Re: urgent help
i can email samples to whomever wants since my website is a work in progress at the mo'... plus i'm not sure if my clients would be cool with their personal info being here- i'll change up the names for the website to protect their privacy.
so who wants? and can you pm me your email address? :)
also, wording depends on who is sending out the invites, and how formal the affair is.
Traditionally whomever pays more money for the wedding, their name gets listed first, so if the groom's parents are hosting, its their name and the boy's name first, and vice versa if bride's parents are hosting.
i have used several variations...
1.
Mr. and Mrs. Purple & Green Grey
request the honour of your presence (traditionally used for religious occasions)
at the Nikkah of their daughter
Jane Grey
to Joe Black
son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown & Orange Black
on Friday, the fifth of August
two thousand eight
at seven o'clock in the evening
Location
Address
RSVP by the fifth of July
(phone number/email address)
if RSVP card is different, the wording is
The honour of a reply is requested on or before (the date you want it by)
2
If its a valima or non religious ceremony, the
"the honour of your presence" is changed to "the pleasure of your company".
3
If its a more casual occasion like the mehendi, you can also use
"You are cordially invited to"
For my mehendi, i wanted to convey a sense of fun and let people know what to expect, so i wrote-
Bring your best wishes
and your dancing shoes!
You are cordially invited
to the Mehendi ceremony for
Me & Hubs
on Friday, the third of August
etc. etc.
** 4**
If both parents are hosting, then the wording changes to-
Mr. and Mrs. Purple and Green Gray
and
Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Orange Black
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children,
Jane Grey
& Joe Black
5
if everybody (couple and parents) are contributing financially, then wording can be along the lines of
Together with their parents,
(you can name the parents here like in the above example but its not a requirement)
Jane Grey & Joe Black
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage ceremony
on
etc. etc.