Who's Hosting The Wedding

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Traditionally whoever paid for the wedding were considered the hosts and were therefore given the right to have their name in print on the wedding invitation.

However with cost splitting, remarriages and re-remarriages the humble wedding invitation is beginning to read more like the wedding family tree.

Here are some suggestions for the wedding invitations opening lines:

Brides Parents Hosting

Brides parents name
request the honour of
wedding guest's name
presence
at the marriage of their daughter
brides name
with
grooms name
at...

Grooms Parents Hosting

Grooms parents
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of
brides name
to their son
grooms name

Brides Parents And Grooms Parents Hosting

Brides parents
together with
Grooms parents
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Bride
with
Groom

Bride And Groom Hosting

Bride
and
Groom
request the pleasure of the company of
wedding guest's name
to share in the celebration of our marriage
at....

Bride And Groom With Parents Hosting

Together with their parents
Bride
and
Groom
request the pleasure of the company of
wedding guest's name
at their marriage
at...

Bride's Parents Together With Groom's Parents As Hosts 

Brides parents
request the pleasure of the company of
wedding guest's name
at the marriage of their daughter
Bride
to
Groom
son of Grooms parents
at...

OR

Brides parents
together with
Grooms parents
request the honour of the company of
wedding guest's name
at the marriage of
brides name
to
grooms name
at...

Brides Mother Is Remarried And She, And Her New Husband, Are Hosting

Mr and Mrs brides mothers new name
request your company at the marriage of her daughter....

Brides Mother Is Remarried And She, And Her New Husband, Are Hosting The Wedding Together With The Grooms Parents And Brides Father Is To Be Included

brides mothers and step fathers name
together with
grooms parents
are delighted to invite you to the marriage of
brides mothers new name and brides fathers name daughter brides name

Brides Parents Hosting And Brides Father Is Deceased

Brides mothers name and the late brides fathers name
Requests the honour of your company at the marriage of their daughter....

Brides Parents Hosting And Grooms Father Is Deceased

Brides parents
Request the honour of your company at the marriage of their daughter
Bride
to groom
son of grooms mothers name and the late grooms fathers name

French fold and double wedding invitations

In many cultures double wedding invitations are the tradtional format. The wedding invitation is written twice from both sets of parents, the bride's on the left and the groom's on the right. French fold wedding invitations are folded twice, once horizontally and once vertically.

Double invitations are a good solution if you need to print wedding invitations in two languages.