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Catholic Mass Invitation Wording Help Please

I am seeing so many different thing on the internet on how to word an invitation for a ceremony for a full catholic mass. FI & I are paying for the wedding but we would like to include our parents names on the invitation.   Would someone be willing to look at the prototype below and provide feedback.
Thank you so so much

The honour of your presence is requested

at the nuptial mass uniting

my first middle and last name

daughter of dad's first name and mom's first name their last name

and

FI's first middle and last name

son of his dad's first name and mom's first name their last name

Saturday the fourteenth of June

Two thousand and fourteen

At two o’clock in the afternoon

 

Saint David the King

Somewhere over the Rainbow, New Jersey
Reception to follow

Anniversary

Re: Catholic Mass Invitation Wording Help Please

  • I think that is fine for wording as far as who is paying for it. But if you want some really good advice post this on the Catholic Weddings board, they seem to know a lot.  Or if you wanted you could also have your priest (or wedding coordinator at the church) look over it.
  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    edited January 2014
    Why are you including your parent's name on the invitation?  It isn't an honor to be on an invitation, and it just clutters it up.  This is more traditional wording.  Also, your parents' names should never come between the couple's names. "Reception to follow" means that the reception will be held in the same place as the ceremony.


                                            The honour of your presence is requested

    at the nuptial mass uniting

    my first middle and last name

    and

    FI's first middle and last name

    in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

    Saturday, the fourteenth of June

    two thousand fourteen

     two o’clock in the afternoon

     Saint David the King

    Somewhere over the Rainbow, New Jersey

    Reception to follow

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  • thanks for the fast replies so far
    @cmgragain thank you so much for your help.  I thought it would be a way to honor our parents by having them on invitation and not offend them.  It does look cleaner without the parents names.  How would it look if both parents were hosting?

    Anniversary

  • CMGragain said:
    Why are you including your parent's name on the invitation?  It isn't an honor to be on an invitation, and it just clutters it up.  This is more traditional wording.  Also, your parents' names should never come between the couple's names. "Reception to follow" means that the reception will be held in the same place as the ceremony.


                                            The honour of your presence is requested

    at the nuptial mass uniting

    my first middle and last name

    and

    FI's first middle and last name

    in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

    Saturday, the fourteenth of June

    two thousand fourteen

     two o’clock in the afternoon

     Saint David the King

    Somewhere over the Rainbow, New Jersey

    Reception to follow

    This.  Also, I believe that the "n" and "m" in "Nuptial Mass" are supposed to be capitalized.
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  • doeydodoeydo member
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    edited January 2014
    thanks for the fast replies so far
    @cmgragain thank you so much for your help.  I thought it would be a way to honor our parents by having them on invitation and not offend them.  It does look cleaner without the parents names.  How would it look if both parents were hosting?

    If both of your parents were hosting I believe it would look something like this:

    Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis Manning
    request the honour of your presence
    at the Nuptial Mass uniting their daughter
    Amelia Rose
    and
    Mr. Liam Quinlan Cullen
    in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
    Saturday, the fourteenth of June
    two thousand fourteen
    two o’clock in the afternoon
     
    Saint David the King
    Somewhere over the Rainbow, New Jersey
    Reception to follow

    If it was your parents and your FI's parents it would look something like: 

    Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lewis Manning
    and [or "together with"]

    Mr. and Mrs. Riordan Scott Cullen

    request the honor of your presence

    at the Nuptial Mass uniting their children
    Amelia Rose
    and
    Mr. Liam Quinlan Cullen
    in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony
    Saturday, the fourteenth of June
    two thousand fourteen
    two o’clock in the afternoon
     
    Saint David the King
    Somewhere over the Rainbow, New Jersey
    Reception to follow

    I wish formatting on this thing was easier...

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  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    edited January 2014
    You are correct Doeydo!  I'm busy this evening and distracted.

     Mr. and Mrs. John Bridesparents
    Mr. and Mrs. James Groomsparents
    request the honour of your presence

    at the Nuptial Mass uniting

    my first middle and last name

    and

    FI's first middle and last name

    in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony

    Saturday, the fourteenth of June

    two thousand fourteen

     two o’clock in the afternoon

     Saint David the King Catholic Church

    Somewhere over the Rainbow, New Jersey

    Reception to follow

    The only people who are honored by an invitation are the guests who receive one.  THAT is an honor!  The invitation is a simple message from the hosts to the guests telling them who, what, when and where. 

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  • Thanks everyone for the help and advice I think invite looks much simpler and cleaner by leaving off the parents names personally.

    Anniversary

  • Is your reception being held in the church hall?  If not you should remove "reception to follow" and include a separate reception card with the name and address of your reception venue.
  • no it's not being held in the church hall will remove that from the invitation

    Anniversary

  • edited January 2014
    what is the best way to word the reception card? And the RSVP card?

    Anniversary

  • For reception card:

    Reception [as title/heading on card]
    time
    venue
    address


    For rsvp card:

    Kindly reply by
    date

    __________________
    [  ] accepts with pleasure
    [  ] declines with regret

    [and find out if your venue needs meal choices in advance; if so you need to put a check box for that on the rsvp card]

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