand and five
at six o'clock in the evening
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

Showers

Please join us for a Bridal Luncheon honouring
NAME
on Saturday, September 23, 2006
at 1:30 in the afternoon
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

R.S.V.P. by DATE
PHONE NO.

Given by NAMES

Please join us for
a Bridal Shower in honor of
NAME
on DATE
at TIME
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

Housewarming/Moving

All our lovely wedding gifts
are now gracing our new home.
Come see them (and us)
after the honeymoon!

We'll be at Home
at ADDRESS
after DATE

NAME

We've moved again
but we haven't traveled far
We're sending you a note
so you'll know where we are!
NAMES
are now residing at
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE ZIP CODE

Thank You Stationary Ettiquette

There are a few etiquette rules in terms of how to sign your wedding thank you notes. Below, are examples of the more important rules.

* Prior to getting married, you should only write thank you notes for shower gifts on stationery that either has the bride's first name, full name or monogram. For example:

Gabrielle
Gabrielle Madison Turner
GMT

* Alternatively, stationery with only the bride's and groom's first names may be used prior to the wedding for any gift received. Many couples choose this option because it enables them to use the stationery for all occasions: their showers, their wedding and beyond. An example would be:

Gabrielle and Eric

* If the bride plans to keep her maiden name after she is married, she might consider using it on her wedding stationery as a signal to let everyone know how she plans to be addressed after the wedding. For example:

Gabrielle Turner and Eric Scott

* Thank you notes for wedding gifts should only be sent after the wedding. (Prior to the actual wedding day, you can either write the thank you note and wait until your wedding day to mail it or use stationery with the bride's maiden name or the bride's and groom's first names only.) Examples of how to write the bride's and groom's names on thank you notes include:

Mr. and Mrs. Eric T. Scott
the most formal option includes the groom's middle initial

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Scott
very common, but somewhat less formal

Gabrielle and Eric Scott
casual

Dr. Gabrielle and Mr. Eric Scott
when the bride is a doctor and plans to take her husband's last name

Drs. Gabrielle and Eric Scott
if both the bride and groom are doctors