Wedding invitation wording examples for every style of wedding
Eight full examples you can adapt: formal, modern, casual, religious, secular, second wedding, eloped, and minimalist.
Most wedding invitation wording on the internet is the same three formal templates rewritten with different names. This page gives you eight genuinely different examples spanning the styles couples actually use today.
Each example is a full invitation, host line through RSVP. Pick the closest match, change the names and dates, and you are ready to publish.
Examples in every style
Formal: "Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Anne to David James Reed, Saturday, the fourteenth of June, two thousand and twenty-six, half after three in the afternoon, Saint Mark's Church, Boston, Massachusetts. Reception to follow."
Modern: "Anna and David, with their families, invite you to celebrate their marriage. Saturday June 14, 2026, 4 pm, Saint Mark's, Boston. Dinner and dancing at the Custom House to follow."
Casual: "Come celebrate Anna and David! We are getting married. June 14, 2026, 4 pm, Saint Mark's in Boston. Drinks and dancing after at the Custom House."
Minimalist: "Anna + David. June 14, 2026. Boston. You are invited."