What text should you include in wedding invitations?
Sometimes it is not worth racking your brains to write something elaborate. Why? There is little free time before the wedding—you probably already have a lot on your plate. You can choose from many ready-made texts and simply adapt them slightly to your needs. However, remember that there are certain elements of invitation text that you must not omit. What are they?
Details of the ceremony
Guests need to know exactly where, when and at what time the wedding ceremony and reception will take place. The latest wedding invitations come with ready-made text that you can modify. Wedding invitations in online stores also offer the option of writing in the first and last names of invited guests yourself. Looking for a website with wedding invitations? You can visit, for example, the artMA website—https://artma-zaproszenia.pl/kategoria/zaproszenia-slubne/, where a range of beautiful invitation designs and ready-made texts has been prepared. This way, you can choose the best option for yourselves, one that will match the style of the ceremony.
Who is inviting whom?
The most elegant way to address wedding guests is in the third-person plural. In practice, it may look like this: “Ms. and Mr. Anna Kowalska and Mateusz Nowak have the honour of inviting…”. It is equally important how the wedding invitations for your guests are worded. Remember that wedding etiquette requires listing the woman’s first and last name first, and the man’s afterward.
What about including children on wedding invitations? Usually, after listing the parents by first and last name, it is enough to add “together with their children”. This form is used when the children of the guests are still young. There is nothing wrong with listing them by name if you consider it appropriate. You can invite older children directly. This will be an additional gesture of respect toward teenagers.
Names on invitations—should they be declined or not?
Assuming that surnames are declined in Polish, more than one engaged couple does exactly that. There is nothing wrong with it if you know for certain that the guests use or accept that form. It is worse when you do not know the correct declension or simply get it wrong. Therefore, to be safe, it is best not to decline surnames at all if doing so would make you uncertain. Of course, ultimately you can simply ask the person which form they prefer.
How do you provide information about accommodation?
Wedding invitations are a suitable place for additional information about accommodation or transport. How can you inform wedding guests about accommodation arranged at the wedding venue? It is enough to include a suitable note, for example: “Rooms are available for guests at a price of x zlotys per night—payment can be made by card or cash at reception.” If you have paid for accommodation for your guests, the information can be even shorter: “Paid rooms at the wedding venue are waiting for our guests.” You do not need to worry about including information about the cost of possible accommodation—guests will appreciate knowing about it.
The wedding ceremony and reception are undoubtedly a beautiful time. So make sure that everything is buttoned up. The invitations and their wording are key elements in building good relationships with your guests long before this special day.