Invitation wording if your parents aren't hosting

The honor of your presence

is requested at the marriage of

----------

to------- on Saturday,the seventeenth of May

two thousand and eight

at half past four in the afternoon

The pleasure of your company

is requested at the marriage of

to

Saturday, the seventeenth of May

two thousand and eight

at half past four in the afternoon

I like the ones above where it doesn't mention anyone hosting. I don't like the idea of "if they're not paying we don't mention them" IF my parents weren't paying I would probably use "Together with their families" or one of the above that don't bother mentioning anyone.

Mine said ____ and _____ request the pleasure of your company at their marriage

date time

location

We're going with something like the 2nd one posted above. "The honor of your presence"

This is my 2nd and FH's parents have both passed.

Ours just says:

Rachelle ____ & Eric____

request the honour of your presence

as they begin their new lives as husband and wife

blahblahblah

Ours will say

"The Happy Couple requests

the honor of your presence

At their wedding

To witness the sacrement of Marriage"

Ours said:

Together with their parents

Bride and Groom

Request the honor of your presence at their wedding

There are a lot of options!

Here is ours:

Together with our families,

we invite you to join us as we exchange vows and

celebrate our marriage.

Bride first and last

&

Groom First and Last

Here is ours

Ok, I like "The honor of your presence"

It's not really about hosting, my parents don't want to be listed on the invitation because they're divorced and think the wording would be clumsy.

If their divorce is the only reason you're not listing them, google for wording because I know there are examples for every imaginable situation. Ultimately, whatever works for you will be perfect.

Typically, "the honor of your presence" is reserved for ceremonies in religious settings. "The pleasure of your company" is what's traditionally used for secular ceremonies. Ours said,

together with their families

Leanna Trunzo

and

Kevin Worrall

invite you to share in the joy

of their wedding day

We had a secular ceremony and used "the honor of your presence" simply because I had no idea it was used for church weddings. No one said anything

You could use "together with their/our parents" instead if you would still like to refer to your parents.

Thanks ladies for being so helpful! I like 'honor of your presence' or 'pleasure of your company'

I had no idea that "honor of your presense" was reserved for religous ceremonies!

And "honour" is supposed to be spelled with a u.... According to Emily Post...