Wedding invitation etiquette is important to adhere to for many different reasons. Even if your wedding is going to be casual, it’s important to follow these tried and true methods of honoring the people who are funding the wedding, correctly inviting your guests and handling sticky social situations. Invitation etiquette is as simple as referring to sample invitations and taking note of their format and style.

Classic wedding invitations are worded in a specific way to honor the people who are helping you put on your wedding. Traditionally, this is the bride’s parents and the wording of the invitation would go something like this:

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klein request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Sandra Marie Klein to Mr. Robert Jacob Smith on Saturday, March 16^th, two thousand and ten, at ten o’clock in the morning.

This information would be followed by the address of the ceremony. While this traditional wedding invitation format still works for some couples, others need to include the groom’s parents or themselves as hosts of the wedding.

If the groom’s parents are helping host the wedding, the first part of the invitation should read:

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klein and Mr. and Mrs. John Smith request your presence at the marriage of their children Sandra Marie Klein and Robert Jacob Smith, etc.

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