ANOTHER Invitations wording query!

I put "please be seated by...."

We addressed all of ours to people's first names. If they had a nickname (like Becky instead of Rebecca) that everyone used, we addresses them as that. For the older members of the family, and less close friends of parents etc, we still used rhei first names, but the full version. I don't think people can be offended of being addressed by their own name... The Miss, Mrs, Ms, Dr is a harder debate!

I addressed my Mum's one to 'Mummy Bear' (long story).

Mine were printed with a line to write in the names, I didn't change any wording, they all got the same.

Thanks DuckyBum, that's helpful, I think I will just use first names for everybody or relative name i.e. Grandma & Grandad with no surnames! I'm having all my invites printed the same too with a dotted line to address them! Can I ask firstly are you hosting your own wedding (i.e. Duckybum and H2B invite you...etc) and secondly then how did you word the invite bit....

Request the pleasure of the company of

Would like to invite you

Something else?

Thanks Mrs Z to be...

I like this wording it sounds polite, keeping with the tone etc although I want my guests there by 12:30 at the latest (this is the time I want to put on the invites), everyone can mingle in the bar with H2B etc although they won't actually be seated until about 12:45 do you think this matters?

This is what we put in ours:

Liverbird and Boy request the pleasure of the company of

................................................

at their marriage at All Saints Church, Anytown, Anycounty

on Saturday 25th August 2012.

Please arrive by 1.30pm to be seated for a 2pm ceremony.

Feasting and festivities to follow at Anytown Village Hall.

Please visit our website for further information:

www.ourweddingwebsite.gettingmarried.co.uk

Kindly RSVP by 25th May via the website

or to the happy couple at:

Address, Postcode

We wrote all of them with people's first names, including our parents - because his parents aren't my parents, and mine aren't his, if you see what I mean? Just felt better to us that way. Don't see any harm in putting Mum and Dad etc if that's what you want to do though!

Are you having an extra info card or anything? I put on my invite 2pm as that is the time of the ceremony. Then on the guest info and the website I have put 'pleased be seated earlier', you could put your 12.30 info.

I think if you put 12.30 most people will arrive earlier than that anyway.

Yes we didn't mention our parents at all. Mine are both divorced and remarried, and OHs are still together. I know its tradition for the brides family to host (and the marquee is going in their garden!) all parents have contributed equally (as have we!) so we thought it fairer not to mention any of of them.

I think our invites say something like:

Ducky Bum & Mallard Bottom are getting married!

Guest & guest

Are invited to their wedding celebrations

On

21st July 2012

In the Marquee

At Address

The party begins with a champagne reception at 6.30pm.

The back had our caricature and a map and parking arrangements etc.

We only have 18 'day' guests including us! So these all got the above invite. We also sent them an email about the ceremony. But these 18 people are just our parents, siblings and grandparents so completely 'got' why we didn't print separate day guest invites.