Whether you & your partner are hosting, or you have 2 sets of parents each, we've compiled suggestions for some of the most common invitation scenarios for you here.
COUPLE IS HOSTING
Formal Occasion, Religious Location The honor of your presence is requested at the wedding of Miss Kimberly Jane Sullivan to Mr. Jason Anthony Corvelli Saturday, ninth of September two thousand twenty at half after eleven in the morning Saint Patrick’s Cathedral New York, New York
Formal Occasion, Secular Location
The pleasure of your company
is requested at the wedding of
Miss Kimberly Jane Sullivan
to Mr. Jason Anthony Corvelli
Saturday, ninth of September
two thousand twenty
at seven o’clock in the evening
The Harvard Club
New York, New York
OR
Devon Marley Rao
and
Kennedy Taylor Lee
request the pleasure of your company
at their wedding
Saturday, ninth of September
two thousand twenty
at seven o’clock in the evening
The Harvard Club
New York, New York
Reception to follow
Less formal, Secular Location
Devon Marley Rao
and
Kennedy Taylor Lee
invite you to celebrate
their wedding
Saturday, ninth of September
two thousand twenty
at seven o’clock in the evening
The Harvard Club
New York, New York
OR
Devon Marley Rao and Kennedy Taylor Lee invite you to share the beginning of our new life together Saturday, ninth of September two thousand twenty at seven o’clock in the evening The Harvard Club New York, New York
ONE SET OF PARENTS IS HOSTING
Religious Location
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Freedman
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter/son
Taylor Jamie
to
Brett Morgan
May sixteenth
two thousand twenty
five-thirty in the evening
The First Presbyterian Church of Garner
503 Lakeside Drive
Garner, North Carolina
Reception to follow
Secular Location
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Freedman
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter/son
Taylor Jamie
to
Brett Morgan
Saturday, May sixteenth
two thousand twenty
five-thirty in the evening
The Gramercy Park Hotel
New York City
Black Tie
Mentioning the other set of parents
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Freedman
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter/son
Taylor Jamie
and
Brett Morgan
son/daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Williams
Saturday the sixteenth of May
two thousand twenty
five-thirty in the evening
Rand-Bryan House
Garner, North Carolina
Reception to follow
BOTH SETS OF PARENTS ARE HOSTING
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Freedman
and Mr. and Mrs. David Williams
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children
Taylor Jamie
and
Brett Morgan
May sixteenth
two thousand twenty
five-thirty in the evening
Rand-Bryan House
Garner, North Carolina
Reception to follow
OR
The Freedman and Williams Families
invite you to join them
to celebrate the wedding of
Taylor Jamie
and
Brett Morgan
May sixteenth
two thousand twenty
five-thirty in the evening
Rand-Bryan House
Garner, North Carolina
Reception to follow
GROOM'S PARENTS HOSTING
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meadows
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of
Alexandra Rose Parker
to their son
Scott Roger
Saturday, the tenth of October
two thousand twenty
at half after six in the evening
501 Union
Brooklyn, New York
Cocktail Attire
DIVORCED PARENTS
In the case of divorce, the mother's name should be on the first line and the father's name should go on the line beneath it; do not use "and" between the names.
Mrs. Amelia Williams
Mr. Lawrence Johansen
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sophie Grace Johansen
Divorced parents who have remarried
Traditionally, only the parents' names appear on the invitation, but it has become more and more acceptable to include step parents on the invitations – particularly if you’re close with them or if they are contributing to the wedding. Place your mother (and her husband, if she's remarried) first, and include your last name.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johansen
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sophie Grace Johansen
OR
Mr. Andrew Williams and Ms. Amelia Randall
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johansen
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Sophie Grace Johansen
If all the parents are divorced and remarried, list them as above, with an AND between your parents & your partner’s parents.
Mr. Andrew Williams and Ms. Amelia Randall Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johansen and Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Tanner Mr. and Mrs. James Park request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their children
WIDOWED PARENTS
Widowed Parent Hosting
Mrs. Michelle Popovich
requests the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of her daughter
Grace Lynne
to
Mr. Jonathan Ye-Jun
Saturday, the twenty-eighth of March
two thousand twenty
at six o’clock in the evening
The Green Building
Brooklyn, New York
Widowed & Remarried Parent Hosting Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Conway request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of Mrs. Conway’s daughter Grace Lynne Popovich to Mr. Jonathan Ye-Jun Saturday, the twenty-eighth of March two thousand twenty at six o’clock in the evening The Green Building Brooklyn, New York
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