Choosing the wording for your stationery

Deciding upon the wording for the inserts for your wedding stationery can be a very confusing process. Follow our guidelines to chose the appropriate wording for your circumstances.

Step 1: decide whether you would prefer a traditional, formal wording style or a more informal style. Click here for examples of traditional & informal wording.

Step 2: The wording in a traditional style wedding invitation depends upon who is hosting the wedding and their relationship to the bride however today, hosts can be the groom’s parents, the bride & groom themselves or other relatives.

Folllow the links below to see wording best suited to your own circumstances.

• Click here if the hosts  related to the bride.

• Click here if the hosts related to the groom.

• Click here if the hosts are related to both the bride and groom (eg. both sets of parents).

• Click here  for a wedding hosted by the bride & groom themselves.

Of course, you may want to write your own invitation wording, no problem – just let us know and we'll format it for you.

Note: You can replace the phrase 'honour of your presence' (tends to be used for religious ceremonies) by 'pleasure of your company'.