Traditional Format (back to top)

Mr. and Mrs. William David Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Cynthia Grace
to
James Donald Gray
on Saturday, the twentieth of January
two thousand
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Westin St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco

Bride and groom issue the cermony invitation (back to top)

Cynthia Grace Smith
and
James Donald Gray
request the honor of your presence
at their marriage
etc.

or

The honor of your presence
is requested at the marriage of
Cynthia Grace Smith
and
James Donald Gray
etc.

Bride and groom issue the cermony invitation and acknowledge parents (back to top)

Together with our parents
Cynthia Grace Smith
and
James Donald Gray
invite you to share in the cermony
uniting them in marriage
etc.

or

Cynthia Grace Smith
and
James Donald Gray
together with their parents
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
etc.

Bride's parents divorced and remarried, jointly issue the ceremony invitation (back to top)

Mrs. Stephen George Banes
and
Mr. William David Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Cynthia Grace Smith
to
James Donald Gray
etc.

Father remarried, mother not remarried issue the ceremony invitation jointly (back to top)

Ms. Gertrude Smith Fraser
and
Mr. and Mrs. William David Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Cynthia Grace Smith
to
James Donald Gray
etc.

Mother deceased, father issuing invitation (back to top)

Mr. William David Smith
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Cynthia Grace Smith
to
James Donald Gray
etc.

Father deceased, mother remarried and issuing invitation (back to top)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanley Grant
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Cynthia Grace Smith
to
James Donald Gray
etc.

Mother deceased, father remarried and issuing invitation (back to top)

Mr. and Mrs. William David Smith
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Cynthia Grace Smith
to
James Donald Gray
etc.

Married couple:

• Mr. and Mrs. John Smith.
• Gender sensitive individuals may wish to honor each person by suing each of their names - Jane and John Smith

A married woman who has maintained her maiden name or couples living together.

• Ms. Jane Doe and Mr. John Smith.

If one of the individuals is a Judge:

• The Honorable and Mrs. John Smith
• The Honorable Jane Smith and Mr. John Smith

Invitation first.

Reception card (used when the reception/dinner is held at a different venue then the ceremony) is placed face up on top of the invitation.

Response envelope is placed faced down.