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VersesThe most common wedding invitation verses
Invitations are issued in the third person form. Traditionally,, it is sent in the name of the bride's parents, if they are paying for majority of the expenses. If the groom's parents are sharing the cost, the invitation should be issued in their name also. If the couple is hosting their own wedding, they may choose to honor their parents by including their names.
The traditional form of a formal wedding invitation: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palmieri request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Abby Marie to Steven Joseph Keller Saturday, the eighteenth of November two thousand and twelve at two o'clock in the afternoon Guardian Angels Catholic Church 1676 South Cleveland-Massillon Road Copley, Ohio
With the groom's parents added: Joseph Mark son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palmieri
Issued from both sets of parents: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keller and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palmieri request the honour or your presence at the marriage of their children Anne Marie and Joseph Mark (continue)
Add parent's without listing their name: Together with their parents Anne Marie Keller and Joseph Mark Palmieri request the honour of your presence at their marriage (continued)
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Anne Marie Keller and Joseph Mark Palmieri together with their parents (continued)
When the bride's mother is divorced, has not remarried, and is issuing the invitation: Mrs. Mary Keller requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her daughter (continued)
If she has remarried: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her (their) daughter (continued)
When divorced parents host the wedding together it is proper to list the mother before the father. However, if the mother is not contributing to the expenses but the bride and groom still choose to have her name listed the father's name would be listed first: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keller and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palmieri request the honour or your presence at the marriage of (their daughter) Anne Marie to Joseph Mark Palmieri (continued)
When the bride has a deceased parent, the invitation is issued in only in the name of the living parent: Mrs. Arthur Keller requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her daughter (continued)
However, there are circumstances when the bride or groom wants to include the name of a deceased parent. This is possible as long as the invitation is not worded to appear that it is issued by them: Anne Marie daughter of Mary Keller and the late Arthur Keller and Joseph Mark son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palmieri (continued)
Bride and groom issue their own invitation: The honour of your presence is requested at the marriage of Miss Anne Marie Keller to Mr. Joseph Mark Palmieri (continued)
Less formal version: Anne Marie Keller and Joseph Mark Palmieri invite you to share with them the joy of their marriage (continued)
A relative issues the invitation: Mr. and Mrs. William Keller request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their niece (continued)
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