Couples planning their wedding today often look for ways to personalise every aspect of their wedding to make it extra special. Wedding invitations are a great way to start as it is often the first notice your guest receives of your wedding. When personalising your invitation, do keep in mind these tips on how your wedding invitation should be worded to avoid any misunderstandings.
Your wedding invitation should clearly state who is hosting the reception and ceremony. The names of the official host of the reception will appear first. This is especially important in a Chinese wedding dinner where “face” is essential. Some samples of wordings are provided below to help you with your wedding invitation design.
Wedding Invitation If Both Parents Hosting
If both parents are hosting, their names should appear together. The groom’s parents names will usually preceed, however, it can be discussed between the couple and their parents on whose name should come first.
Mr & Mrs J. Smith together with Mr & Mrs K. Jacobs
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their children
More wedding invitation wording tips below.
Wedding Invitation If One Set Of Parents Hosting
If the wedding reception is hosted by just one set of parents, the other set of parents’ names may not included in the main wedding invitation.
Mr & Mrs J. Smith requests the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their son, William, to Ms. Heather Jacobs,
daughter of Mr & Mrs K. Jacobs.
Wedding Invitation if Couple Is Hosting
Invitations for a reception hosted by the couple can be slightly more casual and they may or may not choose to include their parents’ names.
William & Heather warmly requests the pleasure of your company
to their wedding reception
or
William & Heather, together with their parents
warmly requests the pleasure of your company
to their wedding reception
Chinese Wedding Invitations
“Face” and perceptions are very important in the Chinese culture and hence, invitations must be carefully worded to avoid any misunderstandings.
In Chinese wedding invitations, the child of whom the parents are host will appear first on the card, regardless of whether they are the bride or groom. The hierarchy of the child is also often included in the invitation. As an example if Mr & Mrs Chen’s daughter, Christine, is getting married to Adrian and they are hosting the dinner, the invitation will read:
Christine & Adrian
Mr & Mrs Chen warmly invite you to the wedding of
Christine Chen (youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs Chen)
to Adrian Lim (second son of Mr & Mrs A. Lim)
If Adrian’s parents are hosting the dinner, the names will be reversed to read:
Adrian & Christine
Mr & Mrs Lim warmly invite you to the wedding of
Adrian Lim (second son of Mr & Mrs A. Lim)
to Christine Chen (youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs Chen)
Invitations can be worded casually or formally, depending on the style and mood of your wedding. However, if your parents are hosting the wedding, it is respectful and good to sit with them to discuss how best they would like the wedding invitation to be worded for your wedding guests.
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