How to Write a Simple Invitation to a Wedding Reception
Coming up with the perfect wording for a simple invitation to your wedding reception may seem like a daunting task, especially when many sample texts can be rather flowery and mawkish. So if you are concerned about being too formal, careful selection of the right words and phrases is important -- both to convey the necessary information to guests and reflect your own style and personality. Getting married will be one of the most memorable days of your life, so while getting every detail perfect is important, there should be no need to agonize too much over your invitations.
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Write out who the invitation is from. It is customary for this to be the bride’s parents, but sometimes the bride and groom issue the invitation in their names. For example, an invitation from the bride's parents may read, "Mr. and Mrs. John Middleton request the pleasure of the company of (recipients’ names) at the reception celebrating the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Katherine Middleton to Arthur William Windsor."
An invitation from the bride and groom may read, “Elizabeth Katherine Middleton and Arthur William Windsor request the pleasure of (recipients’ names) at their wedding reception.”
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State the time and date the guests should arrive for the reception. For example, “at six o’clock in the evening on Friday April 29, 2011.”
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Confirm the details of where the wedding reception is to take place. For example, “at the Buckingham Castle Hotel, London.”
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Finish the invitation with the heading RSVP (meaning that a response is required) and the name and address to which responses should be sent. Once you have a form of words you are happy with, get the invitations professionally printed or use a publishing program on your computer to print your own.
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