Which is correct?

Hotelcalie77

Both sets of parents are paying. Does the "together" go first or after our names?

Together with their parents

Bride
And
Groom


Or

Bride
And 
Groom

Together with their parents

Maggie0829

Honestly I think it could go either way but I prefer for the first just because.

theartistformerlyknownas

The first one makes more sense.

CMGragain

Together with their parents (or families)
Bride's Full Name
and
Groom's Full Name
request the pleasure of your company
as they are united in marriage
Day, day of month
time o'clock
Venue
Address
City, State

If it is a church ceremony, you "request the honour of your presence".

KatieinBkln

CMGragain said:

Together with their parents (or families)
Bride's Full Name
and
Groom's Full Name
request the pleasure of your company
as they are united in marriage
Day, day of month
time o'clock
Venue
Address
City, State

If it is a church ceremony, you "request the honour of your presence".

I've been wondering--is it traditional to spell "honour" the British/Canadian way, or is that just a preference? I'm not having a church wedding but I enjoy language stuff.

CMGragain

It is traditional, but not required, as it was 40 years ago.  Older people expect to see it that way on a wedding invitation, but it's no big deal to spell it the modern American way.

sarahjane222

If you're Canadian, the correct way is definitely "honour", if you're American "honor" is fine. 

Knottie36491512

I agree with @sarahjane222. The "honour" is a British spelling and is rather formal whereas the "honor" is an American spelling. It is same as "favour" or "favor".

I would like to go with the first invitation's wording option.

doeydo

KatieinBkln said:

CMGragain said:

Together with their parents (or families)
Bride's Full Name
and
Groom's Full Name
request the pleasure of your company
as they are united in marriage
Day, day of month
time o'clock
Venue
Address
City, State

If it is a church ceremony, you "request the honour of your presence".

I've been wondering--is it traditional to spell "honour" the British/Canadian way, or is that just a preference? I'm not having a church wedding but I enjoy language stuff.

I thought pretty much the whole world, except USA, use u's and whatnot in certain words?  Same with how everyone went to metric except for USA.

CMGragain

Blame it on Noah Webster.  He's the one who published the first "American Speller" with different spellings for Americans in 1786.  I never did understand why he did it.

KatieinBkln

CMGragain said:

Blame it on Noah Webster.  He's the one who published the first "American Speller" with different spellings for Americans in 1786.  I never did understand why he did it.

Americans have NO TIME for extraneous u's! (Kidding, I have no idea). Thanks for the reply!

@Doeydo I'm not sure who else encompasses the "rest of the world" on this one though--I would categorize any ex-colony of England (where English is not the first language, such as India) as using "British English." I could be wrong about that, though; maybe there are different spelling rules for Indian English. 

Ex-colonies of England where English is the first language all kind of have their own thing, though, don't they? Is Canadian English 100% "the Queen's English"? I always assumed there were little quirks that Canadian English has that British English would frown on, but maybe I'm wrong. I know an American in Australia at the moment who is stressing out over never being able to spell anything "right" because Australia has a strange blend of British and American spelling conventions, so Australia definitely has its own thing.