Who issues the invitation changes how it is worded. Divorced parents, a remarried mother, a deceased father, a second wedding, two sisters marrying on the same day — the correct form for each, with the wording set out in full.
Bride and Groom Issuing Invitations
If the bride and groom are issuing their own invitation, the following wording is used:
Minnie Ann Disney
and
Mickey Matthew Mouse
request the honour* of your presence
at their marriage
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Bride's Mother Deceased/Dad Remarried
Bride’s Mother Deceased/Dad Remarried
If the brides mother is deceased and her father has remarried, you may use the traditional wording:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
OR
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Minnie Ann
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Bride's Parents Deceased/Brother Issues Invitation
Bride’s Parents Deceased/Brother Issues Invitation
If the bride’s parents are deceased, her older brother may issue the invitation; if the brother is younger, the bride and groom may issue their own invitation. The following wording is used:
IF BROTHER IS MARRIED:
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
Minnie Ann Disney
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
IF BROTHER IS SINGLE:
Mr. Sean Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of his sister
Minnie Ann Disney
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Bride's Parents Deceased/Sister Issues Invitation
Bride’s Parents Deceased/Sister Issues Invitation
If the bride’s parents are deceased, her older sister may issue the invitation; if the sister is younger, the bride and groom may issue their own invitation. The following wording is used:
IF SISTER IS MARRIED:
Mr. and Mrs. Margaret Pluto
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of her sister
Minnie Ann Disney
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
IF SISTER IS NOT MARRIED
Ms. Margaret Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of her sister
Minnie Ann Disney
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Bride's Parents Divorced
Bride’s Parents Divorced
If the bride’s parents are divorced but both want to issue the wedding invitation, her mother uses her maiden name with her divorced husbands name, and the following wording is used:
Mrs. Johnson Disney
and
Mr. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Bride's Parents Divorced/Father Issues Invitation
Bride’s Parents Divorced/Father Issues Invitation
If the bride’s parents are divorced and her father issues the invitations, the following wording is used:
Mr. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Bride's Parents Divorced/Mother Issues Invitation
Bride’s Parents Divorced/Mother Issues Invitation
If the bride’s parents are divorced and her mother issues the invitations, she uses her maiden name along with her divorced husbands name and the following wording is used:
Mrs. Johnson Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Brides' Father Deceased/Mother Remarried
Brides’ Father Deceased/Mother Remarried
If the brides father is deceased and her mother has remarried, her mother will use her present husband’s name and the term “her daughter” is used:
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Duck
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Minnie Ann Disney
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Double Wedding/Brides' Are Not Sisters
Double Wedding/Brides’ Are Not Sisters
If you are having a double wedding and the bride’s ARE NOT sisters, the following wording is used:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
and
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pluto
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of their daughters
Minnie Ann Disney
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
and
Daisy Marie Pluto
to
Donald Allen Duck
etc.
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Double Wedding/Brides' Are Sisters
Double Wedding/Brides’ Are Sisters
If you are having a double wedding and the brides ARE sisters, the following wording is used:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of their daughters
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
and
Daisy Marie
to
Donald Allen Duck
etc.
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Grooms' Parents Issuing Invitation
Grooms’ Parents Issuing Invitation
If the bride does not have any immediate family, the grooms parents may issue invitation. Because the bride is not related (yet!!), use “Miss” in front of the brides name on the invitation and “Mr.” in front of the groom’s name. The following wording is used:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mouse
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of
Miss Minnie Ann Disney
to their son
Mr. Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Issued by Brides' Father (Mother Deceased)
Issued by Brides’ Father (Mother Deceased)
If the brides mother is deceased and her father is still living and not remarried, the following wording is used:
Mr. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Issued by Brides' Mother (Father Deceased)
Issued by Brides’ Mother (Father Deceased)
If the bride’s father is deceased and her mother is living and has not remarried, the following wording is used:
Mrs. Walter Disney
requests the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple is not getting married in a church, the word “honor” is used instead of “honour”.
Issued by Brides' Parents Home
Issued by Brides’ Parents Home
If the brides parent’s are living and are still married, the following wording is traditionally used:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Minnie Ann
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
Reaffirmation/Renewal of Vows
If you are renewing/reaffirming your wedding vows, the following wording is used:
The honour of your presence
is requested at the reaffirmation
of the wedding vows
of Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
Recalling Wedding Invitations
Sometimes it happens; the wedding has been called off completely, or will need to be rescheduled. If this happens, the following wording is used (you don’t need to give a reason why it was called off/rescheduled):
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
regret to inform you that
the invitations to
their daughter’s wedding on Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
have been cancelled
Second Wedding
Invitations to the marriage of a divorcee or widow don’t differ from the traditional first marriage, except that the bride will use her married name if she has kept it. The following wording is used:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Disney
request the honour* of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Minnie Ann Goofy
to
Mickey Matthew Mouse
Saturday, the first of April
two thousand four
at five o’clock in the evening
St. James Cathedral
Orlando, Florida
PLEASE NOTE: If the couple are getting married in a church, the word “honour” is used instead of “honor”.
