Whether you are planning a small wedding held in our Wedding Chapel in Orange Lake, Florida or a huge formal affair held at the largest Wedding Venue there is, you will still want to send out invitations to your friends and family for your own very special wedding ceremony.

Wedding Invitation styles and fashion has changed over the years.  The basic etiquette has remained constant – here is a wonderful article from Brides.com which gives examples of wording the invitation for everything from the most formal affair to a more casual, smaller wedding such as you would expect to see at our Wedding Chapel.

 

The good news is that wedding invitation etiquette rules aren’t that complicated, after all. The rules are actually much simpler and straightforward than you think. And no matter the case, they’re there to serve as guidelines. The most important rule of all is that you create a beautiful wedding invitation that represents you, your love and the big day to come (and communicates the vital details of the wedding) – so feel absolutely free to riff off these wedding invitation wording rules to create your own.

To help guide you, we’re breaking down what each line means and what it typically includes.

All wedding invitations should include the following elements:

  • Who’s hosting
  • The request to come to the wedding
  • The names of the bride and groom
  • The date and time
  • The location
  • Reception information
  • Dress code
  • Separate RSVP card

There you have it: Everything you need to know about wedding invitation wording etiquette, complete with twenty-two example of how brides handled their own wording. Hopefully these real invites will help guide you as you create your own. No matter what you choose, keep it true to your own tastes and you’ll come up with a wedding invitation you’ll treasure forever!

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