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Etiquette Guidelines for Wedding Invitations
Invitations Issued By
Bride's Parents
Standard Form

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
on Saturday, the fifteenth of June
Two thousand and two
at three o'clock in the afternoon
First Presbyterian Church
101 Main Street
Edina, Minnesota
Nuptial Mass
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
on Saturday, the fifteenth of June
Two thousand and ten
at an eleven o'clock Nuptial Mass
Saint John's Catholic Church
101 Main Street
Edina, Minnesota
Invitations Issued By Bride and Groom's Parents
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
and
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vernon Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Issued By Groom's Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vernon Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Barbara Ann Baker
to their son
Richard Dean Smith
Invitations Issued By Bride and Groom
Barbara Ann Baker
and
Richard Dean Smith
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
Invitations Issued By Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Karl Schmidt
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Barbara Ann Baker
Invitations Issued By Adult Children
William J. Leonard, Jr.
David L. Leonard
Barbara A. Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their mother
Sharon Marie
to Thomas Gardiner
Invitations Issued By More then 2 Sets of Parents
Mr. and Mrs. William
Lewis Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
and
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Vernon Smith
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their children
Reaffirmation of Vows
The honour of your presence
is requested at the reaffirmation
of the wedding vows of
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Forbes
Suffixes
Jr., junior, II, III, IV are all properly preceded by a comma
Jr. is capitalized when abbreviated
Richard Dean Smith, Jr.
Junior is not capitalized when spelled in full
Richard Dean Smith, junior
One Parent Deceased Living parent not remarried
Mrs. William Lewis Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann
One Parent Deceased Living parent remarried
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
OR
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
Both Parents Deceased Invitations issued by
unmarried older brother or sister

Mr. Roger Vernon Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
Barbara Ann

Invitations issued by
married older brother or sister

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keller
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her sister
Barbara Ann Baker

Invitations issued by
grandparents or uncle and aun
t
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J. Olson
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their granddaughter
Barbara Ann Baker
Double Weddings
When brides are sisters, the older
sister is mentioned first

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughters
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
and
Dawn Eloise
to
Allen Henry Mercer
Second Marriages
Divorcee uses combination of
maiden and married names

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann Baker Smith
Widow uses married name
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann Smith

Divorced Parents
Mrs. Joyce Nelson Baker
Mr. William Lewis Baker
request the honour
OR
Mrs. Joyce Nelson Baker
and
Mr. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence

Bride's Divorced Mother(if not remarried) uses combination of her maiden and married names
Mrs. Joyce Nelson Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann

Bride's Divorced Father (if not remarried)
Mr. William Lewis Baker
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Barbara Ann

Divorced Mother and Stepfather
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
OR
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of Mrs. Cooley's daughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Mother only invites
Mrs. Thomas C. Cooley
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Divorced Father and Stepmother
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Barbara Ann Baker
OR
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of Mr. Baker's daughter
Barbara Ann Baker

Reception Invitations
The phrase "request the pleasure of your company" is used here and on invitations to other social functions
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the pleasure of your company
at the wedding reception
for their daughter
Wedding Announcements
Announcements must always have a year line, and time of ceremony is never mentioned

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
have the honour of announcing
the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
on Saturday, the fifteenth of June
Two thousand and two
First Presbyterian Church
Edina, Minnesota
Titles
Reverend, Doctor, Captain, etc.
are not abbreviated unless lack
of space necessitates it

Reverend and Mrs. William L. Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Doctor Richard Dean Smith
Use of Honor and Honour
Honor

You are cordially invited to attend
a Retirement Party
in honor of Bob Johnson
Honour
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter

Military Weddings
Officers above the rank of
Lieutenant have title preceding name
Major and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Captain Richard Dean Smith
United States Army

Junior Officers have title placed on
next line preceding branch of service

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
First Lieutenant, United States Army

Rank below Sergeant is not indicated,
and branch of service is placed below name

Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Baker
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Barbara Ann
to
Richard Dean Smith
United States Army

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