Bespoke wedding invitations - What should they say?

An important aspect of your wedding invitations is what they actually say; the text, or wording, can take a whole host of formats ranging from traditional to contemporary and formal through to informal.

Customarily, invitations are worded as coming from whomever is 'hosting' the wedding.  This role was once the almost exclusive domain of the bride's parent's but over time, as family life has evolved and changed, so invitation formats have evolved to reflect a broader choice for couples getting married.  There are choices for the bride's parents, the grooms parent's, both set's of parents, one set of divorced parents, the bride and groom hosting for themselves, the whole family hosting together...in fact, whatever configuration you want!  The joy of bespoke stationery is that you are not constrained by another person's take on what an invitation should say.  Sure, your wedding stationer is going to have pre-set choices to offer you, and will certainly advise you if you are not sure how you want to proceed, but if you don't like any of the choices offered you can always write your own.

Regardless of your family circumstances, there is a wording that will fit.  More importantly, make sure the words fit you!  It is no longer the case that invitations have to be worded in a formal manner; If your wedding is going to be a relaxed, informal occasion then use relaxed informal wording to reflect this.  Your guests will gauge a lot from the way your invitations are worded, because, along with the design of your stationery, it's essentially the first real insight into what your big day is going to be like.  Take your time and think it through.  If you are going to have a low key beach wedding with close friends, then 'Hey, we're getting married and would love if you'd come join us as we tie the knot' is appropriate.  If however you are going for a traditional, formal day with all the ensuing pomp and ceremony (and would quite like your guests to arrive in suits rather than shorts)...you probably wont want to use this type of informal text.