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Wedding Reception Invitations
Wedding and Wedding Reception invitations in United States differ significantly from those used in India. As a custom in India, the names of all immediate family members are included in the invitation, including the members who have passed on. The passed on members are signified as Late.
The host in United States may be the parents of the bride, parents of the groom, bride and groom themselves, or even a friend
The basic format for wedding, and wedding receptions is shown as follows. Normally, the wedding and the wedding receptions are hosted by the bride's parents. They may also be hosted by Groom's parents, Bride & Groom, or friends. There are two basic formats.
Format A
This is a general format.
Format B
This format may be used by the Bride and Groom to host the event.
| Format A | |
| Host Parents Name | Mr. and Mrs. John D Smith |
| Requesting line | request the pleasure of your company |
| Event | at the wedding reception of their |
| Bride & Groom's name | daughter Charity to Paul son of |
| Parents Name | Mr. and Mrs. Robert E Brown |
| Date, Time and Place | Saturday, November 5, 2005 at 3:30 pm YOGIs Reception Hall Cambridge Ohio |
| Format B | |
| Requesting line | Request the pleasure of your company |
| Event | at the wedding reception of |
| Bride & Groom's name | Miss Charity Smith to Mr. Paul Brown |
| Date, Time and Place | Saturday, November 5, 2005 at 3:30 pm YOGIs Reception Hall Cambridge Ohio |
Parents name
Parents name should appear as Mr. and Mrs. John D. Smith. If parents are divorced and remarried, name of both the parents should appear, starting with mother's name first (The new married name is in parenthesis).
Mary Jane White (Mrs. John D Smith)
John D Smith
Requesting line
If the event is taking place at a place of worship, the requesting line should say:
request the honour of your presence. Note the spelling of the word 'honour'. Honour is used even though the normal spelling in United States is honor.
Event
Describe the event, if it is a wedding or a reception.
Bride and Groom's names
Only the first and middle names should be used. If the parent's name is missing, include the last name as shown in Format B.
Date Time & Place
The invitation should always end with the Date & Place.