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Invitation Text
The most correct and common form is:
 

OPTION 1

Mr & Mrs John Moriarty
request the pleasure of the company of
______________________
to celebrate the marriage of their daughter

Bridget
to
Mr Sean O'Connor

on
Thursday, 15th June 2010
at 1.00 pm in
St Patrick's Church,
Leamlara, Co Cork
and afterwards at a reception in
Barnabrow House
Midleton, Co Cork
 

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O PTION 2


Bridget Moriarty
&
Sean O'Connor

wish to invite

__________________________
to join us to celebrate our marriage
at 12.30 pm on
Thursday, 15th June 2010
in
St Patrick's Church,
Leamlara, Co Cork,
and afterwards at a reception in
Barnabrow House
Midleton Co Cork

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To both the wedding ceremony and reception:
 

Mr & Mrs John Moriarty
request the honour of the company of

____________________
at the marriage of their daughter
Bridget
to
Mr. Sean O'Connor
on
Thursday, 15th June 2010
in
St Brendan's Church, Tralee, Co Kerry.
and afterward at the reception
Ballygarry House Hotel.

R.S.V.P.

More common invitation text used today is shown below.

Feel free to write your own.
Here is what you need:
1. An opening sentence
2. Your name
and
3. Fiancé's name
4. An action sentence
5. The wedding date
6. Year
7. Time
8. Place
9. Address to place

FYI : Etiquette suggests NOT using a reply card.
Your guests are supposed to hand write their reply to you in letter form.  I have yet to do a stationery package without a reply card.
Meaning reply cards are 100% of the time used.

If you choose to use a reply card. There are many ways to do this. Would you like to offer a food choice for your guests to add a number to? For instance if you are serving beef and fish, you can write in detail what kind of beef and fish you are offering your guests. They can then add their quantity needed of the specific food they would like to have. Following is only one example of reply card text:

The favour of a reply is requested
before December 18, 200 7

M______________________
____ persons will attend
____ Filet Mignon ____ Black Sole

Here is another example when food is not
an issue.

Kindly respond by
August 1, 200 7

M______________________

___persons will attend

Extra, Extra, Read all about it

Love knows no limit to its endurance
no end to its trust, Love still stands when all else has fallen
I Corinthians 13:7-8

And now abideth
Faith, Hope, Love, all three
and the greatest of these
is Love
I Corinthians 13:13

This is My commandment
that you love one another
as I have loved you
John 15:12

FYI ~ The reply card return address contains the bride's parents names if they are paying for the wedding.

More reply card text options...

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Kindly respond on or before
August 1, 2010

M______________________

___Accepts _____Regrets
____Beef __Chicken

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Please respond on or before
August 1, 2010

M______________________

___persons will attend
____Beef __Chicken

For future weddings why not send a
'save the date'
card so your guests can keep the weekend free and
make travel arrangements if it is on abroad...

Save the date card text options...

Times are busy and calendars are full
Bridget Moriarty
and
Mr. Sean O'Connor
want you to know
they are planning their wedding for
July 7th, 2010
in Midleton, Co Cork.

Invitation to follow

Please Save the Date!
We will be getting married
July 7th, 2010
Invitation and details to follow

Bridget Moriarty & Sean O'Connor

John & Annie Moriarty
look forward to celebrating with you
at their daughter's wedding

July 7th, 2010
in Midleton, Co Cork.

Invitation and weekend itinerary to follow

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A romantic affair...
something special is in the air!
Kindly save the date for
a marriage celebration uniting
Bridget Moriarty
and
Mr Sean O'Connor
July 7th, 2010
in Midleton, Co Cork.

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It's written in the stars
that they were meant to be...
So write it on your calendar
there's going to be a party!
Save the date for
July 7th, 2011
for the marriage of
Bridget
and
Sean O'Connor
Invitation and details to follow

  " Wedding Invitation Etiquette "


Registry and gift giving information is spread by word of mouth or can be given by inserting into a shower invitation. This information should NEVER grace the wedding invitation. This puts to much emphasis on the gift and not the guest attending which is the most important part of your inviting and hoping the guest can actually attend. Inserting such information can be a turn off for your friends and family. Gifts are the guests choice. My opinion... have someone tell the guests about where you are registered. This will spread the word. Have your parent(s), sister(s), brother(s), bridesmaids spread the word. ALSO tell a talkative relative, she/he will spread the word quickly.

Brown Thomas, Roches, Debenhams, Meadows & Byrne, Marks & Spencer all run fantastic wedding registry services and are now offering a 10% discount on items that are not purchased. "

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