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When considering the wording of your invitation
remember it will:
• present the tone and mood for your ceremony
• inform your guests of all relevant information
• imply who is hosting the wedding
• convey the sentiment you wish to see on the special day
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Sample |
- Usually
placed before introduction.
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Because
you have shared in our lives
with your friendship and love |
| Introduction: |
Krista
Lynn Harris
and
Darren Joseph Smith
together with their parents
Stuart and Ann Harris
and
Alan and Shelly Smith |
- How
the wording is introduced will it imply who is hosting the wedding.
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Consider if parents names will be mentioned.
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| Body Announcement: |
invite
you to share a day of happiness
when they exchange marriage vows |
- Straight
forward or express a sentiment.
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| Ceremony Details: |
on
Saturday, the thirtieth of August
two thousand and six
at three o'clock in the afternoon
Holy Name of Jesus Parish
39 Kirkland Street
Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
- Indicate
day of week, date of month and year.
- Year
usually in long written form.
- Time
usually written in long form and indicating morning, afternoon
or evening.
- Ceremony
location with full address.
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| Standard Corner Copy: |
Cocktails
at five-thirty
Dinner at six-thirty
Reception to follow
Northern College
140 Government Road East
Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Complimentary Bar |
- Cocktail
Time (5:30 or five-thirty)
- Dinner
Time
- Reception
to follow or time
- Hall
location with full address.
- Bar
Type - Cash Bar or monetary amount, Complimentary Bar, or Blank(no
indication).
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| Response: |
We
look forward to celebrating with you.
Please reply on or before June 30, 2006
M _____________________
Number of persons attending _____
Number of persons not attending _____
(Adult Reception) |
- Conversational
Text
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Straight forward Text
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Standard Text ( A favour of a reply ...)
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Signature Line
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Attending Options
“Not attending” used to prompt response.
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Specific Instructions
Add in any special or relevant text .
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The following outlines some sample text for your invitation,
please feel free to selection mix different options as you can have
any wording preferred.
| Verses |
| Sample 1: |
Sample 2: |
Sample 3: |
| In
joyful anticipation
of our marriage |
We
will walk side-by-side
hand-in-hand . . . forever |
A
life of sharing, caring
A love of endless giving together |
| Sample 4: |
Sample 5: |
Sample 6: |
| We
invite you to be with us
as we begin our new life together |
With
joyous hearts
we invite you to attend |
The
pleasure of your company
is requested as |
| Sample 7: |
Sample 8: |
Sample 9: |
| Because
you have shared
in their lives
by your friendship and love
you are invited to share |
Two
lives, two hearts
joined together in friendship
united forever in love. |
This
day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, dream with, live for
Love |
| Sample 10: |
Sample 11: |
Sample 12: |
| Love
fills the moment
and the moment begins eternity
Love fills a lifetime
and a lifetime begins this hour |
Each
hour, each day, each year
We grow as two, yet as one,
We grow apart, yet together
Forming an eternal love |
Time
has changed so many things
one thousand years of the past
but it never touched the power
of a true love meant to last |
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| Announcements |
| Sample 1: |
Sample 2: |
Sample 3: |
| pledge
our love as one |
invite
you to witness |
when
we will exchange
marriage vows |
| Sample 4: |
Sample 5: |
Sample 6: |
| invite
you to share in the joy
when they enter into their
new life together |
joyously
invite you to witness
the uniting of our lives as one |
invite
you to share with us
in this celebration of love |
| Sample 7: |
Sample 8: |
Sample 9: |
| have
chosen the first day
of their new life together |
invite
you to join the celebration
as they tie the knot |
vow
to share their lives
in a marriage ceremony |
| Sample 10: |
Sample 11: |
Sample 12: |
| together
with our parents
invite you to share
the beginning of
our new life together
when we exchange marriage vows |
request
the honour
of your presence
as they exchange vows of marriage
in a celebration of love |
joyfully
invite you to share
in their happiness
as they unite in marriage |
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| Reception |
| Response
Samples |
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Sample
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Sample
3: |
| Please
reply by DATE
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_________________________
Number of persons ___ |
Kindly
reply on or before DATE
M
_________________________
___ Persons attending
___ Persons not attending |
A
favour of a reply is requested
on or before DATE
M
_________________________
___ will ___ will not be attending |
| Sample
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Sample
5: |
Sample
6: |
| The
courtesy of a reply is
requested by DATE
M
_________________________
Persons attending ___
(Adult Reception) |
We
look forward to
celebrating with you.
Please reply on or before DATE
M
_________________________
Number of persons attending ___
Number of persons not
attending ___ |
We
look forward to sharing
our special day with you.
Please reply by DATE
M
_________________________
___ Number of persons attending |
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