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- Bride’s parents issuing the invitation
- Only the bride's first and middle names are used since it is assumed that she shares the same last name as her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ellis Harper
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Emily Anne
to
Michael Christopher Anderson
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
All Saints Church
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
back to top - Both sets of parents issuing the invitation
- Only the bride and groom's first and middle names are used since it is assumed that they share the same last name as their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ellis Harper
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Emily Anne
to
Michael Christopher
son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Anderson
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
The Biltmore
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
back to top - A single parent is issuing the invitation
- Only the bride's first and middle names are used since it is assumed that she shares the same last name as her parent.
Mrs. (or Mr.) Matthew Ellis Harper
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of her (or his) daughter
Emily Anne
to
Michael Christopher Anderson
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
All Saints Church
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
back to top - Bride and groom issue their own invitation
- Emily Anne Harper
and
Michael Christopher Anderson
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
All Saints Church
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
back to top - Bride’s parents are divorced
- When the bride's parents are divorced, list the mother's name on the first line
and the father's name on the line beneath it. The lines are not separated by "and":
Mrs. Virginia Wilson Smith
Mr. Robert David Thornton
request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Lisa Marie Thornton
to
John Michael Smith
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
All Saints Church
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
back to top - One parent is a judge or magistrate
- The Honorable and Mrs. Reginald Rowe
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Sonya Louise
to
Jason Robert Harper
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
The Biltmore
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
back to top - If both parents are doctors
- The Doctors Smith
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Mia Elaine
to
Jeffrey Michael Robinson
Saturday, the twenty-first of June
two thousand and fourteen
at three o'clock in the afternoon
The Biltmore
123 Main Street
Atlanta, Georgia
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