Weddingguide


	WORDING IN THE INVITATION
	by Emsie Schoeman

	If the bride’s parents will host the reception:
	Mr & Mrs Peter Smith
	(first names can also be used if the invitation is more informal)
	cordially invite you / have the pleasure of inviting you
	to the wedding
	of their daughter
	Rita
	to
	James Brown
	on Saturday 23 October 2009
	at 15:00
	in the Anglican Church, Meyerspark
	RSVP
	PO Box 12334
	Rosebank 0050

	If the bride’s grandparents will host the reception:
	Mr & Mrs Ian Henderson
	cordially invite you / have the pleasure of inviting you
	to the wedding of their granddaughter
	Amy …..

	If the bridal couple are paying for the reception themselves:
	Anne O’Neill and Ryan Manders
	cordially invite you / are happy to invite you to their wedding ...

	If both sets of parents are paying for the reception:
	Mr and Mrs Peter Smith
	&
	Mr and Mrs Graham O'Sullivan
	have the pleasure of inviting you
	to the wedding of
	Rita Smith
	and
	Roderick O'Sullivan

	If the parents are divorced (the bride’s mother has not remarried
	and the bride’s father is paying for the reception):
	Mr David O’Hara and Mrs Mary O’Hara
	have the pleasure of inviting you to the wedding
	of their daughter …

	If the parents are divorced (both parents are hosting the
	reception and the bride’s mother has remarried):
	Mrs Alberta Knox
	and
	Mr Emile Martins
	have the pleasure of inviting you to the wedding of their daughter …





	Divorced/widow (the bride’s mother hosts the wedding):
	Mrs Dana Green has the pleasure of inviting you
	to the wedding of her daughter …

	Divorced/widowed mother who has remarried:
	Mr and Mrs Edward Thompson have the pleasure of inviting you
	to the wedding of her daughter …

	An invitation sent by anyone other than the bride’s parents
	(for example, if the bride's parents have passed away):
	Mr & Mrs Arnold Walker have the pleasure of inviting you
	to the wedding of their goddaughter…

	Invitations to a wedding without any reception:
	Mr & Mrs Anthony Williams
	request the pleasure of your presence at the wedding ceremony of their
	daughter
	Nicola
	to
	Gerald Ombersley

	The main part of the invitation is followed by the following
	information:
	Reception – Clover Leaf, Monument Park (see map)
	If the wedding is cancelled or postponed
	Mr and Mrs Angus MacDonald announce that the wedding
	of their daughter Jean to Brandon Fairfax
	(is postponed to ……) / will no longer take place.
	(You do not have to give any reasons.)
	All gifts and the engagement ring must be returned.

	Example of an Afrikaans invitation:
	Mnr & mev Jaap Schoeman
	nooi u vriendelik uit na die huweliksbevestiging
	van hulle dogter
	Annette
	met
	Ben,
	seun van mnr & mev Henk de Bruin
	(Note that the groom's parents are mentioned, unlike in an English invitation,
	and that Mr and Mrs are not capitalised)

	(DV) op Saterdag 4 Desember 2009
	om 15:00
	in die Hervormde Kerk, Hatfield

	Send Afrikaans invitations to Afrikaans-speaking guests.