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Remember to include the following:
1. An opening sentence (are parents hosting?)
2. Bride’s name and Groom’s name
3. An action sentence
4. The wedding date
5. Time
6. Place
7. Reception to follow if at same venue as wedding

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1.) Opening Sentence. Who is hosting? Be sure to ask your family their opinion also. I will never forget the day a father-in-law-to-be (is that a word) called me on the phone and said, I can’t believe you didn’t ask the bride-to-be to list my name too. He was very very upset she did not include his name on the invite. So my tip would be to ask your parents and your partner’s parents if they want their names listed. OR just go with the “Together with their parents” to cover all bases.

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Bride and Groom

Together with their parents
Sarah Elizabeth Hayward
and
Anthony David Montgomery
request the pleasure of your company
at the celebration of their union
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Bride and Groom and Parents

Sarah Elizabeth
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hayward
and
Anthony David
Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Montgomery

or

Sarah Elizabeth Hayward
and
Anthony David Montgomery

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Parents of the Bride

Mr. and Mrs. John Hayward
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Sarah Elizabeth Hayward
to
Anthony David Montgomery

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Both Parents

Mr. and Mrs. John Hayward and
Mr. and Mrs. David Montgomery
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children
Sarah Elizabeth
and
Anthony David
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2.) THE WEDDING COUPLE NAMES
You can use your first, middle, and last name. If you are listing your parents names then most times you would not list your last name with your first, and middle name. Never use just your first name. Guests may not know exactly who you are. This happened to my mother-in-law once. She had no idea who the person was inviting her. They only listed their first names.

3.) ACTION SENTENCE

request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children

request the pleasure of your company
at the celebration of their union

request the pleasure of your company
at their marriage

joyfully invite you to share in their happiness
as they unite in marriage

together with our parents
invite you to share the beginning
of our new life together
when we exchange marriage vows

invite you to share in their joy
when they exchange vows of commitment
and begin their new life together

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4.) THE WEDDING DATE

Saturday, the twenty-fourth of June
two thousand seventeen

or the more casual
June 24, 2017

5.) TIME

at half after two o’clock in the afternoon

at six o’cock on the evening

6.) PLACE

Glenmoor Country Club
Canton, Ohio

7.) RECEPTION

Reception to follow
or
Dinner, dancing, and merriment to follow
or
Reception immediately following
or
Dinner, dancing, and happily ever after to follow

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