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![Traditional wedding invitation wording was written for one type of family, but that’s not everyone’s reality 💁🏻♀️
Inclusive wording options now exist for every family structure, every gender combination, and every couple who wants their invitations to feel authentic. Your invitation wording can also reflect the feeling of your celebration - whether that’s joyful, intimate, relaxed, or formal.
Here are some different examples to get you started:
📌 Same-sex couples:
“Together with their families, [Name] and [Name] invite you to celebrate their marriage”
📌 Different surnames:
“[First name] [Surname] and [First name] [Surname] request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter/son/child [Name] to [Name]”
📌 Divorced or unmarried parents (hosting separately but both included):
“[Parent name]
[Parent name]
invite you to celebrate the wedding of [Name] and [Name]”
📌 Blended families:
“[Parent] & [Parent]
[Parent] & [Parent]
joyfully invite you to the wedding of [Name] & [Name]”
📌 The couple hosting themselves:
“[Name] and [Name] request the pleasure of your company at their wedding”
OR
“Together with their families, [Name] & [Name] invite you to celebrate their marriage”
📌 Deceased parents:
“[Name], child of [Parent] and the late [Parent], and [Name], child of [Parent] and [Parent], request the pleasure of your company”
📌 Gender-neutral options:
Replace “bride and groom” with “couple” or both names, replace “daughter/son” with “child” or just the name, use first names instead of titles (Mr/Mrs/Ms)
The goal isn’t to completely abandon tradition - it’s to make sure your invitations feel authentic to YOU.
What wording are you planning to use? Leave me a comment if you have questions about adapting these for your situation 🫶
Save this for reference when you’re writing your invitations 💾
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