Wedding invitation wording: 10 examples and what to include

The wording of your wedding invitation is the first thing your guests read about your day. It should sound like you, and it should also answer the practical questions: who is getting married, when, where, and by when guests should reply.

Below you’ll find how a wedding invitation is put together, ten examples you can copy and adapt, and a few common mistakes. If you’d like to see the words on an actual invitation, open any of the wedding templates and replace the sample names with yours.

What a wedding invitation should include

Whatever the style, a complete invitation has the same parts. Arrange them in the order that feels natural, but don’t leave any out:

1. The couple’s names, first names or, on more formal invitations, full names.
2. The parents, if you’d like to mention them. In many families it’s a sign of respect, and at traditional Romanian weddings it’s almost expected.
3. The godparents (nașii). At a Romanian wedding they are the couple’s sponsors and mentors, and they traditionally appear on the invitation.
4. The date and time, written clearly. The day of the week helps: “Saturday, 11 September 2027” is easier to remember than the date alone.
5. The venues: the church or civil ceremony, then the reception, with full addresses.
6. The RSVP: by when and how. Without a clear deadline, some guests will never reply.
7. Optional details: dress code, accommodation, whether children are invited, gift suggestions.

On a digital invitation, some of these don’t need to be in the text at all. The schedule, the addresses with a map link and the RSVP form have their own sections, so the opening lines can stay short and warm.

Wedding invitation wording examples

Use these as a starting point: change the names, cut what doesn’t fit and keep the tone that feels like you.

Classic, with parents and godparents

Together with our parents,
Elena and Mihai Popescu, Ana and Radu Ionescu,
and our godparents, Ioana and Andrei Stan,

we joyfully invite you to be with us on the day we begin our life together.

Maria & Alexandru

Classic, shorter

With full hearts, we invite you to celebrate our wedding with us on Saturday, 11 September 2027.

Maria & Alexandru

Religious

“Love is patient, love is kind.” (1 Corinthians 13:4)

With God’s blessing and that of our parents, we invite you to share in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony on Saturday, 11 September 2027.

Modern

We said “yes” long before this day. Now we’d like to say it in front of the people we love.

Come celebrate with us!

Romantic

There is a day when two stories become one. For us, that day is 11 September 2027, and we would love for you to share it with us.

Short, for a small wedding

We’re having a small wedding, just with the people who matter. You’re one of them.

Playful

After years of “so when are you two getting married?”, we finally have an answer: 11 September 2027! Come and see it with your own eyes.

Party first

We’re getting married and we want to dance with you until sunrise. Bring comfortable shoes!

Destination wedding

We’re getting married far from home, but we want you close. Join us in Santorini on 11 September 2027. We’ll send you all the travel and accommodation details well in advance.

Wedding and christening on the same day

One day, two celebrations: we’re getting married and christening our daughter, Sofia. We’d love for you to be with us for both.

Wedding-and-christening days are common in Romania, and the invitation usually names two pairs of godparents: one for the wedding and one for the christening. You’ll find more ideas on the wedding and baptism invitations page.

If your civil ceremony is a separate occasion, with a different guest list, there are examples for it in the guide to civil wedding invitation wording.

How to ask for an RSVP

The RSVP is the part guests put off the most, so make it clear and give a date. A few options:

Kindly reply by 15 August 2027.

It helps us a lot to know early whether you’re coming. Please let us know by 15 August.

RSVP right from the invitation by 15 August. It takes less than a minute.

How early to set the deadline depends on your venue and on how many guests travel. We cover that in the guide on when to send wedding invitations, and what else is worth asking (children, menus, accommodation) in the guide to wedding RSVPs.

Common wording mistakes

• No RSVP deadline. “Please reply” without a date means, in practice, that you’ll be phoning people in the last week.
• Unclear times. If the church ceremony is at 2 pm and the reception at 7 pm, write both. Guests coming only to the reception need to know when to arrive.
• Misspelled names. Double-check the parents’ and godparents’ names, especially those with Romanian diacritics (ă, â, î, ș, ț).
• Too much text. The invitation isn’t the place for your whole story. Two or three warm sentences say enough.
• Details that might change. On a printed invitation, a mistake means reprinting. On a digital one, check everything before publishing: on Lovelle, a published invitation can’t be edited, so every guest always sees the same information.

Using your wording on a digital invitation

On a digital invitation, the opening lines sit above your names, and everything else has its own place: parents and godparents under “Together with”, the schedule with maps, the countdown and the RSVP form.

In the Lovelle editor you can rewrite the opening text, the closing line, the section titles and the questions in the RSVP form, so any of the examples above will fit. See how it looks on Editorial, which feels like printed stationery, or on Scrisoare, where the invitation slides out of a sealed envelope. The full steps, from the template to publishing, are in the guide on how to make an online wedding invitation.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to include our parents on the invitation?

It isn’t a rule, but it’s appreciated, especially by the parents’ generation. If one side of the family is complicated, “together with our families” works well.

Should the godparents be on the invitation?

At a Romanian wedding, yes, it’s customary. They usually come after the parents: “together with our godparents”.

Whose name goes first?

Tradition puts the bride first, but it’s your choice. What matters is keeping the same order everywhere: the invitation, the WhatsApp message and the favours.

How long should the wording be?

Two or three sentences for the opening. Everything else (schedule, addresses, RSVP) has its own place, especially on a digital invitation.