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Wedding Invitations: Formal And Informal Invitations

Wedding invitations, both formal and informal, should be worded in such a manner so as to clearly inform the recipient about when the wedding is, what time, and where it is to take place. Wedding invitations also need to show who is going to host the wedding. Let's take a look at when to use formal and informal wedding invitations.

Formal Wedding Invitations: The more formal your wedding, etiquette demands the more formal of wedding invites. Formal invitations should be printed on formal heavyweight paper and not any flimsy paper. Ivory, cream, and white are accepted colours for formal invitations. Using a classic font type, such as Roman, is ideal for formal invites.

An example of a formal wedding invitation: When the bridal couple is hosting the wedding but also want to honour their respective parents.

If the wedding is not going to be at a house of worship, then the phrase 'honour of your presence' should be replaced by 'pleasure of your company'. Note that in the most formal of invitations the date and year are all spelled out in full, instead of 5th or 2005.

Informal Wedding Invitations: If you are having a small and intimate wedding, or are having an informal celebration, then your wedding invitation can include more informal language and style.

In the above example, you could change the phrase 'request the honour……'by a phrase such as 'wish to invite you to their marriage' or 'invite you to join us in celebrating our marriage' or any other such informal wording.