Invite Wording - 1st or 3rd Person?

ccandela

Hey everyone, 

I'm just about to turn in wording for our invites and didn't know whether I should use first person or third person (I've seen it both ways).  Please help me choose!! Both choices are below -- any comments are greatly appreciated!

Option 1 (third person):

Because you have shared in their lives

with your friendship and love

Catalina M----- C------ 

and

Michael A--- K----

together with their parents

request the honor of your presence
at the celebration of their marriage

Saturday, the ninth of April
two thousand and eleven
at three o'clock in the afternoon

Option 2 (first person):

BECAUSE YOU HAVE SHARED IN our LIVES

WITH YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE, we

Catalina M----- C------ 

AND

Michael A--- K----

TOGETHER WITH our PARENTS

REQUEST THE HONOR OF YOUR PRESENCE
AT THE CELEBRATION OF our MARRIAGE 

SATURDAY, THE NINTH OF APRIL 
TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN 
AT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON 

Thanks in advance for your help

Cat

 

SaraAndrew2010

Wedding invitations are typically issued in the third person.

Honestly, I don't think the whole "Because you have shared in their lives..." intro.  I would just start with:
Bride
and
Groom
Together with their parents
Request the honor of your presence...

aerinpegadrak

Third person.

mooselissa

I'm having the same delima. I know that third party is more traditional, but I think first person is so much warmer and more inviting. And, well, it's an invite to our closest friends and family, right? Why wouldn't we want to be warm and inviting?

kelle017

Ours said something along these lines: "Together with our families we invite you to share in the joy of our marriage", then it listed names and details...  To me it was easier that way than try to deal with wording because of divorced parents, although I know there are wording guides.

tenofcups4me

Third person is the standard. That said, I've been married twice and both times used first person... just because I liked it better.