Would you lovely ladies mind giving me some feedback on my invitation wording? FI and I, plus my parents and the mother of the groom are hosting.
Together with their parents
Mr. & Mrs. Bride's Parents
and Mrs. Groom's mom
Bride
&
Groom
request the pleasure of your company at their wedding
Saturday, January 17, 2015
at 1:30pm
Church
Address
Reception to follow
Couple of questions - Is it okay to say "reception to follow" if the reception is at a different location and starts later? I am including a reception card.
Also, do I need a comma after "together with their parents" and the Grooms mom's name?
Finally, the groom's parents are separated but not divorced. Groom's dad is not hosting or contributing financially. Is it weird to leave him off?
Many thanks!
Re: Invitation Wording Check
Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents
Mrs. Groom's mom
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
Bride's Full Name
and
Groom"s Full Name
Saturday, the seventeenth of January
two thousand fifteen
at half after one o'clock
Church
Address
City, State
or
The honour of your presence is requested
at the marriage of
Bride's Full Name
and
Groom's Full Name
Saturday, (etc.)
Yes, you need a separate reception card. When the ceremony is being held in a church, you must "request the honour (honor) of your presence". This is the wording that is used for all weddings in a house of worship. Never use the ampersand "&". It is an abbreviation. The only abbreviations used on a wedding invitation are Mr., Mrs. or Ms. A non-traditional wording that is often used would be this:
Together with their families (parents)
Bride's Full Name
and
Groom's Full Name
request the honour of your presence
as they are united in marriage
Saturday, (etc.)
I don't, personally, like this one, but it is often used these days.
There are books on etiquette, written by experts in the subject, who we reference when we discuss matters of etiquette. Because they are correct even when TheKnot is not.
Then why did you even ask?
I appreciate you CMGragain.
Oh and you're welcome by the way. Glad I took the time to respond...