Wedding Invitation Wording Examples (Modern, Casual, Formal)

The hardest part of any wedding invitation isn't the design — it's writing the body without it sounding stiff, impersonal, or like a corporate memo. Below are wording templates you can drop straight in, organized by style.

Modern + casual

Emma & Liam

are getting married — and we'd love to have you there.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM
Meadowbrook Estate, Napa Valley

Reception to follow.
RSVP by May 1.

Traditional + formal

Together with their families,
Emma Jane Carter
and
Liam Robert Hayes
request the honor of your presence at their marriage.

Saturday, the twentieth of June
two thousand twenty-six
at four o'clock in the afternoon

Meadowbrook Estate
Napa Valley, California

Reception immediately following.

Parents-as-hosts (formal)

Mr. and Mrs. James Carter
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter

Emma Jane
to
Mr. Liam Robert Hayes

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 4 PM
Meadowbrook Estate, Napa Valley

Destination

Pack your sunscreen and join us in Napa.

Emma & Liam are getting married
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Meadowbrook Estate, Napa Valley

Hotel block + travel details on our wedding website.

Second wedding (no parents listed)

Emma & Liam invite you to celebrate the next chapter.

Saturday, June 20, 2026
4:00 PM at Meadowbrook Estate, Napa Valley
Cocktail attire — casual is fine.

RSVP wording

Keep it simple. "Kindly RSVP by [date]" is timeless. For digital invitations: "RSVP at [yoursite.com/emma-and-james]".

What to include alongside the wording

• Couple's names (clearly larger than the rest)
• Date + day of week
• Ceremony time
• Venue name + city
• RSVP deadline + how to RSVP
• Optional: dress code, reception note, honeymoon registry

If you're using a digital invitation, the site can hold the longer details (directions, registry, accommodations) so the front of the invitation stays clean.