How To Word Wedding Invitations When The Bride's Parents Are Hosting

The date and time of your wedding ceremony; the full names of the bride's parents; and, of course, the full names of the bride, and groom.

Step 1: Who's Hosting?

Everything in the wording of a wedding invitation starts with who is hosting the wedding. The host is the person or persons who are paying for the wedding. It's the host who officially invites the wedding guests.

Step 2: Word The Invitation

So the bride's parents are footing the bill for the big day. The groom's parents might be hosting the rehearsal dinner, but that isn't factored in to the formal wedding ceremony invitation. So if Cheryl Walker is marrying Tim Jones, the invitation would look like this:
"Mr. and Mrs. James Walker request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Cheryl Rae Walker to Mr. Timothy Earle Jones...."
Keep in mind, this is traditional etiquette. There are no wedding police. Some couples alter the wording to suit their preferences.

Step 3: Off to the Printer

Once you have finished the proper wording for your invitation, all that's left is sending that specific wording to your stationer via e-mail, snail mail, or telephone. From there, the invitations go to the printer. Now it's official. You're on your way to wedded bliss.