Monday, March 30, 2009

Invitation Wording: Thoughts, Suggestions, Editing

So, we're writing our wedding invitation text, per request of our designer, and we're like, um, what do we say? I have two options here, below. We prefer the first, as it's more "homey" but the formal etiquette suggests the latter. Suggestions? Preferences? The first fits better, not to bias anyone.

Our first option:

Together With Their Families

Mary Allyson Armistead

And

Christopher Clayton McClinch

request the pleasure of your company at their wedding

Saturday, The Third of October
two thousand and nine

At Five Fifteen In The Evening

Oatlands Historic House and Gardens
Leesburg, Virginia

www.allychriswedding.com

Our second option:

Gary Armistead and Jeanie Brandt
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter

Mary Allyson

to

Christopher Clayton McClinch

Saturday, the third of October
two thousand and nine

At a quarter past five in the evening

Oatlands Historic House and Gardens
Leesburg, Virginia

www.chrisallywedding.com

2 comments:

Shimko said...

If you and Chris are the hosts of the wedding, then it would be fitting to use the former.

Then again, the former doesn't sound too weird, either. I understand there are, I presume, a few million rules about weddings, but do we really need to follow ALL of them?

Ally Armistead said...

Thanks, Justin! Helpful input! We're going to draft up both, see which one works! : )